Mid-term Practice Test
Practice test for the Mid-Term exam for 20th Century Designers - Winter 2011.
- 1.
This Hollywood designer headed the costume department of Paramount Pictures for 29 years.
- A.
Charles Frederick Worth
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Gilbert Adrian
- E.
Cecil Beaton
Correct Answer
C. Edith Head -
- 2.
After living at the Ritz-Carlton with a Nazi, this controversial designer was forced to live in exile, but reopened the design house in Paris in the 1950s.
- A.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Nina Ricci
Correct Answer
B. Coco Chanel -
- 3.
Taking credit for eliminating the corset, this highly theatrical designer create the "lampshade tunic".
- A.
Paul Poiret
- B.
Charles Frederick Worth
- C.
Madeleine Vionnet
- D.
Jeanne Lanvin
- E.
Pierre Cardin
Correct Answer
A. Paul Poiret -
- 4.
Known for many innovations, this designer was the first to use live models to show off creations.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Paul Poiret
- C.
Charles Frederick Worth
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Mariano Fortuny
Correct Answer
C. Charles Frederick Worth -
- 5.
This designer is known for bold, new colors and popularized the new "shocking pink" color in the 1930s.
- A.
Madeleine Vionnet
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Cecil Beaton
- E.
Elsa Schiaparelli
Correct Answer
E. Elsa Schiaparelli -
- 6.
A somewhat reluctant couturier, this designer did not open a couture house until age 49, and the house was run by the designer's son, Robert, after 1945.
- A.
Edith Head
- B.
Paul Poiret
- C.
Nina Ricci
- D.
Gilbert Adrian
- E.
Charles Frederick Worth
Correct Answer
C. Nina Ricci -
- 7.
Known as the "Father of Haute Couture" this designer dressed Empress Eugenia of France and Elizabeth of Austria.
- A.
Paul Poiret
- B.
Charles Frederick Worth
- C.
Gilbert Adrian
- D.
Jeanne Lanvin
- E.
Cecil Beaton
Correct Answer
B. Charles Frederick Worth -
- 8.
This designer was popular in the 1930's and was known for draping instead of tailoring.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Charles Frederick Worth
- C.
Madeleine Vionnet
- D.
Nina Ricci
- E.
Pierre Cardin
Correct Answer
C. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 9.
This icon designer began as a milliner, a maker of hats.
- A.
Jean Patou
- B.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- C.
Paul Poiret
- D.
Coco Chanel
- E.
Callot Souers
Correct Answer
D. Coco Chanel -
- 10.
This designer thought of self as an artist, not just a fashion designer. Went on to create interiors, textiles, graphics, and perfumes as well as clothes.
- A.
Paul Poiret
- B.
Charles Frederick Worth
- C.
Coco Chanel
- D.
Edith Head
- E.
Cecil Beaton
Correct Answer
A. Paul Poiret -
- 11.
This designer was greatly influenced by growing up in a wealthy home in Rome, Italy.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- C.
Paul Poiret
- D.
Charles Frederick Worth
- E.
Nina Ricci
Correct Answer
B. Elsa Schiaparelli -
- 12.
Arguably, this individual can be considered the first internationally known fashion designer.
- A.
Charles Frederick Worth
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Paul Poiret
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Jean Patou
Correct Answer
A. Charles Frederick Worth -
- 13.
Greatly influenced by the theatre and travel, this designer is known for using both turbans and Turkish trousers.
- A.
Charles Frederick Worth
- B.
Elsa Schaparelli
- C.
Paul Poiret
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Jeanne Lanvin
Correct Answer
C. Paul Poiret -
- 14.
Rejecting the corset or any understructure, this designer allowed the female form to dictate designs.
- A.
Charles Frederick Worth
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- E.
Madeleine Vionnet
Correct Answer
E. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 15.
This designer left a successful career at MGM to open own fashion business.
- A.
Edith Head
- B.
Cecil Beaton
- C.
Gilbert Adrian
- D.
Lucile
- E.
Jean Patou
Correct Answer
C. Gilbert Adrian -
- 16.
Designing for such notables as Sarah Bernhardt and Lilly Langtree, this highly theatrical designer spent fortunes on fetes and costume balls.
- A.
Charles Frederick Worth
- B.
Paul Poiret
- C.
Nina Ricci
- D.
Gilbert Adrian
- E.
Lucien LeLong
Correct Answer
B. Paul Poiret -
- 17.
This designer heralded the guiding principles of: Proportion, Movement, Balance, and Truth.
- A.
Paul Poiret
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Cecil Beaton
Correct Answer
D. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 18.
Rejecting the dropped waist of the 1920's this designer brought the waistline back up to the normal waist.
- A.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Mariano Fortuny
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Jean Patou
Correct Answer
A. Elsa Schiaparelli -
- 19.
This iconic Hollywood designer never dressed women for the world outside of movies.
- A.
Gilbert Adrian
- B.
Pierre Cardin
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Mainbocher
- E.
Edward Molyneux
Correct Answer
C. Edith Head -
- 20.
