Answer: Nothing
Kilts originated in the Scottish Highlands centuries ago, becoming traditional ceremonial garb as well as formal attire. It would not have been uncommon to see competitors at Highland games tournaments wearing these, nor would they have been out of place for avid bagpipers and Highland dancers. Kilts are almost always pleated and while they don't need to, they most often bear a tartan print. The scandalous part of these often-male items of clothing is that they are traditionally worn with nothing underneath. The jury is out as to whether or not it's good and decent to opt out of underwear, but it really does come down to preference and, in the case of some, stubborn traditionalism.
From Quiz: Don't Remove Your Kilt!
Answer: Tank suit
The style of the one piece swimming costume for women and girls evolved over the years from the neck to ankles costumes of the 1800s to the skin tight, barely-covering-the-essentials ones we are so familiar with today. Originally called a tank suit when it was introduced, the immediate predecessor of today's one piece was introduced by Australian swimming sensation, Annette Kellerman, in the early 1900s. Because swimming pools were originally known as swimming tanks, this early one piece was accordingly known as a tank suit. Sleeveless, collarless, cut to only one or two inches below the neck, and with a leg length that finished eight inches above the knee, this swimsuit, when worn by Annette in the USA, saw her arrested in Boston for indecent exposure, the scandalous floosie.
From Quiz: Styles of Swimwear
Answer: Bloomers
Named after the early American feminist, Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) - who famously said "When you find a burden in belief or apparel, cast it off" - bloomers were comfortable voluminous underpants which started at the waist and went down to the knees. They were either tied by waist string (drawers) or elastic and were essentially shortened versions of the pantalettes worn by women in the early-to-mid-19th century. Bloomers became popular in the late 19th century and continued to be worn throughout much of the 20th century.
From Quiz: Chest of Drawers
Answer: Francis I
Francis I Henry VIII met on the "Field of Cloth and Gold" in 1520. Henry and Francis both used the opportunity to display heir wealth. Buttons were popular in the Tudor Court also and were often used on detachable sleeves and panels.
From Quiz: Cute as a Button
Answer: Flax
Flax is considered the oldest of natural fibers. Linen which is made from flax was one of the most used cloths for the burial shrouds of Egyptian Pharaohs.
There are seven stages in the production of linen which are: planting of the flax seed, harvesting the flax plant after it has turned brown, retting the plant (soaking it in water to loosen the fibers, can be soaked in ponds), beating the fibers which separates them, scutching which is a scraping of the fibers, spinning, and then weaving.
From Quiz: A Material World
Answer: Gabrielle ("Coco") Chanel
Coco Chanel was one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century. Coming to prominence in France in the years surrounding WWI, Chanel's designs were credited with influencing the movement that freed women from the restrictive corsets, voluminous skirts, and stiff/heavy fabrics of turn-of-the-century fashion. In 1926 one of her simple black sheath dresses was touted by "Vogue" Magazine as a "uniform for all women of taste." The other listed designers, icons all, have/had their own versions of the LBD, but Chanel is credited with getting the party started.
From Quiz: Beyond the Little Black Dress (LBD)
Answer: It is the name of a town and country club.
The US term "tuxedo" refers to what the English call a "Dinner Jacket". Apparently, some American members of the Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo NY, brought the style over from England, and it caught on in the US under the name "tuxedo".
From Quiz: My Rented Tux
Answer: Sewing machine
While Elias Howe was not the first person to come up with an idea for a workable sewing machine, he did develop a model in 1846 that is pretty much the same as the machines still in home use today. It used a needle with an eye at the tip which formed a lock stitch with a thread feed operating below the fabric being passed through. He was forced to defend the patent when Isaac Singer copied it and began marketing machines. Perhaps it was the need to focus his efforts on the sewing machine that diverted his attention from the potential of the zipper.
From Quiz: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Answer: Was first worn at Tuxedo Park, New York
The tuxedo was first seen at the Autumn Ball in Tuxedo Park, New York in 1889 being sported by Pierre Lorillard IV, a local blue-blood. The suit style was an instant hit and a new style of men's dress suit was born. Although styles vary, a tuxedo is usually black and worn with a white dress shirt, black dress shoes and a broad sash called a cummerbund.
From Quiz: That Suits Me Just Fine
Answer: casually - on the feet
Babouches are light-weight, heelless slippers. They are comfortable but, like most slippers, they don't give your feet much support.
