10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FASHION AND CLOTHING
People either adore or despise fashion. Various fashion types have come and gone over the centuries, and many of them return to our clothes stores after a few years. Some individuals can’t be bothered to keep up with the current fashions, while others can’t get enough of them.
You’ll like these 100 fascinating fashion facts whether you like it or dislike it.
1. Each person in the United States owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans. There’s one for each day of the week!
2. While males had been wearing shorts for decades, women were not permitted to wear them in public until after World War II. One of the primary reasons for this was that there was less fabric available during the war, therefore shorts were less expensive than pants or skirts.
3. The T-shirt is one of the most popular articles of apparel in the world, with over two billion sales each year.
4. Historically, only magistrates, emperors, and other elite in Rome, Italy, wore purple clothing.
5. The loincloth is the oldest piece of clothing, but the skirt is the second oldest — and it is still quite fashionable today.
6. Although thousands of fashion magazines are produced each year, the first fashion magazine was sold in 1586 in Germany.
7. While the cost of many items is rising, the cost of apparel is falling. Clothing prices have fallen by 8.5 percent since 1992.
8. A lady was detained on a Boston beach in 1907 for wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
9. Bras have gone through several fashions throughout the years, but you can now buy a bra that doubles as a gas mask.
10. When it comes to bras, the famous author Mark Twain (who penned The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) invented the bra clasp.