Among this designer's innovations was the use of knit jersey to create popular, sport designs, using the dropped waistline popular in the 1920s.
- A.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- B.
Madeleine Vionnet
- C.
Paul Poiret
- D.
Coco Chanel
- E.
Cecil Beaton
Correct Answer
D. Coco Chanel -
- 21.
Starting out young, this designer was an apprentice of a couturier at the age of 13, the head of an atelier at 18, and a premier stylist at 21.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Madeleine Vionnet
- C.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- D.
Charles Frederick Worth
- E.
Nina Ricci
Correct Answer
E. Nina Ricci -
- 22.
This designer was greatly influenced by the "avant garde" art movement of Paris in the 1930's.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Madeleine Vionnet
- C.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- D.
Paul Poiret
- E.
Pierre Cardin
Correct Answer
C. Elsa Schiaparelli -
- 23.
Not only did this versatile designer create women's costumes and clothing, but also produced men's wear and two lines of perfumes, Saint and Sinner.
- A.
Edith Head
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Madeleine Vionnet
- D.
Charles Frederick Worth
- E.
Gilbert Adrian
Correct Answer
E. Gilbert Adrian -
- 24.
Even though never shown on the runway, this designer popularized the use of costume jewelry, particularly the wearing of long strands of fake pearls.
- A.
Madeleine Vionnet
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edward Molyneux
- D.
Nina Ricci
- E.
Elsa Schiaparelli
Correct Answer
B. Coco Chanel -
- 25.
This designer was well known for draping designs on a small, wooden mannequin instead of using flat patterning.
- A.
Madeleine Vionnet
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Lucien LeLong
- D.
Edward Molyneux
- E.
Charles Frederick Worth
Correct Answer
A. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 26.
When the film costumes were so popular, this designer created own line of fashion.
- A.
Jean Patou
- B.
Paul Poiret
- C.
Gilbert Adrian
- D.
Edith Head
- E.
Jacques Fath
Correct Answer
C. Gilbert Adrian -
- 27.
This designer had a motto which was "to copy is to steal" and claimed that she eliminated the corset before Poiret.
- A.
Elsa Schiaparelli
- B.
Coco Chanel
- C.
Edith Head
- D.
Madeleine Vionnet
- E.
Lucile
Correct Answer
D. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 28.
This designer created the famous Letty Linford dress for Joan Crawford in a movie. The dress then sold over 50,000 copies at Macy's.
- A.
Mainbocher
- B.
Edith Head
- C.
Lucien LeLong
- D.
Coco Chanel
- E.
Gilbert Adrian
Correct Answer
E. Gilbert Adrian -
- 29.
Known for dramatically changing the silhouette, this designer popularized the Princess Line Cut.
- A.
Paul Poiret
- B.
Mariano Fortuny
- C.
Charles Frederick Worth
- D.
Jacques Doucet
- E.
Nina Ricci
Correct Answer
C. Charles Frederick Worth -
- 30.
This designer often used Ancient Greece as inspiration and is known for created the bias cut dress.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Paul Poiret
- C.
Madeleine Vionnet
- D.
Edith Head
- E.
Lucien Lelong
Correct Answer
C. Madeleine Vionnet -
- 31.
Influenced by Cubist, Futurist and Surrealist art of the era, this designer created sportswear with bright, bold colors.
- A.
Coco Chanel
- B.
Pierre Cardin
- C.
Edward Molyneux
- D.
Gilbert Adrian
- E.
Elsa Schiaparelli
Correct Answer
E. Elsa Schiaparelli -
- 32.
Designed a classic suit, still popular today, which consists of a straight cut skirt and jacket.
- A.
Jacques Fath
- B.
Gilbert Adrian
- C.
Coco Chanel
- D.
Pierre Cardin
- E.
Nina Ricci
Correct Answer
C. Coco Chanel -
- 33.
Select style influences from the Middle Ages or Renaissance. Check all that apply.
- A.
Gothic architecture
- B.
Obsession with cleanliness
- C.
The plague
- D.
Unchanging styles for long periods of time
- E.
Body hair considered undesirable
- F.
Wars in the "Holy Land"
- G.
Sumptuary Laws
- H.
Beauty of the human form
- I.
Humanism
- J.
Discovery and exploration of the New World
- K.
Strength of the human form
Correct Answer(s)
A. Gothic architecture
C. The plague
F. Wars in the "Holy Land"
G. Sumptuary Laws
I. Humanism
J. Discovery and exploration of the New World -
- 34.
Select style influences from the 17th or 18th century. Check all that apply.
- A.
Religion
- B.
Greek culture
- C.
Baroque style ornamentation
- D.
Artistic patronage of the d'Medicis
- E.
Royal trends
- F.
Military influence
- G.
Expansion of the Roman empire
- H.
Strength of the arch
- I.
New technology
- J.
Sumptuary Laws
- K.
Colonization
Correct Answer(s)
A. Religion
C. Baroque style ornamentation
E. Royal trends
F. Military influence
I. New technology
K. Colonization -
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