🌟 Fashion & Red Carpet Trivia Questions & Answers
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30 Fashion & Red Carpet trivia questions
Q1. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held its very first runway event in 1995 in which city?
Answer: New York City
💡 It was held at the Plaza Hotel, years before it became the network-television spectacle fans remember.
Q2. Born Lesley Hornby, which British model was dubbed 'The Face of '66' and fashion's first supermodel?
Answer: Twiggy
💡 She was only 16 when a hairstylist's new haircut launched her into overnight fame.
Q3. New York, London, Milan, and Paris make up fashion's so-called what?
Answer: The Big Four
💡 Each city runs its own week-long showcase, together forming the global fashion calendar.
Q4. Which designer created Marilyn Monroe's billowing white halter dress from The Seven Year Itch?
Answer: William Travilla
💡 The dress later sold at auction for $4.6 million after actress Debbie Reynolds had bought it decades earlier for just $200.
Q5. What publicist founded the Met Gala back in 1948 as a midnight fundraiser dinner?
Answer: Eleanor Lambert
💡 The first ticket cost just $50 and the event was held at the Waldorf Astoria.
Q6. Which longtime Vogue editor has chaired the Met Gala nearly every year since 1995?
Answer: Anna Wintour
💡 The Costume Institute's exhibition space itself is officially named the Anna Wintour Costume Center.
Q7. Audrey Hepburn's lifelong style partner led which French fashion house throughout her career?
Answer: Givenchy
💡 The two met in 1953 and remained close friends for the rest of Hepburn's life, with him calling her his muse.
Q8. What's the nickname for the off-shoulder black gown Princess Diana wore to a 1994 gallery dinner?
Answer: The revenge dress
💡 Diana had actually owned the dress by designer Christina Stambolian for three years before finally wearing it out.
Q9. Whose plunging green Versace gown at the 2000 Grammys inspired the creation of Google Images?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
💡 Images of the dress were downloaded nearly 643,000 times in 24 hours after the show.
Q10. Which celebrity stylist teamed up with Zendaya for over a decade of eye-catching red carpet looks?
Answer: Law Roach
💡 Roach has described their creative partnership by comparing it to a legendary basketball duo, saying 'we don't miss.'
Q11. At the 2018 Met Gala's Catholic-themed exhibit, which pop star co-chair wore a mitre hat?
Answer: Rihanna
💡 Her look riffed on a Dior ensemble from the exhibit designed decades earlier by John Galliano.
Q12. In 1926, what simple Coco Chanel design did Vogue dub the 'Ford of Fashion' for being practical?
Answer: The little black dress
💡 The comparison meant it was as practical and accessible as Henry Ford's mass-produced Model T car.
Q13. Christian Dior's cinched-waist, full-skirt 1947 debut collection is nicknamed what?
Answer: The New Look
💡 Dior's cinched waists and dramatic skirts used yards of fabric just after wartime rationing.
Q14. Hermès created the Birkin bag in 1984 after a chance seat next to which actress?
Answer: Jane Birkin
💡 The story goes her overstuffed straw basket spilled onto the Hermès exec beside her.
Q15. In 2018, Virgil Abloh became the first Black artistic director at which fashion house?
Answer: Louis Vuitton
💡 He debuted his menswear collection at Paris's Palais-Royal gardens that same year.
Q16. What designer made Bjork's unforgettable swan-shaped gown at the 2001 Oscars?
Answer: Marjan Pejoski
💡 Bjork even mimicked laying an egg on the red carpet while wearing it.
Q17. Which costume designer created Cher's feathered showgirl look at the 1986 Oscars?
Answer: Bob Mackie
💡 Cher said she wanted the look to be 'so over-the-top that it's next week.'
Q18. What nickname stuck to the fashion critic who launched an annual 'Worst Dressed' list back in 1960?
Answer: Mr. Blackwell
💡 His very first list in 1960 named Brigitte Bardot and Lucille Ball.
Q19. Which designer's safety-pin gown, worn by Elizabeth Hurley at a 1994 premiere, made her a star?
Answer: Gianni Versace
💡 Hurley had reportedly been turned down by several fashion houses before Versace, whom she knew through Elton John, agreed to lend it.
Q20. The Met Gala's 2013 theme paired 'Couture' with what rebellious music and fashion movement?
Answer: Punk
💡 The full title was 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture,' exploring punk's DIY spirit versus haute couture's made-to-measure craft.
Q21. What religious theme did the 2018 Met Gala pair with 'Fashion and the Catholic Imagination'?
Answer: Heavenly Bodies
💡 The Vatican loaned over 40 items for the exhibit, including a pair of Pope John Paul II's red shoes.
Q22. London Fashion Week held its debut show in 1984, in what unusual venue?
Answer: A car park
💡 It was staged in the car park of the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington.
Q23. Which comedian popularized asking stars 'who are you wearing' back in 1994?
Answer: Joan Rivers
💡 She debuted the now-iconic line while covering the Golden Globes red carpet for E!.
Q24. Pantone has named an annual 'Color of the Year' since which year?
Answer: 2000
💡 Its first-ever pick was a soothing shade called Cerulean Blue.
Q25. Yves Saint Laurent's 1966 tuxedo suit for women carried what French nickname?
Answer: Le Smoking
💡 He sold just one that season, but its ready-to-wear version became a huge hit.
Q26. Which Prada family member founded the brand as a Milan leather shop in 1913?
Answer: Mario Prada
💡 He ran it with his brother Martino, first selling steamer trunks and travel cases.
Q27. In 1988, Naomi Campbell became the first Black model to appear on which cover?
Answer: French Vogue
💡 Designer Yves Saint Laurent reportedly threatened to pull his ads until she got the cover.
Q28. Jimmy Choo the shoe brand was co-founded in 1996 with which Vogue editor?
Answer: Tamara Mellon
💡 Her own father put up a £150,000 investment to help launch the brand.
Q29. Karl Lagerfeld took over as Chanel's creative director in what year?
Answer: 1983
💡 Chanel was considered a near-dead brand a decade after its founder's death when he arrived.
Q30. Tom Ford took over as Gucci's creative director in what year, reviving the brand?
Answer: 1994
💡 Within a decade, he'd helped push Gucci's annual sales from $230 million to $3 billion.
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