Window shopping on-line is a major hobby of mine. Since I write so often, it’s difficult to avoid looking at the latest fashions. Net-a-porter is one site that I visit regularly. The site is gorgeous, and the merchandise is curated so well it seems like each piece could be museum worthy. As I scoped the site today, I thought I had clicked on the wrong tab after looking at this swimsuit.
Agent Provocateur Mazzy cutout swimsuit, $450. Image courtesy of net-a-porter.com
The Mazzy suit, by Agent Provocateur, looks strikingly similar to Rudi Gernreich‘s suit I included in a previous post on July 9th. While there are small differences in the cutouts and color, the Mazzy seems like an homage to Gernreich’s 1971 creation.
Peggy Moffitt wearing a 1971 Rudi Gernreich swimsuit
Here’s a look at them side-by-side. Decide for yourself:
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I worked for AP and remember thinking that Mazzy looked very familiar but couldn’t place it! It’s all coming back now haha.
Uncanny similarities, no? I always have multiple tabs open when browsing the web, and I thought I had switched over to a fashion history site. But it was Net-a-porter! :)
I did the exact same double take! What the what?