History of Costume Exam 2: Past Quizzes

- Purchase used clothing - Join a "breeches club" - Save enough money over a period of several years

How might a man of modest means in the 18th century acquire his clothing?

Unmarried women wear their hair loose and uncovered

How were married and older women distinguished from unmarried younger women in the Middle Ages?

His uncle was old fashioned

If a young Englishman of the 18th century referred to his uncle as "square toes," he would mean that:

Hairstyle

"A la Hedgehog" was a type of:

Paniers

"Baskets" tied around the waist to make skirts stick out at hips are called:

Hosa are...

...cut on the bias and attached to a belt or waistband

Pourpoint

1. Orginated as military dress 2. Has a padded front and attached to hose with strings 3. Was made either with or without sleeves

Bliaut

1. Worn by noble women 2. Had a fitted torso and puddled hem 3. Showed a woman's family wealth

Solitaire

A black ribbon tied around the neck is called a:

An acceleration of fashion change

A greater availability of fabric during the Industrial Revolution led to:

Pomade

A perfumed ointment made of apples or wheat paste worn on the hair was:

Hennin

Pointed cone hat

Bombast

Pumpkin Breeches and other full, rounded costume elements were stuffed with:

True

Queen Elizabeth I is wearing a Medici collar, stomacher, and wheel farthingale.

Eschelles

Ribbons used to decorate the fronts of bodices were called:

False

The "Flea Cravat" was worn to keep fleas off one's body.

- Plainer fabric - Closer fitting coat and shorter waistcoat - Breeches

The "Modern Man" look includes:

Empire Dress

The Robe en Chemise, made of sheer cotton, is the forerunner of the:

Rabat

The _______ is also called a "Puritan" collar.

Byzantine Empire

The ______________ was the first to learn the secret of sericulture

True

The costume of students of the Middle Ages served as the basis for modern academic gowns.

Combined elements of costume from Asia with Roman dress

The costume of the Byzantine Empire had which of these characteristics?

Heraldic emblems

The cross motifs on the Crusader's surcote are called_______.

1477 Swiss victory over Burgundy

The fashion for "slashing and puffing" was inspired by:

In the 16th Century

The fashion for puffed and slashed decoration of costume of men and women entered Italian Renaissance costume:

Funnel

This Cavalier is wearing _____ boots.

- Fontange headress - Mantua (dress)

This Late Baroque woman is wearing a _______.

Polonaise, milkmaid

This dress is worn a la ______ and was part of _________ style.

True

This man is wearing a doublet with a peascod belly and trunk hose.

Houpplande

This man's overgarment, a huge robe, is called a ________.

- Banyans - Pastel colors - Floral motifs

Trade with China and India resulted in the popularity of:

- The popularity of turban-like headdresses for Italian women - The designs in some woven Italian textiles

Evidence of influence of Italian trade with the East during the Renaissance is to be seen in:

- Some of the prints and designs in textiles - Men's dressing gown styles - Mantua-style gowns for women

Examples of Asian and Middle Eastern influences on styles in costume during the 18th century would include:

True

Until they reached the age of four or five, boys of the 15th century were dressed the same way as girls.

False

Venetian nobles who wore wide sleeves were less important than those who wore narrow sleeves.

Codpiece

When bias cut leg pieces were merged into one garment (tights) a pouch was added, called the:

American attempts to be fashionable

When the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" used the term "macaroni" it was making reference to:

Petticoats

Which of the following are undergarments today, but were a visible part of outergarments in the 16th century?

Lavish use of opulent fabrics gave garments of relatively straight cut a splendid appearance and rich decorative effects were achieved by carefully manipulating layers of garments

Which of the following descriptions most accurately reflects the overall character of women's clothing during the Italian Renaissance of the 15th century?

- Dresses with enormous skirts worn over a wheel-shaped device - Sheer, gauze-like veils worn cape-like over the shoulders, with a high, standing collar behind the head - A silhouette that had narrowed at the shoulders, and increased in width in the hip area, often worn with a ruff at the neck and high-heeled shoes

Which of the following garments were worn during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?

Farthingales

Which of the following were NOT elements of men's costume during the 16th century in Northern Europe?

- Short Gowns - Smocks

Which of the following would have been working class clothing during the 18th century?

Chopines

______ were platform shoes worn by Venetian courtesans.

Spanish

__________ style influenced Renaissance fashion.

True

Clothing for men and women was generally made by male professional tailors until after the 1700s, at which time women "tailors" or professional dressmakers were able to make clothing for women but not for men.

False

Cotton was the fabric most used by poor people during the Middle Ages.

- Shoes in Italy were not as long and pointed as in Northern Europe - Women in Italy covered their hair less completely - Men did not adopt the "bowl crop"

Differences between the dress of Italians and inhabitants of Northern Europe during the first half of the 15th century would have included:

True

During the 14th century what had been called a cote in women's dress was called a gown.

True

Fashion was especially important at the court of Louis XIV of France because the king wanted to keep his courtiers occupied with fashion and etiquette so that they would have neither the time nor the money to plot against him.

False

For the entire 18th century, children were dressed as miniature adults. There was no difference between adult and children's styles.

A French queen or princess

If an artist of the 15th century depicted a woman in a close-fitting gown, and over this a sideless surcote with a stiffened panel in the front that was decorated with a row of brooches, a contemporary viewer would know at once that this woman was:

Headdresses, legwear

In Early Western Europe, we identify women by ______, and men by __________.

Spanish

In the Baroque period, the ______ clung to old styles, like the Farthingale

Needle Lace

In this type of lace, threads are wrapped and bundled with the buttonhole stitch.

True

Intermarriage among members of royal families from different parts of Europe helped to spread fashions from one region to another.

True

It was in the textile industry that the first effects of the Industrial Revolution were felt.

Tablion

Large, rectangular embroidered patches with biblical themes

-Poulaines -Krakowes -Pulley-toes

Long pointed shoes that developed in the 12th century were called:

True

Louis XIV "The Sun King" is wearing a periwig, cravat, and red heels on his shoes.

Engageants

Sleeves on 18th century gowns ended below the elbow with one or more ruffles called:

- First in Ancient Egypt - To maintain shape on collars and ruffs - In Europe beginning in the Renaissance

Starch was used:

-Worn instead of the coat in informal situations - Inspired by the English Country Look -Now an accepted option to coat

The frock coat was

True

The length of these very pointed shoes, known as Poulaine or Krackowe were regulated by sumptuary law.

Improvements in the technology for spinning cotton yarns

The lower prices and increases in availability of cotton fabrics in the 1800s were a result of:

The followers of Charles I dressed in elaborate fabrics, lavishly trimmed in lace, wore long, curling hair, and hats with large brims and feather trim, while the followers of Oliver Cromwell wore simple unadorned clothing in somber colors

The political preferences of the two factions in the English Civil War of the 1600s were reflected in their dress, the differences being:

With the Swiss Army

The slashed decorations with contrasting fabric linings underneath are supposed to have originated:

Sideless Gown

The sleeveless jumper these women wear

- Petticoat Breeches - Rhinegraves

The wide garments worn by men at the court of Louis XIV that looked like skirts were called:

True

The widest and most extreme paniers were worn for Court Dress in England.

Byzantine styles influenced European styles

the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Europe between 330 AD and the 10th Century