What was banned this year at Helsinki fashion week? And how did Hedi Slimane’s debut at Celine go down? It’s time to check your style credentials
The theme of the Met Gala this year was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Rihanna went dressed like a pope, Jared Leto went as Jesus and Lena Waithe wore a rainbow-flag cape to highlight the Catholic church’s complicated relationship with the LGBT community. What did Frances McDormand come as?
Satan
A pagan
The baby Jesus
The Pontifical Swiss Guard
Tyler Mitchell became the first black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover when he shot Beyoncé this year for the September issue of the US magazine. Which household item was used as a backdrop for the cover shot?
A bath towel
A lazy susan
A white bedsheet
A hat stand
This was the year that no fur was shown on the London fashion week catwalk. But what did Helsinki fashion week ban?
Men
Leather
Pets
Shearling
At her royal wedding, Meghan Markle wore a Givenchy gown designed by Clare Waight Keller. But which designer did the newlywed wear to the reception?
Vivienne Westwood
Zara
Alexander McQueen
Stella McCartney
Against all odds, Victoria’s Secret’s annual lingerie show went ahead in 2018. Who or what did it manage not to offend?
The trans community
Most women
Halsey
Gigi Hadid
According to American Crime Story’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace, a bird was caught in the crossfire during Versace’s murder. What species was the bird?
An American eagle
A dove
A parrot
An owl
The designer Hedi Slimane debuted at Celine this year following the departure of the beloved designer Phoebe Philo. Which of these quotes is not taken from a published review of the show?
“Hedi Slimane has obliterated Celine”
“The modern world’s short memory doesn’t give a rat’s ass for heritage”
“No, thank you”
“An assured debut for one of the biggest players in contemporary fashion”
Dolce & Gabbana was forced to cancel its show in Shanghai this year amid accusations of racism. Roughly how much of its entire global annual revenue comes from the Chinese market?
One 10th
One third
One fifth
One 20th
Which offensive outfit did Melania Trump wear this year?
A jacket from Zara saying: “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?”
An $800 pair of heels made from pieces of “hand-torn” Louboutin shopping bags and described as having an “audacious new trash flair”
A colonial-style pith helmet when she was on a visit to Kenya
All of the above
Using animal metaphors, roughly how thick were Rihanna’s eyebrows on the cover of the September issue of British Vogue?
An earthworm
A viper
A dachshund
A stoat
The V&A’s blockbuster exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up saw a generation of millennials declare Kahlo a style icon. With which Soviet leader was Kahlo alleged to have had an affair?
Stalin
Trotsky
Gorbachev
Lenin
11 and above.
Wow. You got every question right. That means you know your Vogue covers, all about Frida Kahlo’s Marxist leanings and managed to get through the first episode of American Crime Story. Send us your CV.
10 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
9 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
8 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
7 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
6 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
5 and above.
Not bad at all. You know so much about clothes, I bet you’re wearing them right now. Or, if not, you mean it as a fashion statement.
4 and above.
That’s embarrassing. Given this result, I presume you know so little about clothes that you are currently naked.
3 and above.
That’s embarrassing. Given this result, I presume you know so little about clothes that you are currently naked.
2 and above.
That’s embarrassing. Given this result, I presume you know so little about clothes that you are currently naked.
0 and above.
That’s embarrassing. Given this result, I presume you know so little about clothes that you are currently naked.
1 and above.
That’s embarrassing. Given this result, I presume you know so little about clothes that you are currently naked.
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