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Fashion & Fads

The Monokini swimsuit
designed by Rudi Gernreich, 1964

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Posted by GlenEllyn at 5:44 pm (PST) on Wed January 3, 2018
Where I lived at the time these hit the scene, they were called topless bathing suits.
Posted by LoyalTubist at 8:26 pm (PDT) on Sat July 23, 2016
By the way, the model here was the designer's wife.
Posted by LoyalTubist at 8:25 pm (PDT) on Sat July 23, 2016
Life had this thing for "cultural figure studies." I remember when they did a lot about Japan during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. I remember the picture they did of a young girl in the tradtional bath.
Posted by MsKat at 2:16 am (PST) on Thu January 30, 2014
What? Ya mean it wasn't in Playboy exclusively?? I'm shocked! LoL
Posted by Nerdylady at 12:21 pm (PDT) on Wed July 17, 2013
I'm surprised they would have allowed this in Life Mag back then!
Posted by Yesitsme at 1:47 pm (PST) on Sun February 10, 2013
I was 14 when I saw this in Life Magazine. I remember being totally shocked!!

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