Fashion & Beauty Mixture Trivia

1. Why did many actresses wear black dresses to the 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 2018?

From Quiz Little Black Project: Dusky Dresses

Answer: In protest against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry

The 75th Golden Globes ceremony took place seven days after the founding of the Time's Up Movement on January 1, 2018. The movement formed part of a wider campaign against the sexual harassment and assault of women in the movie industry at the hands of some of its most powerful male figures. Famous faces who turned up on the red carpet wearing a range of glamorous, but black, dresses included Dakota Johnson in a Gucci design, Nicole Kidman wearing Givenchy and Angelina Jolie in an Atelier Versace designed gown. (Question provided by Fifiona81)

From Quiz Help! Carmen Sandiego in Indian Avatar

Answer: Saree

A saree is simply a long piece of fabric, usually six yards in length, but sometimes also up to nine yards long, that is draped around the female body. Across India, it is worn in different styles based on regional variations. The chest is covered with a tight blouse while a long underskirt is worn below and used to tuck the pleats of the saree. The other options are all traditional wear from other parts of the world.

From Quiz Flashes of Fashion from the Roaring '20s

Answer: Cloche

The cloche hat was introduced to the fashion world in the mid-1910s by Parisian milliners Caroline Reboux and Lucy Hamar. Its name was derived from the French word for "bell". The hat was a popular haute accessory from about 1922 until the early thirties. Cloches were close-fitting, and usually made of materials that conformed to the wearer's head. They often featured a brim and/or accents such as brooches, feathers, applique, etc. This question was fashioned by Phoenix Rising team member JCSon.

From Quiz Consumers of a Certain Age

Answer: Flapper Girls

The 1920s, especially the latter half, were known as the "Roaring Twenties" as people tried to forget the horrors of the First World War. Women found a new freedom and the "Flapper Look" became all the rage. The Flapper's hairstyle de jour was a short, sleek bob, often topped by either a close fitting hat such as the cloche or with a headband worn round the forehead and often adorned with feathers and jewels. Hemlines rose on low-waisted dresses which allowed women to move freely. The look was boyish with a flattened bust line and few curves. Make up was dramatic with bold eyeliner and red lipstick being popular.

From Quiz Bonnet, Hoop, Petticoats: Fashions of the 1860s

Answer: chemise

The chemise was a garment that had been around for decades. In the 1860s, it was generally white cotton, knee-length give or take, with very short sleeves and a broad neckline, decorated around the neck and sleeve openings if anywhere. It had a short slit at the throat and a button, which could even be the removable kind of button to make laundry easier. The chemise absorbed all the oils and sweat, even though everyone knows women don't sweat, so a woman usually owned many of them and they got heavy laundering.

From Quiz They Need To Adore Me So Christian Dior Me

Answer: Deep-plunging back line

Swank's gorgeous gown featured long sleeves, a high front neckline and a dramatic, low-cut back. It was an excellent choice for her long and slender figure. Guy Laroche (1921-1989) was a French Haute couture designer who used vibrant colors and plunging front and back lines. His business included fragrances and homeware. As of 2007, Swedish-French designer Marcel Marongiu is creative director of Guy Laroche.

From Quiz Famous Dresses

Answer: Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

The death of her lover and benefactor, Arthur Capel, prompted Chanel to "make the world mourn for him", by wearing his favorite garment, a black blazer. She subsequently designed a series of simple black dresses to complete the look and launched the enduring fashion of the LBD. As Christian Dior remarked: "With a black pullover and ten rows of pearls she revolutionized fashion."

From Quiz What Makes You Beautiful

Answer: Smallpox scars

Smallpox was very prevalent in the 17th and 18th centuries, and survivors were often left with very bad facial scars. Beauty patches were used to cover the worst of these, as well as being used to draw attention to especially good features. It was not unusual for men to use make up at that time so patches were used freely by both sexes. They came in a variety of shapes; hearts, stars, crescent moons. They were used more than once and were kept in special patch boxes. Some of these, especially those that belonged to the wealthy, were highly decorative and are now very collectible.

From Quiz Going Out in Style

Answer: Horse riding

Traditionally worn by the royal families in Rajasthan during horse riding, these trousers were originally broad at the hips and snugly fitting from the knee to the ankle. Realising the comfort in adopting these trousers during equestrian activities, army officers during the British Raj also took to donning these garments. The wearing of jodhpurs during polo games also helped to increase their popularity.

