Fashion Trivia
Strut your stuff—prove you can talk couture without tripping on your own heels.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which fashion icon serenaded JFK with “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” at his 45th birthday gala at Madison Square Garden in 1962, wearing a sheer, rhinestone-studded gown?
Marilyn Monroe
Designers unveil collections at these glitzy industry shows months ahead so buyers and press can plan trends for the coming what?
Seasons
In 1956, Grace Kelly famously used her Hermès Sac à Dépêches in a Life magazine photo to shield her growing what from paparazzi?
Baby bump
Which art movement most influenced Elsa Schiaparelli’s designs, seen in her 1930s collaborations with Salvador Dalí on the lobster, skeleton, and tear dresses?
Surrealism
Founded in Paris in 1837 by Thierry Hermès, the company originally crafted what for European nobility’s horse-drawn carriages?
Harnesses