Margaret Moffitt (October 2, 1937 – August 10, 2024) was an American model and actress. During the 1960s, she worked very closely with fashion designer Rudi Gernreich, and developed a signature style that featured heavy makeup and an asymmetrical haircut.

Born in California in 1939 she was a 60s style icon, the premier model and muse for fashion designer Rudi Gernreich. She developed a signature style that featured heavy, Kabuki-like makeup and an asymmetrical hair cut inspired by Vidal Sassoon. Her unique look became an icon of the 1960s fashion scene.

Peggy Moffitt in Rudi Gernreich, Topless Swimsuit (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1964; William Claxton (American, 1927 - 2008); Gelatin silver print; Image: 35.2 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16

Aug 13, 2024 · Peggy Moffitt, who became a 1960s mod icon modeling designer Rudi Gernreich's famous topless bathing suit design, died Saturday in Beverly Hills.

Aug 13, 2024 · Peggy Moffitt—the model who in the 1960s became a symbol of the decade’s freedom and experimentation with her signature look and collaborations with the avant-garde designer Rudi Gernreich—has...

Aug 13, 2024 · Peggy Moffitt died on Saturday, 8/10/24. She was a 1960's model known for collaborating with designer Rudi Gernreich on the topless monokini & more.

Aug 13, 2024 · Peggy Moffitt, a model and muse who famously posed in the designer Rudi Gernreich’s topless bathing suit, and whose bob and heavy eye makeup helped define the look of the 1960s, died on...

Mar 1, 2012 · Peggy Moffitt was the definitive mod model, with a short mass of brunette hair carefully coiffed into a slick bowl cut and huge kohl-trimmed eyelids gazing out from beneath the fringe.

Aug 15, 2024 · In 1967, Claxton and Moffitt produced what is considered the first fashion video, "Basic Black", featuring models Léon Bing and Ellen Harth in Rudi Gernreich's animal-patterned dresses with matching tights and underwear.