The news wasconfirmedby Moffitts son, Christopher Claxton, to WWD on Tuesday morning.
I studied ballet, she explained in a2016 interview.
It had a little chic, she recalled.
Peggy Moffitt in 1965 in England.
(To which he responded, You!)
NotPlayboynotEsquire, Moffitt explained in a2001 interview.
I didnt want to be exploited.
David Hemmings shoots a high-fashion session with five models—Jill Kennington, Peggy Moffit, Rosaleen Murray, Ann Norman, and Melanie Hampshire—in a scene from the filmBlow Up,1966.
At theVogueoffices, the model wore a kimono and performed a kind of dance in front of the editor.
she recalled in an interview withThe Cut.
I am a puritanical descendent of theMayflower, she once joked.
Peggy Moffitt modeling the Rudi Gernreich spring 1968 collection
I carried that goddamned Plymouth Rock on my back.
By this point, Moffitt had developed her signature beauty look.
First was her jet black asymmetrical bowl-cut hairstyle, dubbed the Five Point and cut by Vidal Sassoon himself.
Peggy Moffitt modeling the Rudi Gernreich 1968 collection
(This one was pride.)
Naturally, the little Peggy Moffitt in the book is wearing all clothes designed by Gernreich.
TitledBasic Black, it captured Moffits unique approach to modeling while wearing the designers latest collection.
Peggy Moffitt
She explained her process as responding to a dress as a performance.
I would say, Who is that dress?
Is that dress a Vampira kind of lady, or is that a Raggedy Ann doll?
Peggy Moffitt modeling the Rudi Gernreich Realistic collection
Moffits only foray into design came in 2016, when she launched her own line of workout wear.
Although her image became emblematic of 1960s beauty, Moffitt wore it for the rest of her life.
