Moffitt was initially resistant to the idea of posing topless, and afraid the photograph and ensuing coverage could get out of control. To avoid sensationalizing the design, Moffitt, her husband and photographer, William Claxton, and Gernreich decided to publish their own pictures for the fashion press and news media. The photographer finally persuaded an adventurous local to model it. When a photo shoot was arranged on Montego Bay in the Bahamas, all five models hired for the session refused to wear the design. You must make it." Gernreich decided to call his design a monokini. " drop their bikini tops already," he said, "so it seemed like the natural next step." She told him, "If there's a picture of it, it's an actuality. Gernreich told her he felt it was time for "freedom-in fashion as well as every other facet of life," but that the swimsuit was just a statement. Gernreich had Moffitt model the suit in person for Diana Vreeland of Vogue, who asked him why he conceived of the design. It had more meaning to Gernreich as an idea than as a reality. Gernreich first conceived of a topless swimsuit in December 1962, but didn't intend to produce the design commercially. It was fun, it was invigorating, it was a true collaboration, and yes, it was love.” Moffit was later described as his muse. “Without me he would have been an avant-garde designer of genius. The three became "a dynamic and inseparable trio." “Without Rudi I would have been a gifted and innovative model,” explained Moffitt in The Rudi Gernreich Book. Gernreich collaborated with Moffitt and her husband, photographer William Claxton. Her unique look became an icon of the 1960s fashion scene. Her hairstyle, an asymmetrical bowl cut, created by Vidal Sassoon, became known as the "five point".
ĭuring the 1960s, she developed a signature style, including false eyelashes and heavy eye makeup.
She first began modeling in Paris in the 1950s. Though her unique look has now become widely recognized, Moffitt began her a career as an actress, beginning with an uncredited role in the 1955 film You're Never Too Young. During the 1960s, she worked very closely with fashion designer Rudi Gernreich, and developed a signature style that featured heavy makeup and an asymmetrical hair cut. Margaret Anne " Peggy" Moffitt (born May 14, 1940) is a former American model and actress.
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