Fashion quiz 2

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Fashion quiz 2

What were some influences on "fashion" extending into the middle and even lower classes?

1. the sewing machine
2. department stores
3. both

Societal and economic changes from the Industrial Revolution meant that mass-produced and marketed clothes were more widely available.

Paul Poiret, an extremely influential designer at the turn of the 20th century, advocated what in his designs?

1. women being very thin
2. getting rid of the corset
3. an hourglass figure

Unfortunately, he also replaced the corset with the brassiere and made extremely restrictive skirts for women.

After the end of World War I, men were interested in having what in their coat closet?

1. a white dinner jacket
2. a rain coat
3. a tweed sweater

Trench coats were just that: coats worn in WWI trenches. Men, however, enjoyed the idea of a water-repellent jacket and continued using them.

Skirt hemlines rose to knee-length in what era?

1. 1910s
2. 1920s
3. 1930s

The 1920s saw a rising hemline, which was lowered again by the 30s.

When did the zipper become a clothing mainstay?

1. 1930s
2. 1830s
3. 1900s

It wasn't until mid-1935 that the zipper became an appealing fashion fastener.

Who introduced the T-shirt into a closet staple?

1. Elsa Schiaperelli
2. the U.S. Navy
3. Christian Dior

Those fashion-forward folks in the Navy gave us the T-shirt.

What has been an extremely modern invention in clothing trends?

1. clothes for young people
2. clothes for sport
3. clothes for evening wear

For a long time, young people's clothes reflected adult clothing. Any trip to Forever 21 will let you see that they no longer do.

The very first fashion shows were called fashion parades and differed how from the modern runway show?

1. Audience members were dressed in the clothes, then paraded out.
2. The models were all men, even for women's wear.
3. They were private affairs.

To keep theft of designs at bay, the shows were secretive for a select audience.

What low-end material did Coco Chanel embrace for womenswear, introducing sportwear into her designs?

1. jersey
2. cotton
3. spandex

Low-end being literal, as previously jersey was primarily used for men's underwear.