Retro Fashion Icons

About Retro Fashion Icons

Retro Fashion Icons is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 6 medium, 5 easy, 4 hard questions. Can you identify these fashion icons and trends from decades past? A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.

A few sample questions

1. 1. Which First Lady became a fashion icon known for her pillbox hats and elegant suits in the early 1960s?

   Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy

   Jacqueline Kennedy revolutionized White House fashion with her sophisticated style. Her pillbox hats, designed by Halston, and elegant Oleg Cassini suits became widely imitated across America.

2. 2. What iconic fashion designer introduced the 'New Look' in 1947, featuring cinched waists and full skirts?

   Answer: Christian Dior

   Christian Dior's 'New Look,' debuted in his first collection in 1947, marked a dramatic departure from wartime austerity. The full skirts and nipped waists defined women's fashion for the next decade.

3. 3. Which actress popularized the 'little black dress' when she wore one in the 1961 film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

   Answer: Audrey Hepburn

   Audrey Hepburn's iconic Givenchy black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's became one of the most famous fashion moments in cinema history. The dress sold at auction in 2006 for over $900,000.

4. 4. What was the name of the very short skirt style that became popular in the 1960s?

   Answer: Miniskirt

   The miniskirt, popularized by designer Mary Quant in London and André Courrèges in Paris in the mid-1960s, became a symbol of youth rebellion and the Swinging Sixties cultural revolution.

5. 5. Which British model, known for her extremely thin figure and large eyes, became the face of 1960s fashion?

   Answer: Twiggy

   Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby) became the world's first supermodel at just 16 years old in 1966. Her androgynous look, pixie haircut, and painted-on lower eyelashes defined the mod era.

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓Bell-bottoms became the defining pants style of the 1970s. Originally worn by sailors, they were adopted by the counterculture in the late 1960s and became mainstream by the early 1970s.
• ✓Diane von Furstenberg's jersey wrap dress debuted in 1974 and sold over five million units by 1976. It became a symbol of female empowerment because it was both flattering and easy to wear.
• ✓Pop beads (also called snap beads) were extremely popular in the 1950s. These plastic beads could be snapped together and apart, allowing girls and women to create custom-length necklaces and bracelets.