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

Cristóbal Balenciaga was revered for his impeccable tailoring and sculptural shapes.

Question 2

Madeleine Vionnet is credited with popularizing which dressmaking technique?

Accepted Answer

The bias cut

Answer

Vionnet's bias cut allowed fabric to drape fluidly over the body.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Diane von Fürstenberg

Answer

Diane von Fürstenberg's jersey wrap dress launched in 1974 and became iconic.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The unstructured, softly tailored jacket

Answer

Armani removed stiff padding to create relaxed, fluid suiting.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Rei Kawakubo

Answer

Rei Kawakubo founded Comme des Garçons and challenged conventional beauty.

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