Do you know your Gaultier from your Givenchy? The difference between a tailor and a tailleur? Between fast fashion and slow fashion?
The following quiz is drawn from entries in the Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry, which recently came out in a significantly expanded second edition. Through entries from Abboud to Zoran, this encyclopedic, thoroughly cross-referenced dictionary covers major names, topics, and terms in the history of the industry. The new edition also incorporates recent advances in sustainability and technology.
FIT alumni Francesca Sterlacci and Joanne Arbuckle co-authored the text. Sterlacci is the former chair of the Fashion Design department and founder of the first online fashion design video library, the University of Fashion. Arbuckle, deputy to the president for Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs, served as dean of the School of Art and Design for more than a decade.
Photos below by Smiljana Peros, The Museum at FIT, Science History Institute, and Lynn Gilbert.
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