From Quiz: How Do They Wear Them?
Answer: Temple garments
Temple garments are two-piece for both men and women. They cover from just above the knee to the waist and from the shoulder to the waist. They are short- sleeved. They are usually white in color and have sacred symbols embroidered on them. If necessary, due to military needs, sand-colored garments may be purchased. T-shirts of other military colors may be submitted for the symbolic markings to be added. The garments are to be worn day and night and may only be removed for certain activities (ie. swimming).
From Quiz: The Bare Necessities
Answer: Waistcoat
A vest can be many different garments, but in this case, the vest, or waistcoat, is the undergarment of a three-piece suit. Typically, a three-piece suit is worn to formal affairs, usually with a dress shirt and tie to go with it. Usually the three pieces are identical in fabric and design. The most common way to wear a three-piece suit is with the vest/waistcoat buttoned, except the bottom one or two buttons, and the suit jacket/overcoat to be unbuttoned.
From Quiz: It Was the Vest of Times
Answer: lifted the breasts right out of the woman's clothes
From Quiz: History Of The Bra
Answer: Toga
The toga was really only popular in Rome for a short time since the bulky, full-body outfit, draped around and barely secured, was quickly surpassed by the pallium as the go-to in a Roman wardrobe. That said, the toga remained in fashion for lower classes due to its simplicity, even if it was a bit less comfortable (especially over other clothing). The toga was typically male garb; women wore stolas. That said, togas were also worn by less respectable women, especially those engaged in sex trades. It didn't stop the toga from becoming popular at college parties in the twentieth century though, and while even Roman citizens wore a layer underneath, the toga has since become scandalous for being loose-fitting and often unaccompanied.
From Quiz: Don't Remove Your Kilt!
Answer: The Vatican
Based in Rome, but as a separate entity, the Vatican is the "headquarters" for the Roman Catholic religion world wide, and the Pope, at its head, is looked upon as the successor of Saint Peter. The bikini, or two piece, as it was also known, was designed in 1946, by a French engineer of all people. That was one Louis Reard and, because the atom bomb was big in the news at the time, with further tests being carried out on the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, Reard decided to name his shocking new swimsuit design after that unfortunate location. It almost created the same amount of shock waves as the bomb, when revealed to the world, and in many countries around the world, it was banned from all public swimming venues, including beaches and pools. The Vatican took this one step further and declared the bikini to be sinful. Seriously, when looking at an image of Reard's design, it really was shocking for the times, particularly the bottom half - what there was of it. Another French designer, Jacques Heim, also came up with a similar design for the bikini in 1946. He named his design "the atome" and advertised it as "the world's smallest bathing suit", but it modestly covered the navel.
Reard couldn't find models anywhere who were prepared to strut down the catwalk in his designs. He had to resort to hiring a nude dancer, Micheline Bernardini, from the Casino de Paris in France for the job. Shortly after she revealed his shocking new design to the world, she was swamped with more than 50,000 fan letters - most of which were from men. Over the years since then, nuclear devices have become more and more powerful, while the size of the bikini has become less and less, so there's some sort of negative correlation happening there.
From Quiz: Styles of Swimwear
Answer: Corset
Just about the only place you will see a corset being sold these days is in an establishment catering for therapeutic appliances - and maybe a kinky shop, but I wouldn't really know about that. No doubt a medically designed corset can ease the pain of a bad back, but the type of corset my grandmother wore for 'fashion' actually gave her a bad back!
From Quiz: Chest of Drawers
Answer: Puritans
The elaborate English clothes made from silks and satins were thought to be wasteful. The Puritans believed the unnecessary bows, buttons, lace, buckles etc. were vain. They adopted their own simple and useful style tying garments rather than using the fashionable buttons.
From Quiz: Cute as a Button
Answer: Rayon
Cotton and linen are not quite as absorbent as rayon. This characteristic of rayon, enables it to absorb dyes more easily allowing it to produce deeper and richer colors. There are two types of rayon, viscose and cuprammonium. Viscose rayon, uses sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide in its
manufacture. Copper and Ammonia are the chemicals used in cuprammonium rayon.
