Does It Come In Red? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Patsy Brown

Dennis Brown launched Junior Drake in 1994 in honor of his mother, Patsy. Junior Drake was Patsy's stage name. Images of Patsy herself line each handbag. The company's slogan is "It's not the bag, it's the girl."

Answer: Hubert de Givenchy

Hubert de Givenchy was born into wealth in Beauvais, France in 1927. He became the main designer for actress Audrey Hepburn in the early 1950s. He also designed fashions for Jackie Kennedy. The dress in which she attended the funeral of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was a Givenchy dress flown in from Paris. In 1988, he sold his company to Moet Hennessey-Louis Vuitton.

Answer: Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in Saumur, France in 1883. As a child she learned to sew at the Roman Catholic Monastery of Aubazine orphanage where she was placed after her mother died and her father abandoned the family. Coco began her career by designing fancy hats for women. Later she designed clothes for the wealthy. In 1957, she won the "Neiman Marcus Fashion Award."

Answer: Vera Wang

Vera Wang was born in New York City in 1949. Her parents were originally from Shanghai, China. She trained as a figure skater before turning to fashion and became senior fashion editor of "Vogue", a position she held for sixteen years. In addition to her line of clothes and wedding dresses, Vera has designed costumes for Olympic figure skaters.

She has also branched out into other areas such as jewelery and fragrances.

Answer: Gwen Stefani

Born in California in 1969, Gwen Stefani is the lead singer for the group "No Doubt." Her L.A.M.B. line is still going strong. She launched her Harajuku Lovers line in 2005. The label L.A.M.B. is an acronym for love.angel.music.baby.

Answer: Alexander McQueen

Born Lee Alexander McQueen in London, England, Alexander McQueen won the "British Designer of the Year" award four times. He was known for his extravagant runway shows. Singers such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Bjork have all appeared in Alexander McQueen designs.

Answer: Shoshanna Lonstein (Gruss)

Now married to Joshua Gruss, an investment analyst, Shoshanna Lonstein began her clothing line in 1998. Her designs reflect the individual body types of women. She began designing clothes for children after the birth of her daughter in 2005.

Answer: Mary Quant

Mary Quant has been credited with creating the mini-skirt, although there are some who disagree. But Mary did indeed make the mini-skirt famous. Quant began designing her own clothing line when she became aware that other designers were not creating styles that appealed to her. During the 1960s, London was swinging and the mod look became a worldwide sensation.

A lover of color, Mary used it to its full extent in 1983 when she began designing household furnishings under her label "Mary Quant at Home."

Answer: Donatella Versace

Donatella Versace was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy in 1955. After her brother died, Donatella's daughter, Allegra, inherited 50% of the stock in her uncle's company, the Versace Group. Donatella became quite popular in 2000 when she designed the Versace Green Dress worn by Jennifer Lopez to the Grammy Awards that year.

Answer: Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs began studying design at the Parsons the New School for Design in New York City. He took over the Perry Ellis label after his studies at Parsons. Marc designs in all areas of fashion for women, men and children. He has not only created his successful Marc Jacobs line but has two other design labels: Marc by Marc Jacobs and Marc Jacobs Mouse.