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History of Fashion

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What became a trend in women’s fashion in the 1920s?

a)

Lots of layered pearl necklaces

b)

Shorter dresses with dropped waists

c)

Pleated A-line skirts

d)

Jackets with cinched waists

2.

Who inspired women to wear layered pearl necklaces in the 1930s?

a)

Giorgio Armani

b)

Louis Vuitton

c)

Coco Chanel

d)

Donatella Versace

3.

What did Dior's New Look consist of?

a)

Skinny jeans with lots of rips and rolled up ends

b)

Decorated wrap dresses with a full skirt

c)

Plaid shirts and torn jeans

d)

A full skirt just below the knees and a jacket with a cinched waist

4.

What were hippies wearing in the 1960s?

a)

Blazers with padded shoulders

b)

Tie-dyed shirts

c)

High heels

d)

A full suit

5.

Why did women start to wear jackets and dresses with padded shoulders in the 1980s?

a)

They wanted to look powerful in offices to compete with men

b)

The padding added an extra layer of warmth to their clothes

c)

These types of clothes were the only ones available

d)

So that they could lean their head on their shoulders and nap

6.

Plaid shirts and ripped jeans were part of what style, popularized by Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the 1990s?

a)

Boho

b)

Chic

c)

Classic

d)

Grunge

7.

What is it called with the artist creates a stencil, puts it on a frame, then ink is added, and its put onto a material?

a)

Engraving

b)

Computer generated illustration

c)

Silk-screened

d)

Hand-drawing

8.

What is it called when the artist uses software to make new designs or create illustrations?

a)

Computer generated illustration

b)

Mixed-media illustrations

c)

Engraving

d)

Silk screened

9.

In which technique does the artist use pencil, pastel, paint, or ink to create images on paper?

a)

Mixed-media illustrations

b)

Engraving

c)

Silk screened

d)

Hand-drawing

10.

The artist creates a picture in a metal plate with a carving tool, rolls ink onto the plate, and presses it onto paper.

a)

Engraving

b)

Computer generated illustration

c)

Mixed-media illustrations

d)

Hand-drawing

11.

When and where did marine merchants and traders expand textile markets and distribute textiles between Asia and Europe?

a)

A) India & China, 1000-1400

b)

B) England, 1960-present

c)

C) Italy (Genoa & Venice), 1400-1600

d)

D) Atlantic East Coast American Colonies & the Caribbean, 1700-1800

12.

When and where did North American colonists produce cotton for Europe?

a)

A) India & China, 1000-1400

b)

B) England, 1960-present

c)

C) Paris, 1800-1950

d)

D) Atlantic East Coast American Colonies & the Caribbean, 1700-1800

13.

When and where did haute couture designers, such as Paul Poiret and Charles Frederick Worth, establish fashion houses?

a)

India & China, 1000-1400

b)

Italy (Genoa & Venice), 1400-1600

c)

Paris, 1800-1950

d)

Spain & France, 1600-1700

14.

When and where did royal courts create fashion labour rules and laws?

a)

Atlantic East Coast American Colonies & the Caribbean, 1700-1800

b)

Italy (Genoa & Venice), 1400-1600

c)

Paris, 1800-1950

d)

Spain & France, 1600-1700