Fashion Facts that will surprise you! False eyelashes were first invented for producer D.W. Griffith who wanted to enhance one of his actresses’ eyes in a 1916 film. The eyelashes were made out of human hair. Did you know that the skirt is the second oldest women’s garment in history? The origin of Neck Ties: They were first worn in Croatia; that’s why they were called cravats (CRO-vats) – Who would have guessed? Did you know that the style of low-hanging baggy pants, worn by Hip-Hop devotees, originated in the prisons of Los Angeles, in which inmates were not allowed to wear… guess what… belts! Buttons on Jacket Sleeves? Another interesting Fashion Fact: Apparently Napoleon Bonaparte decreed that buttons needed to be attached to jacket sleeves to stop soldiers from wiping their runny noses on their jacket sleeves. (…I just can imaging the snotty salutes he received…) Later this “detail” got adopted into the main stream fashion wear and lasted into our times…. Could it be true? We think so! Did you know that a person collecting Neckties is known as a …Grabatologist and the necktie is considered to be the most popular father’s day gift around the world? There you have it! Did you know that sneakers were first produced in 1800? They had a simple rubber sole design and the name sneaker … guess what… comes from the fact that their soles are so smooth, that they hardly make a sound on the ground… *Keds was the first company to produce sneakers followed by Converse in the year 1917. The first model was the Converse All Star. Cool or not?* The invention of the automobile had a significant influence on women’s fashion – in the 1900s, skirts became shorter to enable women to step into automobiles more easily! Another fact hailing from Egypt is the iconic black kohl make-up. This make-up was applied not for decorative purposes, but rather to reflect the sun away from the eyes, so one could say that the first sunglasses originated in the land of the pyramids! Bell bottoms were first worn by men in the navy, and were introduced to the fashion world by the hippies and increased in popularity, becoming a garment still associated with the 1970s, as seen worn by a skateboarding Farrah Fawcett. Today we called them ‘flared’ pants, and are a versatile clothing item which will always have a place in a woman’s wardrobe. In the Victorian era women did not wear cosmetics, as it was considered to be for people of ‘questionable’ character! Umbrellas were initially used to shade people from the sun, not to protect them from the rain as they are today. In ancient Greece they became a fashion accessory used by men and not women. A useful Fashion Fact to remind us be careful with the sun!
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 05:32:48 +0000
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