5:38 p.m. Aug. 14, 2024: An earlier version of this article said that Moffitt was the only child of film reviewer and writer Jack Moffitt. She was his second child. Peggy Moffitt, the L.A. fashion ...

She became famous for posing in the fashion designer Rudi Gernreich’s topless swimsuit. But she saw herself more as a performer than as a model. The model Peggy Moffitt was photographed in 1964 by her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fashion design, costume design, and haute couture stories. It would be hard to think of Peggy Moffitt without remembering her work ...

Peggy Moffitt, the model who, in the 1960s, became a symbol of the decade’s freedom and experimentation with her signature look and her collaborations with the avant-garde designer Rudi Gernreich, has ...

Peggy Moffitt, the American model and actress known for her avant-garde signature style, died on Saturday, August 10 in Beverly Hills at the age of 86 following a long illness. The news was confirmed ...

Peggy Moffitt, the L.A. fashion model whose Harlequin-like makeup and mime-inspired poses set her apart during the fashion free-for-all of the 1960s, has died at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 86.

Peggy Moffitt, a model and muse who famously posed in designer Rudi Gernreich's topless bathing suit, and whose bob and heavy eye makeup helped define the look of the 1960s, died Saturday at her home ...