Fashion Quiz

Wanganui Chronicle, 23 December 1950, Page 10

Fashion Quiz

(1) Who is the Queen's dressmaker, and also the leader ol the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers? (2) Who is the world famous milliner who designs hats for the Royal Family? (3) Name three well-known Paris couturiers. (4) Who introduced the “New Look” and when? (5) What is the synthetic material that ruined the silk trade? (6) What is the new exaggerated eye make-up called? (7) What do the terms gauge and denier mean to you? (8) To which era do Short skirts, cloche hats, long cigarette holders and shingled hair belong? (9) Is it correct to wear a hat at a cocktail party? ' (10) In which country is the wearing of evening hats in restaurants banned? (with evening dress). (11) What world-famous material is at present having a greater boom than when it was favoured by Queen Victoria in the last century? And from what country does it come? (12) was the original name of a brassiere? (13) What were suspenders originally called? (14) Which of the following materials would not be used for a suit: barathea, hopsack, tweed, chiffon, faille? . (15) Name three or more materials popular for summer dresses. (16) Waistcoats have become very popular lately, especially the embroidered variety. To what period of history do they belong? (17) The sarong is often used nowadays to form the besic design of an evening dress. From which country did it come first? (18) Guess what this name refers to: Is it animal, vegetable or mineral? The “Grafton Poodle?” (19) What is a switch? (20) Name three types of hats for women? (21) What is the world’s most expensive fur? (22) Name three types of hats for men? (23) Which is the latest and most revolutionary type of make-up. It is Pancake, Shiny, or Slik? (24) How many different “looks can you think of that have been introduced over the nast few years? (25) A new synthetic fibre is being manufactured that very closely resembles wool. Do you know what it is made from? (Look on Page 11 for Answers).