How Its Made
Men’s slip-on shoes made from soft leather are known as what?
Loafers
What is the name of the area in London where tailors cater to the wealthy residents of the city and you can get the best suits and shirts?
Savile Row. Tailors started to occupy Savile Row’s boutiques in the late 18th century.
Who introduced the T-shirt as a closet staple?
The U.S. Navy. The fashion-forward folks in the Navy not only gave us bell-bottoms but also the ever popular T-shirt.
What year were denim jeans patented?
A. 1873 B. 1901 C. 1925
A. 1873. Levi Strauss patented his idea on May 20, 1873, and this date is considered to be the birthday of blue jeans.
What is a knee-length, pleated, wool garment that is traditionally worn by Scottish males?
Kilt. Traditionally, a kilt was a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak or wrapped around a man as a makeshift sleeping bag. The small kilt, or modern kilt, emerged in the 18th century
What made the Elizabethan-era ruff become wildly popular?
A. Queen Elizabeth I’s adoption of it B. Production of starch in England C. Both
C. Both. For both men and women, the ruff was seen everywhere in the courts of Elizabeth I.
Indigenous Americans often used animal skins for clothing. How did they condition and soften the leather?
Using the oils of the animals’ brains. These brain oils were used to make the skins soft and workable, resulting in buttery soft clothing.
What is the name given to silk production?
Sericulture. Silk has been a traditionally important textile in Asian cultures, and silkworm production has been historically significant there as well
What color clothing is often worn in Korean culture?
White. By AD 600, white clothing began to have significance in Korean life.
Every weaving technique now known had been in use in China by what time?
A. 200 BC B. AD 220 C. AD 1400
B. AD 220. The Chinese mastered textiles before any other cultures.
Prior to the 1960s, what color were baby boys dressed in? A. White B. Pink C. Gray
B. Pink. Pink was seen as being close in color to blood red, making it a potent and masculine color, with the thinking that girls preferred the soothing calmness of blue. Men in the 18th century wore pink, including pink silk suits, while men in the early 1900s showed off their Ivy League education with pink dress shirts from Brooks Brothers. Then the 1960s came with a marketing scheme that assigned genders specific colors, forcing parents to buy double the amount of clothes should they have multiple children of different genders.
Which former Calvin Klein model made his acting debut in Marie Antoinette? A. Jason Schwartzman B. Jamie Dornan C. Danny Huston
B. Jamie Dornan. While the other actors are also in the film, they did not get their start in modeling.
Tiberius was in “good” company with King Edward III. In 14th-century England, who was allowed to wear fur? A. Only those who ranked as knights (or above) B. The royal family C. Only peasants
A. Only those who ranked as knights (or above). Perhaps King Edward III didn’t like the idea of poor people wearing the same clothes as him.
The precursor to online shopping, the first mail-order catalog for clothing and everything else was produced by what company?
A. Montgomery Ward B. Sears C. J.C. Penney
A. Montgomery Ward. In the 1870s, Montgomery Ward became the first mail-order company to sell fashion to the masses.
After the end of World War I, men were interested in having what in their coat closet?
A raincoat. Trench coats were just that—coats worn in WWI trenches. Men, however, found they enjoyed the idea of a water-repellent jacket (who could blame them?) and continued using them.
When did the zipper become a clothing mainstay?
A. 1930s B. 1830s C. 1900s
A. 1930s. Although the zipper was invented in 1851, it was not a commercial success until 1935, when the zipper became a popular fashion fastener.
Nineteenth-century men’s trends tended to stem from which nation?
England. In contrast to women’s fashion, which was influenced by Paris, men’s fashion was based on English trends.
Marky-Mark Wahlberg also modeled which brand of underwear in the 1990s?
Calvin Klein. Calvin Klein was all over all media in the 1990s with Marky Mark and Kate Moss starring in their iconic black-and-white ads
How was Classical Greek dress made uniquely personalized to each wearer?
Different styles of draping or pleating. The himation (a toga-like garment) in Greek culture could be worn in a variety of different ways, allowing the wearer to create a distinct style despite its ubiquitousness
Which fashion designer went on to direct films including A Single Man? A. Calvin Klein B. Michael Kors C. Tom Ford
C. Tom Ford. The Times newspaper of London called the film “a thing of heart?stopping beauty” and stated, “there will be critics who will be unable to get past the director’s background, but rest assured: Tom Ford is the real deal.” The film went on to be nominated for—and receive—multiple awards.
In a man’s closet, what are balmorals?
Shoes. A balmoral is specifically a type of Oxford shoe that goes well with blazers in a casual setting, called such after Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Russia’s Tsar Peter I also used his reign to make restrictive rules for his people. What did he decree?
Men must shave their beards. & Everyone had to wear Western-style clothes. As a way to modernize the country, Peter the Great declared everyone must be baby-faced and European-styled
What male fashion trend was so dangerous that it was nicknamed the “father killer”? A. A specific kind of tie B. A stiff, detachable shirt collar C. A male corset
B. A stiff, detachable shirt collar. These collars became a massive trend when they were invented in the 19th century, as it meant men wouldn’t need to change shirts every day, saving money. Unfortunately, the collar was starched to a stiffness that affected one’s circulation, literally choking those men to death.
Which male model became the spokesman for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter in 1994? A. Bill Curry B. Fabio C. John Pearson
B. Fabio. Fabio and his glorious blond hair graced television screens as he told us he couldn’t believe what he found in the fridge.
What is the main textile that has been preserved from ancient Egyptian fashion?
Linen. Linen is often found in prehistoric graves
Which American designer started his career selling ties outside the Empire State Building?
Ralph Lauren. He was born with the surname Lifshitz but legally changed his name when he was 16.
Roman Emperor Tiberius forbid men from wearing what?
A. High-heeled shoes B. Silk C. The color green
B. Silk. In the first century AD, Tiberius thought only women should wear such a soft fabric.
Carnaby Street, famous in the ’60s as a fashion center, is in which world capital?
London
Prior to the 1920s, what item of clothing was a staple in a young boy’s life?
B. Dresses. From birth until a young boy was deemed “adult enough” (often when they were potty trained), males were dressed in white cotton dresses, the same as their female counterparts, which were easy for little hands to lift and easy for adults to bleach. When boys were ready to wear breeches complicated with elaborate fasteners, it was an occasion celebrated as a rite of passage called breeching.
Which male model was VH1’s Man of the Year in 1995? A. Eric Nies B. Tyson Beckford C. Mark Vanderloo
B. Tyson Beckford. He is considered the most successful Black male supermodel of all time, as well as a respected actor. Nies went on to act and become a health and wellness practitioner, while Vanderloo became a supermodel and actor whose face can be seen in the video game Mass Effect as Commander Shepard.