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30 Cards in this Set
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Atom
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The earliest style of the Bikini.
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Ballerina Length—
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Evening dresses that were the same length as daytime dresses or midcalf.
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Brogues
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A type of oxford with perforations at the tip and side seams.
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D.A
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A type of man’s hair style made popular by Teddy Boys and Elvis Presley that was longer with a curly pompadour in front and hair at the back that resembled a duck’s tail.
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Flat Top
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A man’s hairstyle originating from military styles where the hair was cut flat on top.
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Girdle or Foundation Garment
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The modern equivalent of a corset. They extended well above the waistline in order to narrow the waist and were made of elasticized panels with some stretch combined with panels of firmer, nonstretching fabrics.
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Mandarin Collar
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Chinese style standing collars.
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Merry Widow
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A strapless brassiere that extended to the waist. It was boned and generally made of elasticized or synthetic power net fabrics.
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Pedal Pushers or Houseboy Pants
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Shorter, mid-calf length pants for women.
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Peter Pan Collar
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Collars with a rounded front instead of the traditional point.
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Atom
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The earliest style of the Bikini.
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Ballerina Length—
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Evening dresses that were the same length as daytime dresses or midcalf.
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Brogues
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A type of oxford with perforations at the tip and side seams.
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D.A
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A type of man’s hair style made popular by Teddy Boys and Elvis Presley that was longer with a curly pompadour in front and hair at the back that resembled a duck’s tail.
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Flat Top
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A man’s hairstyle originating from military styles where the hair was cut flat on top.
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Girdle or Foundation Garment
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The modern equivalent of a corset. They extended well above the waistline in order to narrow the waist and were made of elasticized panels with some stretch combined with panels of firmer, nonstretching fabrics.
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Mandarin Collar
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Chinese style standing collars.
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Merry Widow
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A strapless brassiere that extended to the waist. It was boned and generally made of elasticized or synthetic power net fabrics.
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Pedal Pushers or Houseboy Pants
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Shorter, mid-calf length pants for women.
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Peter Pan Collar
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Collars with a rounded front instead of the traditional point.
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Shorties or Toppers
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Jackets that ended above the waist to accommodate wide skirts.
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Stiletto
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A type of high-heeled shoe made with a steel spike up the center of the heel to prevent the narrow, high heel from breaking.
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Winkle Pickers
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A style of shoe favored by the “Teddy Boys” that had exaggeratedly pointed toes.
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A-line
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or A-shaped dress, either belted of unbelted and usually sleeveless.
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Duffle Coat
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A warm woolen coat of fingertip length with hood attached, having frogs of wood and rope. It came into use on the ski lift after WWII when surplus English Navy coats were made available to civilians. Worn by men and women and children, they are frequently of Tyrolean cloth with wooden toggles and hemp hoops.
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Parka, Anorak, Amount
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A hip length hooded garment of sealskin worn by Eskimos. The name comes from the Aleutian Islands. The modern parka used in Europe and the U.S. developed in Scandinavia. It was made of lightweight cotton or silk, was very wind resistant and water repellant, and had allowance for ventilation when used for sports such as skiing or sailing.
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Sack Dress
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A straight Dress with no shape, cut from shoulder to hem like a bag or a sack.
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Tent Dress
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First launched in 1951 by Balenciaga in a wonderfully simple, black, woolen coat flaring widely from a low standing collar. It was followed in the early 1960’s by Yves St. Laurent’s A-line silhouette.
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Trapeze Line
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In 1958 Yves St. Laurent, the protégé and successor of Christian Dior, was acclaimed for his trapeze line which later evolved into the A-line.
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Wedgie
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A hose having a very thick sole and a wedge shaped heel.
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