Every creation has a history behind it..no matter if it’s a living one or non living one. Similarly even in case of Fashion there happens to be some amazing facts which we hardly knew .
Lets go through some of them –
- The baggy pants are quite popular and both men and women are seen following this style of pants,but it is said that the style of low-hanging baggy pants were worn by Hip-Hop devotees which had its origin in the prisons of Los Angeles.The inmates were not allowed to wear belts.
- It is said that Napolean Bonaparte has a contribution to a bit of fashion as well. As believed the reason behind having buttons on the sleeves of our jackets is because Napolean was tired of his soldiers wiping their noses on their sleeves.
- Cotton fabric was used for clothing for over 7,000 years. It is said that with just one bale of cotton 215 pairs of jeans could be made.
- It is believed that there were no such thing as models until 1853. During the time of 1500s, fashion designers use to showcase their clothing by putting it on miniature dolls..
- Hollywood silent film producer D.W. Griffith invented the first fake eyelashes since he wanted to enhance the eyelids of his actress. The false eyelashes were made out of real hair.
- If you observe carefully you will see the name YKK on most zippers . The abbreviation stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, which roughly translates to the Yoshida Company Limited. YKK is the most popular zipper maker in the world.
- It is said that Platform sandals was originally known to be used in Greek plays. Generally Platform sandals date back to 220 BCE and to Greece. The importance of the actors in plays was indicated by the height of their sandals. The tallest sandals were worn by the stars .
- In the 1800s in England there was a trend of a skirt called hoop skirts . But its design not just uncomfortable but also risky for the women . It is said that the skirts usually had flammable coverings triggering fire because there were candles everywhere. Wider skirts were trendy in the mid-1800s, but it often lead women to get stuck in doorways.
