3 July 2009

Peggy Moffitt

Peggy Moffitt

Her face is etched on the 60's movie reel in my head, my idea of the 60's that is, collected from a mish mash of references, swinging London, Paco Rabanne, Pierre Cardin, Velvet Underground, The Factory, Twiggy, Edie Sedgwick, Nico, Blow Up, Penelope Tree, David Bailey, The Beatles, the list goes on and on... 'til yesterday Peggy Moffitt was only a face as I didn't know her name (shame on me I know), but always remembered that famous picture of her wearing the controversial Rudi Gernreich monokini taken by her husband, the amazing photographer William Claxton.



Muse and collaborator of american designer Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt embodies the spirit of the 60's, her style heavily influenced by Japanese Kabuki theatre, the biggest false eyelashes and heavy make up, and of course, her signature haircut by Vidal Sassoon
which she's still sporting today.
These days she still champions the work of Rudi Gernreich,
with exhibitions and a book which came out in 1999,
this led to a collaboration with Comme des Garçons
re-creating a number of key pieces from the designer archives.



Basic Black

I like this woman, I like her a lot, she's just as stylish and original today
as she was in the 60's, living proof that you don't
have to squeeze into a sensible suit when you reach a
"certain age".

4 comments:

  1. If you want to make yourself feel sick, have a look at the new Allure magazine..."Fergie" the singer tries to reproduce the topless swimsuit photo.

    ReplyDelete
  2. ho un bellissimo libro vintage su di lei ... se riesco a recuperarlo te lo regalo alla prima occasione in cui riusciremo a vederci ...
    un bacio, paola

    ReplyDelete
  3. She is great! Your right, she is so lovely even at an older age.

    ReplyDelete
  4. •Sister Wolf : Thanks a lot, that gave me nightmares ... can't stand that woman, she just gives me the impression she doesn't wash ... don't ask me why!

    •Paola : Non ci credo, anzi si, ci credo e chi altro potrebbe averlo se non tu!

    •Bug : and no evidence of plastic surgery, not that I can see anyway ... it's refreshing!

    ReplyDelete