1922-1985 – Rudi Gernreich
About the Designer Rudi Gernreich was an avant-garde designer whose works questioned the status...
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Author: Nico Frederick
1970 – Rudi Gernreich, Caftan
Rudi Gernreich’s 1970 caftan reflects the designer’s politics and his tireless effort toward creating genderless clothing. The piece features his characteristic loose silhouette as well as his technique of using patterns to de-accentuate the assumed gender of the wearer.
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1938 – Elsa Schiaparelli, The Tears Dress
Streamlined in shape like other 1930s gowns, the Tears dress features surrealist elements that make it emblematic of the design collaboration between Elsa Schiaparelli and artist Salvador Dalí.
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