# Rudi Gernreich
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Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich (August 8, 1922 – April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s. He purposefully used fashion design as a social statement to advance sexual freedom, producing clothes that followed the natural form of the female body, freeing them from the constraints of high fashion.
He was the first to use cutouts, vinyl, and plastic in clothing.
8-18-22 The Strange Friction With Science Fiction And Programming
Rudi Gernreich created the uniforms for the crew of Space 1999, and accentuated the unisex, brown, proletariat look. Rudi was also lovers with Harry Hay, won of the founders of NABMBLA and that's just the start.
Swimsuits, Swimming Pools and the Birth of Modern Body Culture
We explore the evolution of body culture in post-war LA, through the radical designs of Rudi Gernreich, and the rise of the suburban swimming pool.
Gernreich Had Everything Oscar Needs: Creativity, Energy, Fun
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Edward Goldman wishes someone would bring back genius designer Rudi Gernreich, featured in a new MOCA show. Then Oscars fashion would be less of a bore.
Caftans = Freedom (with Elizabeth Taylor)
Why are caftans/kaftans so popular among Hollywood icons from the golden age as well as the queer community? In this solo episode, Gertie discusses the fashion (and cultural) history of this gender-free garment, spanning from ancient Egypt through to the modern day.
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Swimsuits and Social Revolutions
Episode 89: Swimsuits and Social Revolutions
This week’s prompts: Bathing Suit, Mint Green, 1964
This week, Lauren and Neal kick things off by reading YOUR suggestions for open-house names and Neal comes up with a million dollar idea for a book villain that he may or may not use. Only time will t…
BatChums Episode 110 – Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
Batman '66 S3 Ep14 – Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
Catwoman (Eartha Kitt) is ready to filch the fashion world and snatch a solid gold dress. As the Terrific Trio bolt into action, Catwoman has the purr-fect pattern for pulling the wool over their eyes!
Episode aired Thursday, December 14, 1967
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The Society of Fools: Harry Hay & the Mattachine Society, America's First Gay Rights Group (1950) | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
Drift off to sleep learning about the Mattachine Society, the first lasting gay rights organization in the United States, and Harry Hay, the man who called it into being in a Silver Lake living room.
Born April 7, 1912, in Worthing, England, and raised in Los Angeles, Harry Hay learned to organize …
The Society of Fools: Harry Hay & the Mattachine Society, America's First Gay Rights Group (1950) | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
Drift off to sleep learning about the Mattachine Society, the first lasting gay rights organization in the United States, and Harry Hay, the man who called it into being in a Silver Lake living room.
Born April 7, 1912, in Worthing, England, and raised in Los Angeles, Harry Hay learned to organize …
The Society of Fools: Harry Hay & the Mattachine Society, America's First Gay Rights Group (1950) | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
Drift off to sleep learning about the Mattachine Society, the first lasting gay rights organization in the United States, and Harry Hay, the man who called it into being in a Silver Lake living room.
Born April 7, 1912, in Worthing, England, and raised in Los Angeles, Harry Hay learned to organize …
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