Social Studies - Trends in Fashion Review

What is the average amount of clothing each American throws out per year?

• 5kg

• 20kg

• 30kg

• 50kg

When a person buys and starts to wear a new shirt, she might then start shopping for a matching scarf and a nice motorcycle to go with it. This is an example of ...

• The Bandwagon Effect

• The Diderot Effect

• The Goren Hypothesis

• The Compulsive Shopper Effect

You see everyone drinking Boba tea, so you decide to buy some too. This could be described as ...

• The Diderot Effect

• Novelty-Seeking

• The Bandwagon Effect

• Semantic Drift

What is a 'fad'?

• a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time

• general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving

• a long-term shift in semantics

• an impulse decision

People used to look at the rich and powerful for styling cues - this is the concept of

• haute couture

• trends

• designers

• high-end fashion

What is one possible way for people to experience novelty in fashion without over-consuming, or over-spending?

• Shein

• fast fashion

• clothing rental

• borrowing from your parents

In The Devil Wears Prada clip, what colour is Andy's sweater?

• blue

• turquoise

• cerulean

• jade

What was stated as 'the look' for 2019?

• impossibly long hair

• pixie cuts

• bell-bottoms

• fidget spinners

What trend brought 'dad shoes' back into fashion?

• ugly fashion

• 90s resurgence

• haute couture

• Champion and Fila