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Costume History I > Quiz - April 17th > Flashcards

Quiz - April 17th Flashcards

1
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What is Fortuny known for?

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Tiny Pleating and Hobble Skirt

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Lingerie Dress

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White, frill cotton or linen dress with a lot of decoration.

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3
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Jabots

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Frilly ruffles often placed at the front of the neck (women)

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Bishop Sleeve

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Gathered into the armseye and full below the elbow with fabric puffed or pouched at the wrist.

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5
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Tailor-Made

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Now known as a woman’s suit.

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Tea Gowns

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Soft, less fitted gowns

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Pompadour

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Hairstyle that had hair built high in front and at the sides around the face.

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Picture Hats

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Large brimmed hats.

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Goring

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When a skirt is constructed using a number of panels shaped so that when joined they fit the body over the hips and flare out.

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10
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Knickers

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Drawers

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Hobble Skirt

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A narrow skirt that did not allow for large strides and instead women “hobbled” around.

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Peg-Top Skirts

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Fullness concentrated at the hip then narrowing gradually to the ankles.

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13
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Minaret Tunic

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A wide tunic boned to hold out the skirt in a full circle and worn over the narrowest of hobble skirts.

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14
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Pullovers

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Knitted sweaters that pull over the head.

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15
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Sport Jackets

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Jackets worn as leisure time wear

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16
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Lounge Coat

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British term for a “sack jacket”

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17
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Four-In-Hand Ties

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Today’s standard necktie.

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18
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Ascots

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Ties with wide ends that were worn with one end looped over the other and held in place with a tie pin.

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19
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Top Coats

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Overcoat that ended at the hip.

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20
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Blazer

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Modern sports jacket worn with unmatched trousers.

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21
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Jodhpurs

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A pair of trousers fitted closely around the lower leg and flaring out above the knee.

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22
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Flapper

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Young fashionable woman who seemed free from all of the restraints of the past.

23
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L-85 Regulations

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Guidelines passed that restricted the quantity of cloth that could be used in some clothing.

24
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Sportswear

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Practical, casual dress

25
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Artificial Silk

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A new fibre created from cellulose which did not gain rapid acceptance as it was too lustrous and did not wash well.

26
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Rayon

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An improved version of Artificial Silk

27
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Acetate

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A different manufactured fibre which came into commercial use after WWI.

28
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Hookless Fasteners

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Zipper

29
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Gabriel “Coco” Chanel

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Boxy Chanel Suit

30
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Madeleine Vionnet

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Plain, unadorned, but well-cut gowns.

31
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Bias Cut

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Technique for cutting clothing to utilize the diagonal direction of the cloth.

32
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Elsa Schiaparelli

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One of the first in couture to use zippers. Also known for a matching dress/jacket and skirt/sweater combinations

33
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Haute Couture

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Trade association which represents the French haute couture.

34
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Mainbocher

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American-born designer who worked as a fashion editor. Opened his own couture house.

35
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Claire McCardell

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American-born designer who chiefly designed sportswear and casual clothes, matching separates, and dirndl skirts.

36
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Monastic

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Bias cut, full tent dress which was belted.

37
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Adrian

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American designer who designed for films.

38
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Norman Norell and Pauline Trigère

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Influential America-based designers.

39
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Surrealism

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“Beyond the real”

40
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Art Deco

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Geometric forms which could be derived from artistic expressions.

41
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Panties

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Drawers of Knickers

42
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Cami-knickers, teddies, step-ins

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Combination of the camisole and panties.

43
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Slip

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Slip

44
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Handkerchief Skirts

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Pleated and gathers placed off-center, scalloped hems, godet insets and paneled effects.

45
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Ensembles

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Matching dresses and coats or skirts, overblouses and coats.

46
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Robe de Style

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Evening gown with a bouffant skirt and dropped waistline.

47
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Clutch Coats

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Held shut as they had no fastening.

48
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Bobbed

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Hairstyle

49
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Shingle

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Exceptionally short cut in which the back hair was cut and tapered like that of a man.

50
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Eton Crop

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Style in which hair was exceptionally closely cropped and dressed like that of the men.

51
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Marcel Wave

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Style made from a series of deep waves all over the head.

52
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Bobby Pin

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Bobby pin.

53
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Panty Briefs/Briefs

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Underwear that began to grow shorter in order to fit under active sportswear.

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