Fashion Design Fashion Designers 3

Question 1

Which designer founded the house of Balenciaga and was admired by peers as 'the master'?

Accepted Answer

Cristóbal Balenciaga

Answer

Hubert de Givenchy

Answer

Madeleine Vionnet

Answer

Paul Poiret

Question 2

Madeleine Vionnet is credited with popularizing which dressmaking technique?

Accepted Answer

The bias cut

Answer

The dart

Answer

The princess seam

Answer

The dolman sleeve

Question 3

Which designer created the wrap dress that became a 1970s feminist symbol?

Accepted Answer

Diane von Fürstenberg

Answer

Donna Karan

Answer

Mary Quant

Answer

Halston

Question 4

Giorgio Armani revolutionized menswear in the 1980s primarily through what innovation?

Accepted Answer

The unstructured, softly tailored jacket

Answer

The double-breasted blazer

Answer

The leisure suit

Answer

The Nehru collar

Question 5

Which Japanese designer is known for deconstructed, avant-garde clothing under the Comme des Garçons label?

Accepted Answer

Rei Kawakubo

Answer

Issey Miyake

Answer

Yohji Yamamoto

Answer

Kenzo Takada

Question 6

Issey Miyake is renowned for which technological textile innovation?

Accepted Answer

Permanent pleating (Pleats Please)

Answer

Waterproof denim

Answer

Self-cleaning fabric

Answer

Glow-in-the-dark silk

Question 7

Which designer founded a French house famous for the quilted '2.55' handbag?

Accepted Answer

Coco Chanel

Answer

Louis Vuitton

Answer

Hermès

Answer

Christian Louboutin