Fashion quiz

More questions about Fashion

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1. 1 Easy

   Which fashion designer introduced the Le Smoking women's tuxedo in 1966?

   Answer: Yves Saint Laurent

   Why: Couture clients snubbed Le Smoking at first and only one sold, but the Rive Gauche ready-to-wear version was a hit with younger buyers.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Grace Kelly use her Hermès bag to shield herself from paparazzi?

   Answer: To hide a pregnancy

   Why: Robert Dumas designed the bag in the 1930s as the Sac à Dépêches, and Hermès only officially renamed it the Kelly in 1977.

3. 3 Hard

   What was the zipper originally called when it was patented in 1893?

   Answer: Clasp Locker

   Why: Gideon Sundback's Hookless No. 2 of 1914 made it practical; B.F. Goodrich coined zipper in 1923 for its rubber boots.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Italian city is one of the world's big four fashion capitals?

   Answer: Milan

   Why: Milan became a global fashion hub during the 1970s and 1980s thanks to ready-to-wear labels like Armani and Versace.

5. 5 Medium

   Which designer shocked the world with ultra-low-rise bumster trousers?

   Answer: Alexander McQueen

   Why: He said the aim was to elongate the body, not just to show the bum; the bumsters first appeared in his 1993 Taxi Driver collection.

6. 6 Hard

   Why did Napoleon reportedly add buttons to the sleeves of soldier uniforms?

   Answer: To stop soldiers wiping noses

   Why: Historians find no order behind it, the same tale is told of Lord Nelson, and coats already carried rows of sleeve buttons in the 1600s.