From Quiz Llamas in Pyjamas

Answer: Morocco

Named, of course, for the Moroccan city of Fes, the fez is a traditional hat (usually coloured red) that came about in the seventeenth century as an indication of status in parts of Morocco. They became a symbol of the Ottoman Empire, and were worn initially by military officials, before becoming more widespread. Nowadays, fezzes are worn by many people across Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and other Arabic countries. The fez saw a significant resurgence in popularity in Western countries in 2010, thanks to the British science fiction television program 'Doctor Who' in an episode entitled 'The Big Bang', during which the Doctor, the central character, dons a fez and declares that he wears a fez now and that "fezzes are cool". As Ralph struts around showing off his fez, eburge can't help but think that Ralph too joined the fez craze after the 'Doctor Who' episode. Ralph disagrees and says he's the one who gave Tommy Cooper the idea of wearing a fez.

From Quiz Changing Face of Fashion Through Time

Answer: Cleopatra

This movie told the story of the dying days of the great kingdom of Egypt as represented by its queen, Cleopatra. It featured a large and impressive cast. The three main ones however were Richard Burton as a Roman General Mark Anthony (Cleopatra's lover); Rex Harrison as the great Julius Caesar (another lover before Mr Anthony); and the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra herself, the queen who was trying to cement her power and stabilise her kingdom. It had a tragic ending as we all know, with all three main protagonists destroyed, Egypt on the decline, and Rome with only a few hundred years left of its glory. Both men and women wore togas as everyday clothing during the days of ancient Rome, and they wore them right up until the second century AD. After that, only men, and ladies of the night, wore the toga, while upper class women opted for more covering and fuller outfits. The distinction between the various classes of Roman society was reflected in the material and colours used to make the garment. An upper class man's toga would be made from finely woven wool of good quality, while someone from the lower classes would have a toga made out of coarse cheaper materials. Colours featured on togas represented position as well. Magistrates displayed a purple border on their garment, while the border of a general's toga was gold. Emperors of course wore the full purple. If any great celebration was underway, a red border on all togas marked the occasion. Hardly any first hand accounts written about ancient Rome have survived. One such was "Ab Urbe Condita" by the Roman historian Titus Livius. This comprised 124 volumes, only 35 of which still exist. They cover most facets of Roman history and life from its beginnings to his own time period 59 BC to 17 AD. Most of our knowledge of the clothing worn in ancient Rome comes from historical research, and perhaps even the few statues remaining from that period of history. The movie "Cleopatra" helps to bring it all to life a little more.

From Quiz I Wonder What This Button Does?

Answer: The Bronze Age

About 3,000 years ago, buttons made their debut. These early buttons didn't actually fasten anything but were worn as decoration.

From Quiz Frightful Fashions!

Answer: Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett starred on the show "Charlie's Angels" from 1976-77 and again from 1978-80. She is also famous for being on a certain poster! You know the one ...

From Quiz Forties Fashion

Answer: The New Look

In 1947 the "New Look" was introduced by Christian Dior to the world. It was dubbed the "New Look" by a fashion magazine editor named, Carmel Snow.

From Quiz History of Fashion - Did We Really Wear That?

Answer: A wide hoop worn under ladies' gowns

The farthingale did not give an attractive look ... a wide framed petticoat worn under gowns. One description has them as 'low in the front, high in the back and wide enough on the sides that I may rest my arms'. King James tried to ban them from court because they took up too much room!

From Quiz Guess the Product!

Answer: Lee Stafford

Lee Stafford products are sold in Boots stores. A picture of a Staffordshire terrier is shown on every product. The range is fairly new and has products to make hair sleek and straight, very shiny and have more volume, using extracts of green tea.

From Quiz 1980s Fashion & Beauty

Answer: acid-washed

If you were VERY cool, you had a matching stonewashed jacket!

From Quiz 20th Century Fashion

Answer: Paul Poiret

His fragrance was released in 1911, and it was called 'Rosine' after his daughter.

From Quiz Fashion Through Time

Answer: 1700

In 1700 styles were set by Royalty and carried out by the dressmakers who served them.

From Quiz Little Black Project: Dusky Dresses

Answer: The Revenge Dress

When Princess Diana stepped out of the car as an official guest at the Vanity Fair party, photographers had a field day. She was clad in a form-hugging, off the shoulder black silk dress, certainly not the demure look expected of royalty. That same evening, Charles appeared on an internationally televised program, speaking about their failed marriage, and effectively confessing to having been unfaithful. In fact the controversial dress had been made for Diana by Christina Stambolian three years before, and had not been worn because Diana thought it was too revealing. She had been planning to wear a Valentino dress that night, but protocol was broken and the Press was told ahead of time what she would be wearing, so she made the last minute switch to the Stambolian dress. It certainly caused a stir. (Question provided by windrush)

From Quiz Consumers of a Certain Age

Answer: Coco Chanel

Considered to be an essential component of every women's wardrobe no matter what her age, the "Little Black Dress" or "LBD " is an enduring item in a world known for change and fleeting popularity. Although versions of a black dress had been around for years, given that black was the colour of mourning, it was Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel who made it the staple item in the wardrobes of millions of women. The publication of her design of a simply cut, short black dress in the American version of "Vogue" in 1926 introduced the "LBD" to the world and it has never really left. Today it is still the first choice of millions of women when faced with that awful dilemma - what to wear.

