Harmon Knitwear label, the dress with ivory wool bodice, dropped waistline, integral bright green wool braid belt, black jersey skirt inset with green jersey bands, bust 86cm 34in; a pair of matching stockings with green stripes; together with a pair of Capezio poison green patent chisel toe shoes with bows (5)
Peggy was photographed wearing this ensemble for an American magazine in 1965. The caption alludes to the topless furore the previous year, 'Peggy Moffitt modestly models Gernreich for Harmon slip-top wool knit with matching leggings', a topless dress drawn on the wall behind her.
Literature: 'The Rudi Gernreich Book' Peggy Moffitt & William Claxton for an image of Peggy wearing this ensemble
Exhibited:
‘The Total Look The Creative Collaboration between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton’ - Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, Feb 26 - May 27, 2012, Scad Museum of Art, June 22 - Oct. 7, 2012; Cincinnati Arts Museum, Feb 28 - May 24, 2015,
‘Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich’ Phoenix Art Museum, April 7-September 26, 2021
Peggy Moffitt was photographed wearing this dress in a magazine article and in The Rudi Gernreich Book' Peggy Moffitt & William Claxton p 101
1960s