The 1960s youth movement influenced fashion through experimentation, bold designs, and challenges to traditional social expectations.

Fill in the Blank – Fashion Trend Identification (12 Questions •  24 Points) Instructions Identify the historical period, decade, fashion trend, or garment term represented in each image. Write your answer in the blank provided. Your answer should identify the correct fashion movement, era, trend, or term based on the garment’s silhouette, construction, and design characteristics. Each question is worth 2 points.

Which 1990s runway trend became a defining mainstream fashion trend during the Y2K era?  

___________________________ is the term for the garment feature seen on both of these garments, where fabric extends outward from the hips to create a flared silhouette? 1950 Dior’s New Look, Renaissance Era Dress

Which of these 1990’s fashion trends resulted in widespread backlash against the fashion industry?

The 1980s fashion trend of power dressing reflected women’s increased participation in professional workplaces and corporate environments.

Which invention during the Industrial Revolution most directly changed clothing production by making garment construction faster and contributing to the growth of ready-to-wear fashion?

Multiple Choice (36 Questions • 36 Points) Instructions Each question is worth 1 point. Choose the one best answer for each question. There is only one correct answer for each question.

During the 1950s, fashion trends were influenced only by Paris couture and were not really affected by movies, music, or popular culture.

The dress shown below demonstrated the influence of Hollywood on fashion by inspiring a popular style that was widely copied by consumers in the 1930s.  Choose the answer that lists the correct name of the dress and the designer responsible for it.