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Rudi Gernreich, an Uncommon card
Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Rudi Gernreich quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rudi Gernreich card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was known for the early use of vinyl and plastic in clothing, and for his use of ______.
Answer
cutouts. He was known for the early use of vinyl and plastic in clothing, and for his use of cutouts. From the Rudi Gernreich article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the ____s.
Answer
1960s. Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s. From the Rudi Gernreich article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Kurt Schwitters. Kurt Schwitters 50,000 · Rudi Gernreich 32,000 · Alexander Ostrovsky 15,000 · Sagopa Kajmer 9,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He purposefully used fashion design as a social statement to advance sexual freedom, producing clothes that followed the natural form of the female body, freeing them from the constraints of high fashion.
- He was known for the early use of vinyl and plastic in clothing, and for his use of cutouts.
- He designed the first thong bathing suit, unisex clothing, the first swimsuit without a built-in bra, the minimalist, soft, transparent No Bra, and the topless monokini.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rudi Gernreich article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Rudi Gernreich
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Rudi Gernreich (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jim Gruber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