From Quiz Famous Dresses

Answer: Diana, Princess of Wales

The bride was dwarfed by the gown and enormous 25 foot train that followed her down the aisle. Although not the most fashionable of garments (the poufy, crinoline- like skirt that resembled crumpled Kleenex once she alighted from the Glass Coach, and the unflattering overly-large bodice and neckline mimicking a Pierrette costume) this gown set the standard in bridal attire. Or as one designer griped "It set wedding couture back at least ten years."

From Quiz What Makes You Beautiful

Answer: Red hair

Queen Elizabeth I was noted for her flaming red hair, and many people wanted to pay tribute to her by having their hair the same colour. Unfortunately bottles of hair dye weren't yet invented, so they came up with their own recipe to achieve the effect. Used too often, or in the wrong proportions, it certainly kept both the wig makers and undertakers gainfully employed.

From Quiz Going Out in Style

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the key figures in the Indian struggle for independence and became the first Prime Minister of independent India. Nehru commonly sported the achkan or sherwani, a long fitted coat that reached up to the knees. This inspired the Nehru jacket which has a closed mandarin type collar and reaches to the hip of the wearer. Nehru is not known to have actually worn this jacket, however, the garment was marketed using the term 'Nehru jacket' and has been known as such ever since.

From Quiz Llamas in Pyjamas

Answer: The genitalia

This entirely genuine product surely falls into the category of "What on earth were they thinking of?". It was promoted in the first decade of the twentieth century, sold by Sears, and advertisements claimed benefits in combatting exhaustion alongside "impotency, rheumatism, sciatica, lame back, railroad back, insomnia, melancholia, kidney disorder, Bright's disease, dyspepsia, disorders of the liver, female weakness, poor circulation, weak heart action and almost every known disease and weakness". Ralph shares glendathecat's view that the very idea is quite shocking.

From Quiz Oh, How We Dressed...in the 1950s

Answer: Crinoline

We didn't go all the way back and come up with hoops again, but we did love our crinolines. Sometimes, if we had them, we could wear more than one crinoline underskirt, and if they were harmonizing colors, we'd really feel snazzy.

From Quiz Heigh-Ho! It's off to IRON I go!

Answer: Nehru jacket

The Nehru jacket was a hip length, single breasted tailored jacket with a single row of buttons and a mandarin collar which was very popular in the 1960's and early 1970's. The design was based on the traditional achkan or sherwani as worn by Jawaharlal Nehru who was the Prime Minister of India from 1947-1964. The 1960s heralded an exploration of eastern cultures and, after they had visited India, The Beatles began wearing this style of jacket. They were made from a wide range of fabrics including cotton, wool, brocade, vinyl and even sharkskin. Sammy Davis Jnr, who called them his "guru coats", was reputed to have owned over 200 of them and Johnny Carson famously wore an Oleg Cassini designed Nehru jacket on "The Tonight Show". The fad however ended within a few years and Nehru jackets came to symbolize someone who was unsuccessfully trying to be hip and cool. This was immortalised in the 1994 song "Nehru Jacket" by Love Battery about a man in a Nehru jacket and bell bottoms trying, in vain, to get a date. A smile while you iron: "My second favourite household chore is ironing. The first is hitting my head on the top bunk bed till I faint." - Erma Bombeck

From Quiz Fashion Impossible!

Answer: Madonna

In 2010 it was revealed that Jean Paul Gaultier had teamed up with La Perla (lingerie house) to release a new 'cone bra'. Styled on the 1990s Madonna version, this bra was designed for everyday use and although completely impractical, it was said to open up the fashion world to a whole new world of clothing design. Madonna wore the Jean Paul Gaultier designed cone bra/corset on her 'Blond Ambition' tour in the 1990s. Deborah Harry was known for her solo work and with the group Blondie, with her first solo album being released in 1981. Neither Britney Spears or Lady Gaga were active in the early-mid 1990s and both were definitely way too young to go dancing around on stage in their underwear - costume or not!

From Quiz I Wonder What This Button Does?

Answer: Clothing became more fitted

Someone eventually had the idea that a button could be functional as well as ornamental. A little loop of thread soon accompanied the button, helping to keep garments fastened.

From Quiz Don't Wear Socks with Sandals

Answer: A good tailor

Fans of the TLC program 'What Not to Wear' will know that Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, who co-host the show, maintain that a woman can forget diamonds and advice given by her best friend and mother, and should focus instead on finding a good tailor or seamstress. The Gospel of 'What Not to Wear', as preached by London and Kelly, is that the secret to dressing well is simplicity, avoiding fashion fads, and wearing clothes that fit properly, regardless of body shape.

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