Strange facts about fashion

1. Do you know the origination of neck ties traces back to Croatia where they were worn for the first time? Well yes and for this very reason their first name was Cravats.
2. Now is it believable that some prevalent style can emerge from a prison clothing style? Unbelievable but the low hanging baggy pants became a statement from the prisons of Los Angeles as the prisoners weren’t allowed to wear belts.
3. Grabatologist is a person who roams collecting neckties.
4. Now who thought that the invention of automobiles can influence women clothing? Right, women skirts were made shorter to enable them get into a vehicle effortlessly.
5. All it requires is just one bale of cotton to manufacture approximately 215 pairs of jeans.
6. It was Georgio Armani who introduced the concept of understated elegance to fashion clothing by designing relaxed clothing men and women; precisely cut and designed.
7. The first Fashion Week organised ever was in 1943 in the New York City.
8. The modern era of perfume dates back to 1921 with Coco Channel’s launch of Channel No. 5.
9. Vogue came into being on December 17, 1892.
10. The skirt stands out to be the second oldest women’s garment in history.
11. Old tires served as the raw materials for the very first pair of Doc Martens.
12. Lacoste was the first garment brand to use a logo; a crocodile.
13. The first ever jewellery was worn by men as a status symbol and amulets that aided them in a battle.
14. Pregnancy was indeed a fashion during the 15th century; ladies who didn’t expect babies would stuff a pillow under their upper garment to get the fluff.
15. Imagine yourself with your eyebrows completely shaven? It was a fashion during the renaissance period.