Classic Clothing Brands
Instructions: How well do you remember the clothing brands that filled American closets and department stores?
- 1.
Which iconic American jeans brand, founded during the Gold Rush in 1853, was the original maker of riveted denim work pants?
AJordacheBWranglerCLevi'sDLee - 2.
Which preppy clothing brand, founded in 1818, was known as 'the' place for men's button-down Oxford shirts?
AArrowBHart Schaffner & MarxCBrooks BrothersDJ. Press - 3.
Which brand's alligator logo became a status symbol on polo shirts starting in the 1950s?
ALacosteBFred PerryCIzodDPolo Ralph Lauren - 4.
Which jeans brand became a 1980s sensation with its tight-fitting designer denim and provocative ads featuring Brooke Shields?
ACalvin KleinBJordacheCGloria VanderbiltDSassoon - 5.
Which women's clothing brand, featuring a swan logo, was known for its affordable housedresses and was sold through catalogs and variety stores?
AShip 'n ShoreBSwirlCBobbie BrooksDVillager - 6.
Which shirt brand was famous for its 'The Man in the Arrow Shirt' advertisements featuring handsome, clean-cut models?
AVan HeusenBManhattanCArrowDHathaway - 7.
Which designer jeans brand, with a distinctive horsehead logo on the back pocket, was a must-have for teens in the early 1980s?
ASassonBJordacheCSergio ValenteDCalvin Klein - 8.
Which women's blouse brand was famous for its tailored button-down shirts and the tagline 'Ship 'n Shore, the shirt that goes with everything'?
AShip 'n ShoreBVillagerCLady ManhattanDBobbie Brooks - 9.
Which underwear brand featured the slogan 'When you've got it, flaunt it' and an Inspector character checking quality?
AJockeyBBVDCFruit of the LoomDHanes - 10.
Which outdoor clothing company, founded in 1912 in Maine, was known for its rubber-bottomed 'Bean Boots' and mail-order catalog?
AEddie BauerBWoolrichCL.L.BeanDOrvis - 11.
Which hosiery brand used the tagline 'Our L'eggs fit your legs' and sold pantyhose in distinctive egg-shaped containers?
ASheer EnergyBHanesCL'eggsDNo Nonsense - 12.
Which brand of men's work clothes was known for its bib overalls and the tagline 'the right fit for hard work'?
AKey IndustriesBCarharttCDickiesDOshKosh B'Gosh - 13.
Which fashion designer introduced 'designer jeans' for women in 1978, putting her name on the back pocket?
AGloria VanderbiltBAnne KleinCDiane von FurstenbergDDonna Karan - 14.
Which brand of men's dress shirts advertised with a distinguished model wearing an eye patch?
AVan HeusenBHathawayCArrowDManhattan - 15.
Which sportswear brand, founded by a German immigrant in 1948, featured three parallel stripes and became iconic for track suits?
ANikeBPumaCFilaDAdidas
Answer Key
Levi Strauss & Co., founded in 1853, created the first riveted denim jeans in 1873, which evolved from workwear into an American fashion icon.
Brooks Brothers, founded in 1818, is America's oldest clothing retailer and introduced the button-down collar shirt, becoming synonymous with preppy style.
Lacoste, founded by tennis player Rene Lacoste in 1933, featured its signature crocodile (often called an alligator) logo and became a status symbol in American fashion.
Calvin Klein Jeans exploded onto the scene in 1980 with the famous ad featuring 15-year-old Brooke Shields saying 'Nothing comes between me and my Calvins.'
Swirl dresses, with their distinctive wrap design and cheerful prints, were popular and affordable housedresses that many women wore at home in the 1950s and 1960s.
Arrow Shirts ran the iconic 'Arrow Collar Man' advertising campaign, featuring impossibly handsome models that set the standard for men's dress shirt advertising.
Jordache jeans, with their embroidered horsehead logo, became one of the hottest designer jean brands of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Ship 'n Shore was one of the most popular women's blouse brands of the 1950s and 1960s, known for affordable, well-made button-down shirts.
Hanes underwear became well-known through its Inspector #12 quality-control character in commercials and its comfortable, affordable undergarments.
L.L.Bean, founded by Leon Leonwood Bean in 1912, became famous for its Maine Hunting Shoe (Bean Boot) and its beloved mail-order catalog.
L'eggs pantyhose, introduced in 1969, revolutionized hosiery marketing by selling in plastic egg-shaped containers in supermarkets and drugstores.
OshKosh B'Gosh, founded in 1895, was famous for its durable bib overalls for farmers and workers before also becoming popular for children's clothing.
Gloria Vanderbilt launched her signature designer jeans in 1978, helping start the designer jeans craze. Her embroidered swan logo became instantly recognizable.
The 'Man in the Hathaway Shirt' ads, created by David Ogilvy in 1951, featured a distinguished-looking model wearing an eye patch, making it one of advertising's most iconic campaigns.
Adidas, founded by Adi Dassler in 1949, became famous for its three-stripe logo. Its track suits and athletic wear became fashionable casual clothing by the 1970s and 1980s.