Q 01/05

Vogue's first overseas edition, launched in 1916, was published in which country?

A) Britain

B) France

C) Germany

D) Spain

Answer · why

A) Britain

Britain got its own Vogue in 1916 because wartime limits on shipping and a paper shortage in America made it hard to send copies across the Atlantic; ...

Q 02/05

What does the French term 'haute couture' literally translate to in English?

A) High Style

B) High Society

C) High Sewing

D) High Craft

Answer · why

C) High Sewing

High sewing is the literal meaning, and in France the label is protected by law: only fashion houses on an official list drawn up each year may call t...

Q 03/05

Whose jersey wrap dress, launched in 1974, became a symbol of 1970s women's liberation?

A) Elsa Schiaparelli

B) Diane von Fürstenberg

C) Cristóbal Balenciaga

D) Ann Demeulemeester

Answer · why

B) Diane von Fürstenberg

Diane von Fürstenberg sold a million of her jersey wrap dresses within two years of the 1974 launch, and Newsweek put her on its cover in 1976.

Q 04/05

Who was appointed the creative director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection in 2023?

A) Pharrell Williams

B) Jonathan Anderson

C) Hedi Slimane

D) Virgil Abloh

Answer · why

A) Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams was named Louis Vuitton's men's creative director on 14 February 2023, filling the post left vacant by Virgil Abloh's death in 2021.

Q 05/05

Which of these cities is NOT one of the 'Big Four' fashion capitals?

A) Tokyo

B) Milan

C) London

D) Paris

Answer · why

A) Tokyo

The 'Big Four' fashion capitals, renowned for hosting the most prominent fashion weeks, are New York, London, Milan, and Paris. While Tokyo hosts an i...