FASHION FACTS
Fashion is something people either love or hate. Through the ages, different fashion styles have come and gone, and many of them return into our clothing stores after a few years.
Some people just cannot be bothered to keep up with recent trends, while others can’t get enough of the latest styles. Whether you love it or hate it, you’ll enjoy these interesting fashion facts.
• In the United States, each person owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans. That’s one for every day of the week!
• Men have been wearing shorts for decades, but women were only allowed to wear them in public after World War II. One of the main reasons for this was because less fabric was available during the war, so shorts were more cost-effective than pants or skirts.
• The T-shirt is one of the most popular items of clothing in the world, and around two billion of them are sold every single year.
• You can’t go out these days without seeing a shopping center, thanks to the ancient Romans who built the very first one.
• The Chinese people still use white as a color for mourning. In the West, it now symbolizes purity.
• Eyeliner was discovered in the most unlikely of places – King Tutankhamun’s tomb! Since the 1920’s, it has been a very popular item in every woman’s makeup bag.
• Chanel No. 5 marked the beginning of modern perfume in 1921.
• Dying the hair is very fashionable, but it was trendy back in ancient times too. However, the process often resulted in total loss of the hair, which prevented many people from trying it.
• Within the last decade, the average breast size has increased from 34B to 36C due to the rising trend of plastic surgery.
• The handbag was first designed and used to help women attract a husband. They were invented in the 19th century, and women would personally embroider them with colorful and intricate patterns to show off to the men.