Peggy Moffitt, the actor and model who became a 1960s mod icon wearing designer Rudi Gernreich's famous topless bathing suit ...

worn by model Peggy Moffitt to a maelstrom of controversy (the ‘monokini’ was banned in France, picketed by concerned mothers in the United States, and in the Vatican City, roundly denounced by Pope ...

Peggy Moffitt ... with help from Ms. Moffitt, who was photographed for publications including Life magazine and Women’s Wear Daily. According to “The Rudi Gernreich Book” (1991), a tribute ...