Psychedelic Era Dress by Rudi Gernreich

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/993f8bd26c211b48b4f9c02ee0fdd42f

Title

Psychedelic Era Dress by Rudi Gernreich

Creator

Rudi Gernreich
designer
Harmon Knitwear
manufacturer

Date

1968

Description

This is a wool knit dress in a riot of colors and patterns from the 1960s "youthquake". Pattern combinations include pink and red stripes. The "taxi cab" black and white checkered collar was a favorite pattern of the era. The length of the dress would have been slightly above the knee...acceptable for polite society.On collar label: "RUDI GERNREICH
DESIGN FOR
HARMON KNITWEAR". "DRY CLEAN
ONLY
100% WOOL"."8'.

Subject

Dress
Stripes
Checkers
Lines
Terri Touff

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Relation

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/ViewImage.aspx?template=Image&field=DerivedIma&hash=BED5B959CEB79CF4B09405A6B543839D

Type

physical object

References

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal/Portal.aspx?component=AAFW&record=866A95F1-92A1-474B-A543-2F4107E77E59

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Citation

Rudi Gernreich et al., “Psychedelic Era Dress by Rudi Gernreich,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 23, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/24613.

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