For the past week, legendary British designer Vivienne Westwood and Spanish artist Roberta Marrero have been tangled up in a dispute over the ownership of a collage, which features at its center the sultry blue eyes of a Playgirl icon.

Last week, Marrero took to Instagram to accuse Dame Westwood of lifting one of her prints for the design of a new T-shirt.

"Nobody asked me for permission to do this," she began. "Of course my name is not on the T-shirt or anywhere and I am really angry about this. It is unfair, it is sad and well...it is also stealing."

After enduring a few days of social media pressure, Westwood eventually caved and reached out to Marrero with an apology. The two seem to have mended any hurt feelings and are in negotiations about how best to move forward.

One lingering questions remains, however—who is the mysterious hunk who figures so prominently in both designs? Amid the inked doodles, ice cream cones and devil imagery, whose sad, yet beautiful, face is that staring out into the abyss?

Turns out, it's none other than Playgirl legend David White.

According to Boy Culture, the image comes from a 1970s era Playgirl cover of White shot by Norbert Jobst.

Sporting tan skin, styled hair and a thick mustache, David was an incredibly popular male model throughout the 70s and 80s. He modeled for Winston cigarettes, appeared on the cover of GQ and eventually wound up at Playgirl, where he made a lucrative turn showing off his best assets in a number of steamy spreads.

White later transitioned to working as a trainer for the stars, toning the bodies of Ozzy Osborne, Jane Fonda and Racquel Welch.

To see some of the NSFW shots from his heyday as a Playgirl pinup, go here.