Rudi Gernreich: a Black Knitted Wool and Silk Maxi Dress c.1972 Knitted dress with sheer silk back (or front), zipped closure, gathered waist with a full skirt, Harmon Knitwear label Labelled size 10 (US), approximately 32' chest, 27' waist and 143cm length from the back Footnotes: Rudi Gernreich (1922-1985) was an influential American designer known for challenging conventional ideas of dress in the postwar period. He invented the scandalous topless bathing suit, the unisex concept, and the 'no bra-bra'. His boundary-pushing clothing stood out in the 1960s and 1970s for its extreme minimalism and lack of constraints. Illustrated: Peggy Moffitt, The Rudi Gernreich Book, Los Angeles, 2014, p.201. An identical example is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1993.305a, b). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing