RUDI GERNREICH (1922-1985)

A RARE AND IMPORTANT 'MONOKINI' TOPLESS SWIMSUIT

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Price Realized

£1,250 (Set Currency)
($2,075)

Estimate

£1,000 - £2,000
($1,600 - $3,200)

Sale Information

Sale 5001 —
Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion
30 October 2008
London, South Kensington

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Lot Description

RUDI GERNREICH (1922-1985)
A RARE AND IMPORTANT 'MONOKINI' TOPLESS SWIMSUIT
1964, wool and elastic, with retailer's paper swing-tag

Special Notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Saleroom Notice

Please note that the paper tag mentioned in the catalogue is not included in this lot.

Literature

P. Moffitt & W. Claxton, The Rudi Gernreich Book, Cologne, 1991, p.71 (example illustrated)
A. Fukai (ed.), Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute, Cologne, 2002, p.596 (example illustrated)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Rudi Gernreich: Beachwear (bathing suit) (1986.517.13)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000

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