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Quiz: What’s Your Fashion Trivia IQ?
From daring designs to memorable moments, style icons and beyond, put your knowledge of fashion history to the test with this challenging trivia quiz
By Jessica KellerScroll
1. During the Victorian era, black dresses were considered sombre attire, generally reserved for women in mourning. That would all change in 1926, when the ‘little black dress’ was first presented – and promptly popularised – by whom?

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2. British luxury brand Burberry is synonymous with the sleek and smart yet highly practical trench coat. Who was it originally created for?

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3. These stunning rainbow sandals were crafted for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ star Judy Garland in 1938 by which legendary shoe designer?

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4. The now-ubiquitous bikini first appeared in the mid-1940s. Where did it get its name?

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5. In 1910, at the young age of 19, American writer Mary Phelps Jacobs invented – and then later patented – which modern undergarment?

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6. Handmade by Hermès artisans, often using rare and precious materials, Birkin bags have become a byword for highly coveted ultra-luxury fashion items. When was the first Birkin bag introduced?

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7. Which male celebrity famously took to the Met Gala red carpet in 2019 wearing a large teardrop pearl earring in one ear, prompting a flurry of analysis about gender and jewellery?

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8. A 2005 photo of an attendee plodding through the mud at Glastonbury music festival is credited with birthing the genre of ‘festival fashion’ and reviving the fortunes of Wellington boot brand Hunter. Who was that attendee?

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9. Sportswear was hugely popular throughout the 1990s. In that era, which brand gave us those now-iconic tear-away joggers, held together by snaps running the length of the leg?

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10. In 1977, Yves Saint Laurent introduced a new fragrance to the world, intended to be as seductive and addictive as its rather controversial name. That perfume was…

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11. British designer and fashion icon Mary Quant rose to fame in the 1960s and is most closely associated with which signature garment?

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12. James Dean and Marlon Brando are credited with turning which wardrobe staple into a symbol of rugged masculinity and youthful rebellion?

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13. In 1966, Donyale Luna – often referred to as “the first Black supermodel” – was the first Black model to…

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14. Music artist and fashion icon Lady Gaga has made many a sartorial wave in her day, but her most memorable moment came during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, when she wore a dress made of what?

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15. This near-universally flattering style of dress was popularised by Belgian designer Diane von Fürstenberg in the mid-1970s. What is it most widely known as?

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16. Ugg boots – warm, slip-on boots usually made of sheepskin and lined with fleece – were a fashion phenomenon in the early 2000s, but what group arguably wore them first, all the way back in the 1960s?

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17. And finally, what global retailer, founded in Spain in 1975, revolutionised the clothing industry with its rapid production and trend replication model, thus ushering in the era of fast fashion?

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Image Credits:
Image at top: Getty Images
Ferragamo Shoes: Ajay Kavan/Wikimedia Commons
Mary Quant: Jack de Nijs for Anefo/Anefo via Wikimedia Commons
Birkin Bag: Wen-Cheng Liu/Wikimedia Commons
Donyale Luna: Gononobo/Wikimedia Commons
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