Fashion Design Fashion History 2

Question 1

Which fashion era introduced the 'hobble skirt,' a narrow skirt that restricted walking, around 1910?

Accepted Answer

Edwardian Era

Answer

The Edwardian Era (1901–1910) saw Paul Poiret popularize the hobble skirt, which was so narrow at the hem it limited the wearer's stride.

Question 2

The 'zoot suit,' a flamboyant style with high-waisted baggy pants and long jackets, was popular among which American subculture in the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

Jazz musicians and Latino youth

Answer

The zoot suit became a symbol of identity for African American and Latino youth in the 1940s, notably linked to jazz culture and the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles.

Question 3

Which designer's 'trapeze line' collection in 1958 marked a significant departure from the fitted New Look silhouette?

Accepted Answer

Yves Saint Laurent

Answer

Yves Saint Laurent's 1958 debut collection for Dior, the Trapeze line, featured loose A-line shapes that freed the body from the nipped-waist silhouette.

Question 4

The American sportswear style, developed in the 1930s–40s, was pioneered by designers known collectively as 'The Group.' Which designer was NOT part of this movement?

Accepted Answer

Mainbocher

Answer

Mainbocher was a formal couturier who dressed society women, while McCardell, Cashin, and Leser pioneered casual, functional American sportswear.

Question 5

What was the significance of Yves Saint Laurent's 1966 'Le Smoking' tuxedo suit for women?

Accepted Answer

It introduced trousers as acceptable women's eveningwear

Answer

Le Smoking challenged gender norms by presenting a tailored tuxedo as elegant eveningwear for women, pioneering androgynous fashion.

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Fashion Design Fashion History 2