Fashion As Design – Coursera
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Instructor: Paola Antonelli
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1. Thread made of polyester blended with cotton is recyclable because cotton is biodegradable.
- True
- False
2. Which of the following is true of fast fashion? (Select all that apply)
- It refers to the rapid pace at which collections are designed, manufactured, and stocked on store shelves
- Its frequency and quantity of new trends encourage ongoing consumption
- Its low prices are partially enabled by the employment of low-wage workers subject to lax labor standards
- The cotton-synthetic fiber blends often used to produce fast fashion jeans cannot biodegrade
- All of the above
3. As of May 2016, what percentage of the four million garment workers employed in Bangladesh were women?
- 20
- 40
- 60
- 80
4.In the 1990s, the plaid flannel shirt was brought back into style by which group?
- Hip hop artists
- Grunge musicians
- Logging industry workers
- Basketball players
5. What is the definition of greenwashing in fashion?
- Adopting more sustainable garment production practices, like using natural dyes and 100% cotton fibers
- Creating a public image of sustainability without actually rectifying exploitative business practices
- Creating unrecyclable threads by blending synthetic polyester with natural cotton
6.According to Maxine Bédat, how many times does the average consumer wear an item of clothing before discarding it?
- 7
- 11
- 17
- 42
7. In which decade did major department stores begin stocking maternity fashions?
- 1910s
- 1930s
- 1950s
- 1970s
8.Wei Hung Chen adapted his Modular Dress for pregnant bodies using: (Select all that apply)
- An elastic waistband
- Hooks and bars
- Openings in the fabric
9. Mass-produced disposable pads and tampons represent only a fraction of the methods that women have used throughout history to absorb menstrual blood.
- True
- False
10. Which of the following describes Pia Interlandi’s Little Black Death Dress prototype? (Select all that apply)
- It uses heat-sensitive material to allow the bereaved an opportunity to leave their handprint upon the shrouded body
- It only uses materials that will not decompose
- It is a garment designed “to carry one from this world to the next”
- All of the above
Week-6 Quiz Answer
1. In the United States, groups such as the Black Panther Party and second wave feminists wore the turtleneck to focus attention on their intellect rather than on their bodies.
- True
- False
2. Kippot have been worn by some women since:
- The interwar period between World War I and World War II
- The 1970s, when women joined the rabbinical class
- The early 2000s, when 3D-printed kippot became widely available
3.The name “bikini” for the two-piece bathing suit refers to which of the following?
- The name of the designer who created the first version
- A beach in Brazil where the bikini first became popular
- Nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States on Bikini Atoll
4. Designer Rudi Gernreich intended the monokini to be a statement about freedom and a counter to the rampant fetishizing of women’s bodies.
- True
- False
5. Women have adopted the burqini for many reasons, including: (Select all that apply)
- Dissatisfaction with other forms of swimwear
- Interest in modesty from secular perspectives
- Precaution against skin cancer
- Adhering to Islamic tenets interpreted by some to require women to cover their head and neck
- All of the above
6. Speedo has helped redefine the rules relating to modesty, design, and materials used in competitive swimwear. Which Olympic games was the last when women’s swimsuits were required to include modesty panels?
- 1896
- 1936
- 1940
- 1972
- 1980
7. Who did British designer Mary Quant credit for the invention of the miniskirt?
- André Courrèges
- The girls in the street
- Herself
- Yves Saint Laurent
8. When they were introduced in 1911, what were jupe-culotte (high-waisted, ballooning trousers) criticized for? (Select all that apply)
- Being too exotic and foreign to French couture taste
- Using up too much material during materials rationing
- Threatening gender roles by allowing women greater mobility and freedom
9. Originally, stockings were integral to menswear, since men’s clothing revealed the legs in what was considered a display of masculinity.
- True
- False
10. What were some of Zhijun Wang’s design considerations when he made Sneaker Masks? (Select all that apply)
- To recycle used sneakers
- To provide protection against dangerous airborne particulate matter
- To be stylish
- All of the above
Week-7 Quiz Answer
1. Who were the pachucas?
- A Polo Ralph Lauren-loving crew in Brooklyn, New York
- A rebel subculture of Mexican-American teenagers who protested against the mass deportation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans from the United States from 1929 to 1944
- Designers who popularized the slip dress in the 1990s
2.The Lo-Life Crew would wear smaller sizes of Ralph Lauren clothing so that it was tigther on their bodies than it was intended to be.
- True
- False
3. Which designer(s) fostered the re-emergence of the slip dress in the United States in the late 1980s? (Select all that apply)
- Giorgio Armani
- Calvin Klein
- Donna Karan
- Yves Saint Laurent
4. Hari Nef suggests which of the following about gender and clothes? (Select all that apply)
- Fashion may not be fertile ground for a discussion of gender because it tends to reinforce a rigid binary of two options: male and female
- A woman can gain a sustainable sense of power from wearing a man’s suit
- Looking beyond what someone is wearing to the individual and their personality may be better than trying to find a way out of the gender binary through clothes
5. Because of cotton rationing during the war effort, bandanna production halted and bandannas became rare and prized possessions.
- True
- False
6. The graphic T-shirt was used to promote tourist destinations beginning in which decade?
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
7. People wear lapel pins to indicate: (Select all that apply)
- Political allegiance
- Group membership
- Activism
- Commemoration
- All of the above
8. Which item has been adopted by both skinheads and punks?
- Poppy lapel pin
- Dr. Martens
- Nike Air Force 1
9. Kente is traditionally worn wrapped on both men and women.
- True
- False
10. Asher Levine embedded an LED lighting system into his Biker Jacket in order to: (Select all that apply)
- Expand the expressive possibilities of the traditional 20th century biker jacket
- Embrace the aesthetic of the traditional 20th-century biker jacket
- Emblazon the jacket with advertisements
- Create a traffic signaling system, improving rider visibility and safety
