Famous for Fashion
Fashion terms
Clothing Terms pre-French
Revolution
Historical Eras
Clothing terms post-French Revolution
100
She is famous for her "little black dress"
Who is Coco Chanel?
100
a ruffled collar worn by men and women during the Renaissance
What is a millstone collar?
100
a hooded cloak worn by peasants in the Middle Ages
What is a "gugel"?
100
the two cultures that make up the period known as "Antiquity"
What are Greece and Rome?
100
a dress gathered under the bust rather than at the natural waistline
What is an "Empire" waist?
200
He was the first to have a design empire, selling not only clothing but also perfume and other items in his signature style.
What is Paul Poiret?
200
a dress or skirt that is slightly flared from a narrow waist
What is an "A-line" dress or skirt?
200
sleeves that flared out at the wrist and at times reached to the floor
What are "trumpet sleeves"?
200
The period following the French Revolution
What is the Empire period?
200
a term for padding worn under a dress to emphasize the bottom (The most extreme was known as the "cul-de-Paris".)
What is a bustle?
300
He was the first designer to have his name attached to his designs and to use exclusivity as a way to attract clients.
Who is Charles Frederick Worth?
300
another word for hat-maker
What is a milliner?
300
a cone-shaped head covering that often had an attached veil
What is a "hennin"?
300
era in which men wore powdered wigs with names like "hour boy" and "soldier's braid"
What is the Baroque period?
300
a short, tight, bolero-style jacket worn in the 19th century
What is a "spencer" jacket?
400
Name two royals most associated with the Baroque era
Who are Louis XIV and Marie-Antoinette?
400
the upper part of a woman's torso that is exposed by the neckline of her clothing
What is décolletage?
400
A clothing item worn during Antiquity by both men and women. It was sewn on only one side and pinned or attached with a brooch on the other.
What is a "chiton"?
400
Era in which people began to use powders and cosmetics to mask body odors as well as flea furs to combat fleas
What is the Renaissance?
400
a small purse, often in the shape of a heart or other whimsical shape, carried by women in the 19th century
What is a réticule?
500
The first designer (a hat-maker) known by name.
Who is Rose Bertin?
500
a term used before the French Revolution for a man who is overly concerned with his appearance and clothing
What is a fop?
500
a style of clothing characterized by slits in the material with a second material showing through
What is "lansquenet" style?
500
the period in which the demimondaines were influential in bourgeois fashion
What is the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century?
500
This was an accessory that was a precursor to the modern necktie
What is a jabot?
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