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Rudi Gernreich, inventor of the topless bathing suit, provides a series of shocks for the closing day of the fashion press preview in New York City on...

A model reveals the matching undergarment worn with a head-to-toe Cheeta print ensemble designed by Rudi Gernreich at the closing day of the fashion p...

A model poses in a Bill Blass brown check wool jacket and creased shorts worn with a white wool turtleneck sweater at the New York City fall fashion s...

A model wears a Kasper black lace dress over a body-nude pink slip at the fall fashion show in New York City on July 13, 1966. (AP Photo)

Victor Joris presents a Russian military coat in camel hair, double-breasted with gold buttons and topped with a Vietnam-inspired green beret in New Y...

Victor Joris presents a white raincoat with large blue dots and white patent leather knee-high boots at his showing in New York City on July 12, 1966....

Victor Joris presents a short red vinyl skirt and jacket with matching cap and boots and a blue turtleneck sweater in New York City on July 12, 1966....

Victor Joris presents a pale green coat trimmed in fox fur worn with a hat and suede boots to match in New York City on July 12, 1966. (AP Photo)

Jack Nicklaus, Columbus, Ohio, drives at the 10th hole in practice for the British Open Championship at Muirfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 10, 19...

This shiny hood of mail-mesh net set off with tiny black sequins and silver gun metal beads scattered in an overlay is inspired by Prince Valiant, a c...

Jack Nicklaus, of the United States, holds the golfing trophy and gold medal after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland,...

American golfer Jack Nicklaus hits from the deep rough in the third round of the British Open Championship at Muirfield, Edinburgh, Scotland, on July...

Model Alicia Mendoza wears a pair of

Billie Jean King, of Long Beach, Ca., U.S.A., is presented with the Wimbledon Plate from H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, after winning the wo...

Two models pose in short jersey shifts worn with matching tights and feather helmets by Rudi Gernreich at a fashion show on June 22, 1966. At left is...

British designer Angela Cash, carrying a box, and model Wendy Harman, steering, pedal off on a tandem bicycle on Conduit Street in London, England, on...

Poet Allen Ginsberg, creative writer of the

American golfer Jack Nicklaus kisses the victory cup and holds his medal after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Edinburgh, Sco...

Designer Pauline Trigere's fall collection includes a white American broadtail short dinner dress with rhinestone border worn by this model at the fas...

Designer Pauline Trigere's fall collection includes this purple chiffon dress with all-over plumes and matching hat worn by a model at the fashion sho...

Students of the Tobe-Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City model fashion styles sampling different decades on June 8, 1966. The designs...

Arthur Ashe, U.S.A., is shown in play in the second round match of the men's singles at the Kent Lawn Tennis Championships at Beckenham, Kent, England...

This long, strapless evening dress created by designer Pierre Cardin for his fall and winter collection is shown in Paris, France on June 6, 1966 by J...

Jazz great Louis Armstrong gestures to the crowd at the Atlanta Jazz Festival in Atlanta, in this June 6, 1966 photo. (AP Photo)

Eleanor Scott, wearing a mini-dress, sits in a seat designed by Peter Harvey of the British Royal College of Art in London, England in June, 1966. Th...

A model wears a hooded mohair coat in large houndstooth check created by American designer Bonnie Cashin at her fall fashion show on May 25, 1966. Th...

American designer Bonnie Cashin's fall collection includes a two-piece suit of red mohair on May 25, 1966. The full jacket and dirndle skirt, lined i...

Actress Lee Grant displays her Emmy statuette at the 18th annual Emmy Awards presentations in Hollywood, Ca., on May 23, 1966. Grant won best suppor...

Plum and pink plaid knickerbocker pants are topped with a pink cotton knit crochet-trimmed cardigan and worn with a matching plaid cap. The outfit, c...

Two models holding hands on the runway wear matching grey and white pin-striped wool suits with white sweaters at the fall young fashions in Los Angel...

Actresses Anne Francis, left, Lucille Ball, center, and Barbara Stanwyck pose at a party hosted by CBS-TV for the nominees for the 1966 Emmy Awards in...

Models pose in the

American singer Nancy Sinatra is pictured during rehearsal with TV producer Jean Christophe Averty on the set of a French TV studio in Paris, France o...

This is a May 1966 photo of attorney Fred D. Gray campaigning in Eufaula, Alabama. Gray became the first African American to be nominated to the Alab...

College students Susie Bohn, left, Anne McKee and an unidentified friend model mail order disposable paper dresses manufactured by Scott Paper Co., on...

American singer Nancy Sinatra, who is in London, England, to promote her latest record,

American singer Nancy Sinatra arrives at London Airport on April 21, 1966. Sinatra is in England to promote her latest record

Actor Lee Marvin poses with his Oscar statuette at the 38th annual Academy Awards of the first televised ceremony in color at the Santa Monica Civic A...

Jack Nicklaus misses a short putt on second green and gets a bogie for the par 5,555-yard hole in the Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National...

Swimsuits with suspenders, topped with vinyl vests, are shown at British designer John Stephen's fashion show in New York City on April 6, 1966. The...

A model wears plum and white polka dot pants paired with matching midriff halter top, that buttons in front, on April 6, 1966. The design is by Kerit...

Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Princess Grace, holding Princess Stephanie, pose with their children on the palace steps in Monaco, France in April...

A large crowd of demonstrators cross the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, during anti-communist demonstrations on March 20, 1966. Soldiers and poli...

A straw hat by Sally Victor is manipulated to give it grace and distinction to frame the face as seen here on March 3, 1966. The location is unknown....

A model poses in a knee-length evening dress created by Marc Bohan for the house of Christian Dior spring and summer collection in Paris, France on Fe...

Hiphugger bell-bottom pajama pants and matching bra top, designed for sleeping by Vanity Fair, are shown on Feb. 23, 1966 in New York City. The fabri...

A sleek jumpsuit in stretch tricot in a bright blue mermaid print by Vanity Fair is shown on Feb. 23, 1966 at an unknown location. The one-piece pant...

Wearing Jacques Esterel creations from his men fashion collection, two models pose on a street in Paris, France, on Feb. 22, 1966. The male model wea...

Joe Paterno, head football coach at Penn State University, is photographed at University Park, Pa., on Feb. 19, 1966. (AP Photo)

Massachusetts state Sen. John Joseph Moakley holds up a sheet of Puerto Rico sweepstakes tickets as he testified before a legislative hearing at Gardn...