From Quiz: A Material World
Answer: cashmere
Cashmere fiber is obtained from the fine undercoat of neck hair of Cashmere and certain other goats. The most effective method for obtaining it is by hand-combing the animals during their moulting season. Because this process is labor-intensive, the moulting seasons limited, and the amount of fiber collected from an individual animal is small, the fiber can be quite expensive. However, the resulting yarn is rightly valued as strong, soft, light, and as an excellent insulator. When properly maintained, cashmere garments can last for many years. China leads the world in cashmere harvesting, although the fiber is also produced in many other places throughout the globe. Of the alternatives listed, silk and linen are both natural fibers used for sweaters, but are not as popular as cashmere. Nylon, of course, is not a natural fiber.
From Quiz: Beyond the Little Black Dress (LBD)
Answer: Shoes
Judson's device was a slightly more complex mechanism than that of Howe, and the chosen application was as a way to close shoes. In conjunction with Lewis Walker, Judson set up the Universal Fastener Company, later to be known as the Automatic Hook and Eye Company, and the Hookless Fastener Company, becoming Talon Zipper before going bankrupt in 1978.
From Quiz: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Answer: Underwater diving
A dry-suit is a form fitting neoprene or rubber suit used for thermal protection while diving underwater. It is usually used in place of a wetsuit when diving in cold or deep water, or for longer periods of time. These waterproof suits must be inflated or deflated while in the water depending on the depth of the diver. When diving in very frigid waters an one piece thermal under-suit is worn to provide even more thermal protection. Dry suits first came out in the 1930s and their safety designs have increased rapidly.
From Quiz: That Suits Me Just Fine
Answer: placing it squarely on their heads
This item is a small, stiff clerical cap. The colours vary according to the rank of the wearer. - Priests wear a black one, bishops a purple one and cardinals a red one.
From Quiz: How Do They Wear Them?
Answer: Victoria's Secret
Roy Raymond started Victoria's Secret in 1977. Based in San Francisco, the idea came about due to Mr. Raymond's discomfort in buying his wife's lingerie in department stores. After 5 years of operation, Mr. Raymond decided to sell the company to "The Limited". Unfortunately, Mr. Raymond's next business venture was not a success and he ended his life in 1993 by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. In 2007, a star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It represents the Victoria's Secret Angels and was the first trademark awarded a star.
From Quiz: The Bare Necessities
Answer: Singlet
Vests/undershirts/singlets are shirts typically worn under the clothes (thus the "undershirt" in the US and Canada). They are used to provide extra warmth, or to prevent perspiration from showing through, among many other reasons.
From Quiz: It Was the Vest of Times
Answer: Spring
During the winter is when the goats need their coat the most of all, to protect them from the harsh mountain temperatures. So like most mammals, they get rid of that extra warmth during the spring to prepare for summer.
From Quiz: It's All About Cashmere!
Answer: pockets
There were two pockets of fabric with two straps that went over the shoulders. They were attached by a hook-and-eye fastener.
From Quiz: History Of The Bra
Answer: The Puritans
The Puritans, who sought religious and societal reform during the seventeenth century in both England and what would inevitably become the United States of America, believed that clothing should be worn with severe modesty to ensure people were left unattracted to others' bodies. Typical womens' dresses would extend to the ground and any exposed skin would be covered by a layer. Clothing was dark and dull and made both because the circumstances were less than reasonable for exquisite garments and because it was intentional; it was all meant to be a counterpoint to political and religious activities of the time. The same ideologies were brought along for the colonization of the New World, which is why you would see these clothes on the pilgrims.
From Quiz: Don't Remove Your Kilt!
Answer: Surf Trunks
The name of boardshorts, rather unsurprisingly, had its origin in aquatic sports that use a board. Surf trunks quickly evolved in boardshorts as a result, but were occasionally referred to as jams as well, or boardies in Australia. Just to be different, the South Africans also referred to them as baggies - and they are certainly that. Any bigger or longer today and they may as well wear a woman's ankle length skirt to do the job. One rather comical fact associated with boardshorts is known as their double fail-safe that prevents surfers losing them during a wipeout. This, unlike the elasticised waist of ordinary swimmers, has a rigid waistband which is then reinforced with a lace up tie at the front. How ironic that the male modesty is so preserved, while the female one-step-removed-from-total-nudity today is so blatantly encouraged.
