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Graphic designer Rob Janoff created this company’s rainbow-striped logo by studying cross sections of real fruit.

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Apple

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Designer Initials: He’s been in style for an “Eternity”: C.K.

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Calvin Klein

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Designer Initials: On a list of fashion designers she is No. 5: C.C.

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Coco Chanel

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Designer Initials: He gave women the power suit: G.A.

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Giorgio Armani

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Designer Initials: Cool American style since 1985: T.H.

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Tommy Hillfiger

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Designer Initials: He gave women the power suit: G.A.

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Giorgio Armani

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Designer Initials: You can thank him for the grunge look of the ‘90’s: M.J.

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Marc Jacobs

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Wearing Black: This designer has a Black Label line in addition to his Polo brand.

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Ralph Lauren

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Designers: We know that “The Devil Wears” this designer, but do you know she has a doctorate in political science and studied mime?

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Prada

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Before “Project Runway” and his own fashion line, he was a child actor born Karl Anderson Jr.

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Michael Kors

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Guitars: Leo was the first name of this designer of the iconic Stratocaster electric guitar.

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Fender

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Fashion Designers: Ralph Lauren began his design career in 1967 creating men’s neckties under this brand name

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Polo

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Fashion Designer: This Frenchman who founded a clothing line in 1933 featuring a famous logo had also gained fame in an earlier field

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Rene Lacoste

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Fashion Designers: Known for her trademark black nylon purses, she’s written 3 books: “Manners”, “Occasions” and “Style”

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Kate Spade

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OMG!: In 1961 this upscale chain of department stores introduced the first designer shopping bags.

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Bloomingdale’s

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You’ve Got Taste! Love that $2,400 single-breasted suite! This Italian designer was murdered in 1997 but he’ll never go out of style!

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Gianni Versace

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Reality Checks: Gretchen Jones was under the Gunn and won $100,000 on this show: the other designers had to clean out their workspaces

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Project Runway

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On Postage Stamps: In 1965 it was full steam ahead for this steamboat designer honored on a stamp for his 200th birthday

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Robert Fulton

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Let’s Take a Vacation: Shopping in Rome? Visit this designer’s “Emporio” at 140 Via del Babuino for discount menswear

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Armani

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This fashion designer’s fragrances include Curve, Realities and of course, Liz and Liz Sport

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Claiborne

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People: This fashion designer created dresses worn in the movie “Bride Wars” and in the TV series “Gossip Girl”

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Vera Wang

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I Married a Singer (2002): Singer Gavin Rossdale: No doubt, this singer and designer

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Gwen Stefani

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The Entertainer’s Twitter Bio” “Keep up” with this “business woman, exec producer, fashion designer, perfumista

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Kim Kardashian

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Things to Do in the USA: Going up! In this NYC skyscraper whose designer, William Lamb, was inspired by a pencil standing point-up

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Empire State Building

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In 2009 this NYC landmark celebrated its 50th anniv. With an exhibition on its designer, Frank Lloyd Wright

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the Guggenheim museum

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Let’s Get Ready to Roomba!: Roomba sucked up this rival vacuum cleaner that uses cyclone technology, named for Brit designer James

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A Dyson

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Designer Names: She’ll always be DKNY to us: Donna ________

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Karan

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No relation but same last name: shoe designer Kenneth _____ and swimwear designer Anne ______

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Cole

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Designer Names: A fashion footwear mogul: _______ Madden

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Steve

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Designer Mary Quant gets the credit for this fashion that showed a lot of leg in the 1960’s

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Miniskirt

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The Auto Man Empire: This Frenchman was the designer for the company that bore his name, GM’s largest division

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Chevrolet

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Giorgio Armani puts on fashion shows at his palazzo on Via Borgonuovo in this northern Italian city

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Milan

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In 1996 this 2-piece bathing suit celebrated its 50th anniversary

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Bikini

Mr. B's General Knowledge Trivia (clues from NPR Wait Wait, Jeopardy!, and some I made up myself) (75 decks)

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