What does a gentleman wear to a black tie event? To a white tie event?
If your suit has a ticket pocket, in what country was it probably tailored?
How did bell bottoms originate?
By what famous tennis player's name are those polo shirts with little alligators on them known?
Did you ever notice how only men's clothing is sized using actual body measurements? What measurements would a gentleman use to buy, off the rack, a dress shirt? A sport jacket? A pair of trousers?
When was the bra invented? (credit given for correct answer within 10 years)
"Women are right on; men are left over." What relevance does this have to certain items in your wardrobe?
What are some of your favorite colors from the Victoria's Secret catalogue? Please name at least three. (No credit for anything found in a new box of Crayola)
Give one hard and fast rule of fashion.
Why do you think it is that by the 24th century the Ferengi are the only species in the universe to have a fashion sense?
Place the pictures on the next three pages in the correct historical period. Sometimes two pictures are meant to be considered together. Use the answer sheet below as a guide. Choose from the following periods (one picture of set of pictures per period).
Place the pictures on the next four pages in the correct decade in the 20th century. Sometimes two pictures are meant to be considered together. Use the answer sheet below as a guide. Choose from 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, etc. up to and including the 1990s.
Identify these fabrics:
(NOTE: Twelve swatches of fabrics were stapled to the next two pages. Fabric swatches are not currently available on this archive, and unless the internet changes radically, may not be for a long time to come.)