Boardshorts often come with a velcro closing fly as well. The following snippet of information may make most men wince. However, because most boardshorts are worn without underpants underneath, this creates the real problems of having one's public hair entangled in the Velcro. Velcro clings onto whatever is attached to it like grim death, so the experience can be quite painful. Never fear, lads, some boardshort manufacturers have recently come up with the neoprene fly instead. That leaves the male adornment safely intact. These manufacturers have also come up with the idea of using glue rather than sewn seams for the joins of the boardies, because the inside seam areas can rub against the skin. Finally, and perhaps the most clever design of all, boardshorts also come with a small pocket - sealed with Velcro - to enable swimmers and surfers to safely hold their car or house keys.
From Quiz: Styles of Swimwear
Answer: on their hats
The cone shaped hats with narrow brims turned up were worn by officials displayed precious or semi-precious gems. They were ruby worn by the highest ranks, followed by coral, sapphire, lapis lazuli and crystal.
From Quiz: Cute as a Button
Answer: Flannel
Because of its wool content, flannel is most often chosen to make clothing for cold weather activities as well as for warmth and comfort in bedding and sleepwear. Flannel is also associated with Grunge Bands such as Stone Temple, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam, as you may have seen, some of these band members are known for wearing flannel shirts.
From Quiz: A Material World
Answer: wear it around my midriff
The word cummerbund comes to English from a Persian phrase meaning waist band.
Cummerbunds themselves can be worn instead of vests (waistcoats).
From Quiz: My Rented Tux
Answer: Gideon Sundback
Gideon Sundback was the chief engineer for the Universal Fastener Company when he modified the Clasp Lock into the modern zipper. His design featured a sliding device that meshes and unmeshes two rows of teeth with which we are familiar. He also increased the number of teeth per inch, providing a more secure fastening than had been the case for previous designs.
From Quiz: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Answer: flung casually round the neck and shoulders
A boa is a long, serpent-like scarf of fur, feathers or any other fluffed-up material. They are usually brightly coloured.
Some people have been known to wear the other type of boa (the snake)! However, most of us don't think of it as an accessory, do we? I certainly don't!
From Quiz: How Do They Wear Them?
Answer: Long johns/handles
Long johns are made from two-ply fabric. They are two-piece. The bottoms go from the waist to the ankle and the tops have long sleeves. Originally they were only available in white and were primarily made for men. Today they come in various patterns and colors and are available for women and children as well.
From Quiz: The Bare Necessities
Answer: Dehairing
In China and Mongolia, the down is removed by hand with a coarse comb. In Iran, Afghanistan, New Zealand, and Australia the goats are sheared.
From Quiz: It's All About Cashmere!
Answer: Bikini
So controversial was the two-piece bikini that when created in Paris in the late 1940s, it was very slow to take off because it pushed the envelope too far, revealing the midriff. It wasn't until famous actresses wore the revealing outfits in magazines and movies that its popularity took off, becoming one of the few standards for modern women's swimwear over time. The bikini, despite being quite modern and quite progressive, has faced criticism internationally since it was introduced, especially in countries known for harsh views on the female body. It's because of this that different variations (including the tankini and burkini) were invented.
From Quiz: Don't Remove Your Kilt!
Answer: Microkini
Forgive me for saying so, but it's my opinion that this style of swimwear is disgusting. It is described as keeping "... the wearer just within legal limits of decency and fill(s) a niche between nudism and conservative swimwear". To be honest, nudity would be preferable to this extremely suggestive swimwear. There are levels of exposure to this fashion, but taken to its extreme limit, and believe me, that is the case with those determined to expose themselves, this fashion is basically only straps that only just manage to cover the genital area and points of the breast - on a good day.
From Quiz: Styles of Swimwear
Answer: Bodice
Bodices were worn on the chest and were vaguely similar to a corset but their purpose was not so much to constrict ample bosoms but to keep them warm, offer a bit of support and act as a modesty barrier between the flesh and a blouse. They came sleeved or sleeveless, and because women needed to be able to breast-feed while wearing them they buttoned up in the front.
From Quiz: Chest of Drawers
Answer: E. I. duPont de Nemours
Commonly touted as the most used man-made fibers in the United States, polyester was first produced in the United States by the E. I. duPont de Nemours Company in 1953. Pure polyester products are most often less expensive than those made from synthetic polyester. Two of the best properties of polyester in its pure state is that it is very wrinkle and stain resistant.
From Quiz: A Material World
Answer: Rubber boots
B. F. Goodrich was in the business of making rubber products, and they decided to market a new boot with a zip fastening rather than using buckles, buttons or laces. The name zipper was intended to convey the speed and ease with which the new boots could be fastened compared to other methods.
From Quiz: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
