Fashion and Race

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Which fashion designer is known for their work with African prints and textiles?

  1. Yves Saint Laurent

  2. Christian Dior

  3. Stella McCartney

  4. Ozwald Boateng


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ozwald Boateng is a Ghanaian-British fashion designer known for his work with African prints and textiles.

What is the term for the appropriation of black hairstyles and fashion trends by non-black people?

  1. Cultural appropriation

  2. Blackfishing

  3. Fashion colonialism

  4. Stylejacking


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture, often without the original culture's consent.

Which fashion movement of the 1960s and 1970s was influenced by African-American and Caribbean culture?

  1. Mod

  2. Psychedelic

  3. Hippie

  4. Afrofuturism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, fantasy, and African diaspora culture.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with Japanese streetwear and Harajuku fashion?

  1. Rei Kawakubo

  2. Yohji Yamamoto

  3. Issey Miyake

  4. Kenzo Takada


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer known for her work with Japanese streetwear and Harajuku fashion.

What is the term for the discrimination against people of color in the fashion industry?

  1. Fashion racism

  2. Fashion discrimination

  3. Fashion bias

  4. Fashion inequality


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fashion racism is the discrimination against people of color in the fashion industry, including in hiring, promotion, and representation.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with Native American motifs and designs?

  1. Virgil Abloh

  2. Thom Browne

  3. Diane von Furstenberg

  4. Navajo Pearl Yazzie


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Navajo Pearl Yazzie is a Navajo fashion designer known for her work with Native American motifs and designs.

What is the term for the practice of using fashion to express one's cultural identity?

  1. Fashion identity

  2. Cultural fashion

  3. Identity fashion

  4. Fashion expression


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fashion identity is the practice of using fashion to express one's cultural identity.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with gender-fluid and androgynous fashion?

  1. Vivienne Westwood

  2. Jean Paul Gaultier

  3. Alessandro Michele

  4. Rei Kawakubo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alessandro Michele is an Italian fashion designer known for his work with gender-fluid and androgynous fashion.

What is the term for the practice of using fashion to challenge traditional gender roles and norms?

  1. Gender-bending fashion

  2. Gender-fluid fashion

  3. Androgynous fashion

  4. Queer fashion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gender-bending fashion is the practice of using fashion to challenge traditional gender roles and norms.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with sustainable and ethical fashion?

  1. Stella McCartney

  2. Gabriela Hearst

  3. Edun

  4. Patagonia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stella McCartney is a British fashion designer known for her work with sustainable and ethical fashion.

What is the term for the practice of using fashion to promote social and environmental causes?

  1. Activism fashion

  2. Cause fashion

  3. Social fashion

  4. Ethical fashion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Activism fashion is the practice of using fashion to promote social and environmental causes.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with upcycled and recycled materials?

  1. Marine Serre

  2. Gabriela Hearst

  3. Edun

  4. Patagonia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marine Serre is a French fashion designer known for her work with upcycled and recycled materials.

What is the term for the practice of using fashion to challenge traditional beauty standards?

  1. Body-positive fashion

  2. Inclusive fashion

  3. Diversity fashion

  4. Anti-beauty fashion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Body-positive fashion is the practice of using fashion to challenge traditional beauty standards.

Which fashion designer is known for their work with plus-size and inclusive fashion?

  1. Ashley Graham

  2. Gabi Gregg

  3. Tess Holliday

  4. Christian Siriano


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Christian Siriano is an American fashion designer known for his work with plus-size and inclusive fashion.

What is the term for the practice of using fashion to promote body acceptance and self-love?

  1. Self-love fashion

  2. Body-positive fashion

  3. Inclusive fashion

  4. Diversity fashion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Self-love fashion is the practice of using fashion to promote body acceptance and self-love.

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