History of Clothing

What was the main textile that has been preserved from ancient Egyptian fashion?

• linen
• silk
• cotton

What are sumptuary dress laws?

• laws controlling who made clothes
• laws for controlling modesty in dress
• laws that tried to control spending on clothes or fashions

Fashion in the 18^th and 19^th century was impacted by? 

• Industrial revolution, it gave birth to the middle class.
• Dressmakers and tailors, they created more custom clothes for the middle class. 
• Growth of the couture fashion market.
• Royalty 

An example of how fashion reflects social change is? 

• A woman wearing constraining garments was a characteristic of their restricted life-styles and obedient to their husbands and fathers. 
• Dressmakers and tailors creating dresses for women. 
• Growth of the couture fashion market. 
• Materials imported from other countries. 

Give an example of how fashion reflects political history? 

• Dressmakers and tailors creating dresses for women. 
• Growth of the couture fashion market. 
• Materials imported from other countries
• Designers currently using fashion as a medium for raising political awareness and promoting environmentalism.

The growth of the garment industry encouraged the growth of unionism by?

• Workers being pleased by factories wonderful working conditions. 
• Clothing being made outside of this country. 
• Garment workers banning together in protest against horrible working condition in sweatshops. 
• Children banning together to form unions. 

What change in women’s status influenced fashion in the twentieth century? 

• Women gained the right to vote and enter the workforce.
• Suburban life-style and family life. 
• Growth of middle class. 
• Baby boom. 

Art of dress making known as ________?

• Dressmaker
• Tailor
• Seamstress
• Couture

A ______ comes fast and last a short period of time

• Trend
• Fad
• Couture fashion 
• Trendsetting 

A ________, on the other hand, has the potential of becoming a long-term influence on fashion.

• Trend
• Fad
• Couture fashion 
• Trendsetting