Unit 5: Most Influential Fashion Trends - Practice Quiz

1 The S-bend corset, popular in the early 20th century, was famously associated with which specific feminine ideal?

2 Which health issue was the S-bend corset originally intended to alleviate, though it arguably caused different posture problems?

3 In which decade was the S-bend corset most prevalent?

4 Who is the French designer largely credited with introducing the hobble skirt around 1910?

5 What was the primary functional characteristic of the hobble skirt?

6 The hobble skirt is often cited as being influenced by which artistic trend prevalent in the 1910s?

7 Which device was sometimes used to prevent the hobble skirt from tearing due to a long stride?

8 The Flapper style of the 1920s is best described by which silhouette?

9 Which hemline shift is most associated with the Flapper style?

10 Which accessory was essential to the Flapper aesthetic?

11 The rise of Flapper style coincided with which major social change for women?

12 Who is the designer credited with mastering the bias-cut technique in the 1930s?

13 What is the primary visual effect of a bias-cut gown?

14 During which decade were bias-cut gowns the dominant evening wear trend?

15 To achieve the perfect bias cut, at what angle to the grain line must the fabric be cut?

16 In what year was the modern bikini officially introduced?

17 Who was the French engineer responsible for designing the modern bikini?

18 The bikini was named after:

19 Why did professional models initially refuse to model the first bikini?

20 Which designer launched the “New Look” in 1947?

21 What was the defining silhouette of the “New Look”?

22 The “New Look” was controversial initially because:

23 The specific jacket associated with the “New Look” (Unit 5 topic) is known as the:

24 Who is the British designer most frequently credited with popularizing the mini skirt in the 1960s?

25 Alongside Mary Quant, which French designer is credited with inventing the mini skirt within his Space Age collection?

26 The mini skirt became a symbol of which 1960s cultural movement?

27 Technically, a skirt is considered a mini skirt if the hemline is:

28 In the 1970s, platform heels became the signature footwear for which musical subculture?

29 What is the defining structural feature of platform heels?

30 Which famous shoe designer revived the platform style in the 1930s/40s (using cork) before it exploded in the 70s?

31 The widespread popularity of leggings in the 1980s was primarily driven by:

32 Which synthetic fiber is essential for the stretch and fit of leggings?

33 Leggings made a massive fashion comeback in the late 2000s, often layered under:

34 Which 1990s trend was a direct reaction against the excess and glitz of the 1980s?

35 Which designer is often considered the poster child for American Minimalism in the 1990s?

36 Which of the following describes the color palette of 1990s Minimalism?

37 The S-bend corset forced the hips back and the bust forward. This posture was colloquially known as:

38 Who was the first major designer to create leggings for high fashion in the 1960s (Space Age)?

39 Minimalism in the 1990s is often associated with which German designer known for 'purity' in design?

40 The New Look (1947) helped restore which city as the fashion capital of the world after WWII?

41 Which supermodel became the face of the 'waif' look associated with 90s Minimalism?

42 The fabric cut used in Bias-cut gowns requires:

43 Which item of clothing did the hobble skirt eventually evolve into/inspire in later decades (specifically the pencil skirt)?

44 Platform shoes in the 1990s saw a resurgence largely due to which British Pop group?

45 The transition from the S-bend corset to the straighter silhouettes of the 1910s was largely influenced by:

46 In the context of the Bikini, what was the 'Atome'?

47 Which of these trends was characterized by the 'slip dress'?

48 The Mini skirt challenged which traditional fashion rule?

49 Before the bikini, women's swimwear in the early 20th century was predominantly made of which material?

50 The Flapper era ended abruptly with which historical event?