Lecture 10

Question 1

1930s French designer known for revitalizing the neoclassical dress

Answer 1

Augustabernard

Question 2

The drape cut or London cut was the new ______

Answer 2

Classicism

Question 3

London tailor known for the Drape cut or London cut

Answer 3

Frederick Scholte

Question 4

Designer who applied the principles of guards uniform to civilian dress (narrow waste, wide shoulders, roomy armholes)

Answer 4

Frederick Scholte

Question 5

Known for wearing the Palm Beach suit, seersucker, shantung, gabardine (not matching jacket and pants)

Answer 5

Prince of Wales

Question 6

Relating to men’s tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.

Answer 6

Sartorial

Question 7

Classic 1930s style men’s hat - becomes the hat of the day

Answer 7

Homburg

Question 8

Drape is the style of the suit and considered a regular _______ suit today

Answer 8

Business

Question 9

Who popularized the 2-tone spectator shoe (also called a correspondence sho)

Answer 9

Fred Astaire

Question 10

What entertainer was known for using scarves and neckties as belts

Answer 10

Fred Astaire

Question 11

What man was known for wearing a sweat band for sports

Answer 11

Fred Perry

Question 12

What style of swimwear was the market leader during the 1930s

Answer 12

The All-in-One by Jantzen

Question 13

The All-in-One went out of style in _____ due to the swim trunks worn in the movie Tarzan

Answer 13

1929

Question 14

What company starting using holidays to market fashion

Answer 14

Jantzen

Question 15

What was the name of the fancy robe and scarf worn by men in the 1930s after coming home from work

Answer 15

The dressing gown with an ascot

Question 16

The ______ interpretation of the London drape was looser and not as fitted rules customized as the European style

Answer 16

American

Question 17

T/F

Sweaters and sweater vests were introduced in the 1930s and used for casual wear for men

Answer 17

True

Question 18

French designer known for her bias cut evening dresses in pale moonlight colors and in 1930 Marquis de Paris won Concour d’ Elegance in a molten silver lame

Answer 18

Augustabernard

Question 19

Name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theater, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the “classical” art and culture of Ancient Greece or Rome

Answer 19

Neo-classicism

Question 20

Did the House of Augustabernard make it through the depression?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Fashion designer did diamond and platinum jewelry with Iribe

Answer 21

Chanel

Question 22

House of _______ closes for 15 due to WWII (except accessory line)

Answer 22

Chanel

Question 23

French designer known for beige sling back shoe with black toecap, cashmere cardigan and plays with menswear separates. Also spaghetti straps on evening gowns

Answer 23

Chanel

Question 24

The simplicity of her designs during the 1930s make them easy to copy in the factory so she is credited with being the designer who had the greatest effect on the early development of American mass production

Answer 24

Chanel

Question 25

Designer who likes to drape full scale on live humans in muslin

Answer 25

Madame Gres

Question 26

This designer trained as a sculptress

Answer 26

Madame Grea

Question 27

This designer name was originally Germaine Emilie Krebs but she was also known as Aliza Barton and Alia

Answer 27

Madame Gres

Question 28

This designer was known for her cut-outs on gowns. Although the skin was part of the design and there was midriff exposure, the style was classical and sophisticated

Answer 28

Madame Gres

Question 29

This designer created the 'weekend wardrobe' of 1935 which consisted of 2 jackets, 2 skirts, and a pair of trousers

Answer 29

Madame Gres

Question 30

This designer's innovations included the wraparound jersey blouse, the riding jacket suit, and the fencing suit

Answer 30

Madame Gres

Question 31

In the 1940s, this designer designed a cotton overall uniform for war workers at the Sperry Gyroscope Corp. that was a forerunner of the jump suit

Answer 31

Madame Gres

Question 32

1st American designer to make clothes of Ultrasuede

Answer 32

Madame Gres

Question 33

British designer who specialized in expensive (bedazzle and bling) and lavish embroideries and designed for the royals

Answer 33

Norman Hartnell

Question 34

Designer who worked for Lucy and Lady Duff-Gordon and did couture, wedding, menswear, and home-wear

Answer 34

Norman Hartnell

Question 35

This designer's heyday was in the 1930s. He used his wife as a model and was president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (Trade Assoc. of High Fashion) in the 1930s

Answer 35

Lucien Lelong

Question 36

Parisian/American couturier designed Wallis Simpson's wardrobe (Wallis Blue), corsets competed with Dior's New Look, and introduced the Victorian motifs of the 1940s

Answer 36

Mainbocher

Question 37

Mother and son designer who draped with the actual fabrics and designs were refined, romantic, and always feminine feeling

Answer 37

Nina Ricci

Question 38

Designer who entered the market as a knit designer and known for her trompe l' oeil prints and sweaters. She was also influenced by the surrealism movement

Answer 38

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 39

Painting that looks 3D but it's not

Answer 39

Trompe l' oeil

Question 40

Designer of the parachute dress

Answer 40

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 41

From the Italian for “to embroider,” is a method of quilting that is also called “stuffed technique.” A puffy, decorative feature; it utilizes at least two layers, the underside of which is slit and padded, producing a raised surface on the fabric

Answer 41

Trampunto

Question 42

Which designer used the trampunto technique

Answer 42

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 43

What designer was known for the skeleton dress

Answer 43

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 44

Designer who worked with Dali and had him paint on her dresses

Answer 44

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 45

Innovative plastic resin of the 1930s

Answer 45

Rhodoid

Question 46

What designer experimented with rhodoid and is credited for "shocking pink"

Answer 46

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 47

This designer was encouraged by Paul Poiret in her early career and was a main rival of Coco Chanel

Answer 47

Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 48

American designer who wrote the book "Fashion is Spinach"

Answer 48

Elizabeth Hawes

Question 49

Elsa Schiaparelli's greatest contribution to fashion is ______

Answer 49

Surrealistic garments

Question 50

Designer known for the rainbow dress

Answer 50

Elizabeth Hawes

Question 51

Designer who didn't sew or cut and was a milliner (person who sells or makes women's hats)

Answer 51

Hattie Carnegie

Question 52

American designer who designed WAC (Women's Army Corp) uniforms in the 1950s

Answer 52

Hattie Carnegie

Question 53

American designer known for elegant suits and tailored silhouettes. Clothed stars of silent movies and was a costume designer on broadway.

Answer 53

Norman Norell

Question 54

Designer who worked with Hattie Carnegie from 1928-1944. Michelle Obama wore this designer

Answer 54

Norman Norell

Question 55

One of the 1st American designers to achieve name recognition and specialize in good quality separates and day to evening looks

Answer 55

Muriel King

Question 56

This designer had unusual methods of using full water color sketches that her tailors and staff would interpret

Answer 56

Muriel King

Question 57

Personal designer for Catherine Hepburn and in the 1940s had RTW designs in department stores

Answer 57

Muriel King

Question 58

Designer recognized by Dorothy Shaver at Lord and Taylor and one of the inventors of American sportswear

Answer 58

Clare Potter

Question 59

In the 1930s, _____ and _____ in RTW sets America apart from the fashion in other parts of the world

Answer 59

Sportswear and Separates