Does a Ten-gallon Hat Really Hold Ten Gallons?: And Other Questions About Fashion

by Behnke, Alison; Thompson, Colin W.

• ISBN13: 9780761349136
• ISBN10: 0761349138
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group

Summary

Let's investigate seventeen statements about fashion and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether women really once wore skirts so wide they could barely walk through doors! Discover whether a dog helped invent Velcro! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Is it True that Women Once Wore Skirts so Wide They Could Barely Walk through Doors?	p. 5
Does a Ten-Gallon Hat Really Hold Ten Gallons?	p. 6
Did Some Women Once Wear Corsets So Tight that they Damaged Their Bodies?	p. 8
Has Thin Always Been In?	p. 10
Did Women Once Paint Their Legs Instead of Wearing Stockings?	p. 12
Is Makeup Bad for you?	p. 14
Are Tattoos Must-Have Body Decorations in Some Cultures?	p. 16
Has Less (Clothing) Always Been More (Fashionable)?	p. 18
Are Brides Always All Dressed in White?	p. 20
Were Fashionable Men Once Called Macaroni?	p. 22
Did Chinese Women Once Bind Their Feet to be Only a Few Inches Long?	p. 24
Did a Dog Help Invent Velcro?	p. 26
Will Wearing a Hat Indoors Make You go Bald?	p. 28
Were there Really 30-Inch-Tall Shoes?	p. 30
Are Supermodels Really Super?	p. 32
Were Cowboys the First to Wear Jeans?	p. 34
Does Music Make a Fashion Statement?	p. 36
Glossary	p. 38
Selected Bibliography	p. 39
Further Reading	p. 39
Index	p. 40
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