1. The word ‘jeans’ comes from the cotton pants worn by “Genes,” the local term for Genoan sailors.
2. The average American owns 7 pairs of blue
jeans.
3. The Ancient Greeks exercised naked. In fact, this is where our word “gymnasium” comes from; γυμνός (gymnos) means naked in Ancient and Modern Greek.
4. The four major fashion capitals of the world are New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Each city holds fashion shows twice, in February and September.
5. It was not acceptable for women to wear shorts in public until World War 2.
6. The first fashion magazine was published in
Germany in 1586.
7. American households spend about 3.8% of their income on clothing, which equates to about $1,700 per person. By comparison, Americans spent 11% of their income on clothes in 1950.
8. The price of clothing has decreased by 8.5%
since 1992, even when adjusted for inflation.
9. Over a lifetime, an American woman will spend $125,000 on clothes. 3,000 items—271 pairs of shoes, 185 dresses, and 145 bags.
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