Textiles (4): Fast Fashion

Question 1

1800s - When was the sewing machine patented? What did it cause?

Answer 1

1846. Price of clothing fell, increase in supply

Question 2

1800s - What was the dressmaking business like?

Answer 2

Middle-class and low income women made their own clothes

Question 3

1800s - What are “sweaters”?

Answer 3

Worked from home for low wages

Question 4

1900s-1950s - What increased standardized production of clothing?

Answer 4

WWII

Question 5

1900s-1950s - What changed about the way clothes were produced?

Answer 5

More factories, but still home and small workshops.

Question 6

1960s-2000s - What is the trend with clothing today?

Answer 6

Young people like cheap trendy clothes

Question 7

1960s-2000s - How do brands keep up with demand these days?

Answer 7

Huge textile mills in third world countries

Question 8

1960s-2000s - What is the longest standing fast fashion brand? When was it opened?

Answer 8

H&M - 1947.

Question 9

1960s-2000s - What’s another very popular fast fashion brand and when was it opened?

Answer 9

Forever 21 - 1984 in LA

Question 10

What does Sara Idacavage suggest about the future of fashion?

Answer 10

Labour is massively wasteful and unjust. It’s time to be mindful and slow down.