The Post Quiz - The Edited Guide, Fashion, and You

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The Post Quiz: The Edited Guide, Fashion, and You

Marie Dressler in a lampshade hat in 1909.

Oh, the fashion. Oh, the torture. What's in, what's out? How much will it cost, and how much damage will it do to your health? As the girl said in Fame, 'Does that hurt, or is it ethnic?'

How much do you know about fashion through the years? Test yourself out. Then we'll tell you, courtesy of the Edited Guide.

Match the people to the fashion items or phenomena associated with them.

  1. Scousers.
  2. Samuel Pepys.
  3. Hospital staff.
  4. Gumbys.
  5. Emilia Bloomer.
  6. John Lennon.
  7. Annette Kellerman.
  8. Kylie Minogue.
  9. A US prom-goer.
  10. The Emperor Hadrian.
  • Knickers.
  • A beard.
  • Duct tape.
  • One-piece bathing suit.
  • Buckled shoes.
  • A size-zero dress.
  • Hippie sunglasses.
  • Tank tops.
  • Crocs.
  • Shellsuits.

Stumped? Click below for answers and links.

Shellsuit pioneers The Scousers, from 'Harry Enfield's Television Programme'.
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