Fashion trends that lasted exactly one season
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Q 01Which designer showed ultra-low 'bumster' trousers in his Taxi Driver collection?
- AJean Paul Gaultier
- BAlexander McQueen
- CTom Ford
- DMarc Jacobs
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Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen. The controversial bumsters helped make his name as the enfant terrible of British fashion.
Q 02Which denim brand of ultra-wide-leg jeans peaked at $186.9 million in sales before they halved in a year?
- AJNCO
- BCross Colours
- CMarithé Girbaud
- DBugle Boy
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JNCO
JNCO's boys' ultra-wide straight-leg jeans defined the mid-1990s baggy silhouette, peaking at $186.9 million in sales before halving in 1999. The founders closed the main factory in the 2000s; the brand was relaunched in 2019.
Q 03Which velour-tracksuit label, founded by Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor, sold for $195 million?
- AEd Hardy
- BVon Dutch
- CJuicy Couture
- DBaby Phat
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Juicy Couture
Juicy Couture. Its velour tracksuits became a 2000s luxury staple, and Liz Claiborne bought the label in 2003, a decade before selling it on.
Q 04Which song's video set off the revival of slatted shutter shades?
- AHollaback Girl
- BUmbrella
- CCrazy in Love
- DStronger
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Stronger
Stronger. Designer Alain Mikli made the slatted glasses as a custom design for Kanye West, who popularised them in the video.
Q 05Which charity fundraising item, launched in May 2004, reportedly sold 80 million units by 2013?
- ALivestrong wristbands
- BComic Relief red noses
- CRemembrance poppy pins
- DBreast cancer pink ribbons
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Livestrong wristbands
Livestrong wristbands. The yellow fundraisers were tied to cyclist Lance Armstrong, and Nike cut its ties with the charity in 2013 after he admitted doping.
Q 06Which 2010 craze of shaped silicone rubber bands was banned from many classrooms?
- AShrinky Dinks
- BLoom bands
- CSilly Bandz
- DPogs
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Silly Bandz
Silly Bandz controlled Amazon's top 25 toy list by December 2010 and were banned in many classrooms as a distraction. Some children were injured stacking several of them tightly up their arms, cutting off circulation.
Q 07Which two celebrities are usually credited with making the trucker hat an early-2000s fashion staple?
- APharrell Williams and Ashton Kutcher
- BJustin Timberlake and Paris Hilton
- CKanye West and Nicole Richie
- DJared Leto and Lindsay Lohan
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Pharrell Williams and Ashton Kutcher
Pharrell Williams and Ashton Kutcher. The mesh caps began as free promotional giveaways from farm-supply companies, which is why they are also called gimme caps.
Q 08Which clothing craze used a heat-sensitive dye that changed shade wherever it was touched?
- AStarter jackets
- BHypercolor T-shirts
- CZubaz pants
- DJelly shoes
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Hypercolor T-shirts
Hypercolor T-shirts. Seattle's Generra Sportswear sold the thermochromic shirts, whose dye sat in tiny microcapsules that shifted colour with heat.
Q 09Which accessory fad used a steel band that curled around the wrist on impact?
- APuka shell chokers
- BScrunchies
- CFriendship pins
- DSlap bracelets
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Slap bracelets
Slap bracelets. The springy metal strip stays straight until slapped against an arm, then curls into a bracelet, and it became a 1990s playground staple.
Q 10Which brand paid $40 million to settle FTC charges that it oversold the fitness benefits of its 'toning' shoes?
- AReebok
- BSkechers
- CNew Balance
- DPuma
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Skechers
Skechers. The 2012 settlement covered its Shape-Ups, curved rocker-bottom shoes whose ads the FTC said misled customers.
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