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Quiz about Fashion Designers  Past  Present
Quiz about Fashion Designers  Past  Present

Fashion Designers - Past & Present Quiz


This quiz is all about fashion designers from the 1970s to 2010s. It's quite beneficial if you have a basic understanding of fashion designers. Are you ready to take the challenge?

A multiple-choice quiz by jess1506. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jess1506
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
356,628
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which famous female designer is renowned for designing her signature wrap dresses? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. John Galliano was fired after making an anti-Semitic remark in 2011. What company was he working for as head designer at the time? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which one of these fashion designers is Australian? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which very chic fashion designer once famously said, "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which fashion designer, famous for his rock and punk-inspired creations, committed suicide days after his mother died? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Paul McCartney's daughter is an accomplished fashion designer. You know her last name, but what's her first name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Elizabeth Hurley infamously wore a black dress held together by safety pins. What Italian fashion brand was the dress created by? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. For fifteen years (1997-2012), who was the creative director for Italian label Balenciaga? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What are the names behind the Australian design duo Sass & Bide? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What brand is most famous for its monogram print, especially on its bags? Hint



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1. Which famous female designer is renowned for designing her signature wrap dresses?

Answer: Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg created her now-famous jersey wrap dress in 1974, and is so iconic to the world of fashion, that it is featured at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2. John Galliano was fired after making an anti-Semitic remark in 2011. What company was he working for as head designer at the time?

Answer: Dior

The remarks about Hitler that were made by British-born Galliano were caught on camera and published on various websites, spinning the fashion world into a frenzy. On March 1 2011, Dior released a statement saying that they had sacked Galliano after the incident.
3. Which one of these fashion designers is Australian?

Answer: Akira Isogawa

Akira Isogawa is the only Australian fashion designer out of these four. Born in Japan, he moved to Australia in the '80s to pursue his career. Karen Walker is from New Zealand, Henry Holland is from the UK, and Dries van Noten is from Belgium.
4. Which very chic fashion designer once famously said, "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous"?

Answer: Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel is most famous for being the founder of Chanel, the brand that pioneered black and white and pearl necklaces. Coco always put an emphasis on looks and style whenever she spoke.
5. Which fashion designer, famous for his rock and punk-inspired creations, committed suicide days after his mother died?

Answer: Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen was the founder and designer of his eponymous label. McQueen committed suicide nine days after his mother passed away from cancer. McQueen is perhaps most famous for his Armadillo shoes-- twelve inches tall shoes with one of the irregular-looking shapes ever seen in the fashion world.
6. Paul McCartney's daughter is an accomplished fashion designer. You know her last name, but what's her first name?

Answer: Stella

Stella McCartney, born in 1971, is the daughter of Paul and Linda McCartney. Stella is a well-known animal rights activist, and this is reflected in her fashion designs; she never uses fur or leather in any of her designs, but uses wool and silk.
7. Elizabeth Hurley infamously wore a black dress held together by safety pins. What Italian fashion brand was the dress created by?

Answer: Versace

Liz Hurley accompanied Hugh Grant to the 1994 premiere of Four Weddings & A Funeral, wearing a black low-cut dress held together by oversized gold safety pins. Liz Hurley hit back at critics about the dress and said, "Unlike many other designers, Versace designs clothes to celebrate the female form rather than eliminate it".
8. For fifteen years (1997-2012), who was the creative director for Italian label Balenciaga?

Answer: Nicolas Ghesquière

In November 2012, Nicolas Ghesquière left Balenciaga after fifteen years at the fashion house, so Alexander Wang of his label with the same name took up the role. Cristóbal Balenciaga was the founder of the label and Olivier Theyskens is the artistic director of fashion label Theory.
9. What are the names behind the Australian design duo Sass & Bide?

Answer: Sarah Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton

Sarah Jane Clarke & Heidi Middleton are better known as the designers of Sass & Bide (founded in 1999) which is, without a doubt, famous for its top-quality jeans. After being thoroughly impressed with their designs, actress Sarah Jessica Parker commissioned the duo to create one-off garments for Sex & the City.
10. What brand is most famous for its monogram print, especially on its bags?

Answer: Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is most famous for its printed products, which features the initials LV. It is well known in modern culture, and because of it, many counterfeits are produced to imitate the real thing. An interesting fact is that these prints account for 18% of fake accessories seized in the European Union.
Source: Author jess1506

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