Lifecycle :Fashion as Design(Fashion as Design) Answers 2026

Question 1

Thread made of polyester blended with cotton is recyclable because cotton is biodegradable.

❌ False
✅ True

Question 2

Which of the following is true of fast fashion?

❌ It refers to the rapid pace at which collections are designed, manufactured, and stocked
❌ Its frequency and quantity of new trends encourage ongoing consumption
❌ Its low prices are enabled by low-wage labor and lax standards
❌ Cotton-synthetic blends cannot biodegrade
✅ All of the above

Question 3

As of May 2016, what percentage of garment workers in Bangladesh were women?

❌ 20
❌ 40
❌ 60
✅ 80

Question 4

In the 1990s, the plaid flannel shirt was brought back into style by:

❌ Hip hop artists
✅ Grunge musicians
❌ Logging industry workers
❌ Basketball players

Question 5

What is the definition of greenwashing in fashion?

❌ Adopting genuinely sustainable practices
✅ Creating a public image of sustainability without fixing exploitative practices
❌ Creating unrecyclable blended fibers

Question 6

According to Maxine Bédat, how many times does the average consumer wear a garment before discarding it?

❌ 7
❌ 11
✅ 17
❌ 42

Question 7

In which decade did major department stores begin stocking maternity fashions?

❌ 1910s
❌ 1930s
✅ 1950s
❌ 1970s

Question 8

Wei Hung Chen adapted his Modular Dress for pregnant bodies using: (Select all that apply)

❌ An elastic waistband
✅ Hooks and bars
✅ Openings in the fabric

Question 9

Mass-produced disposable pads and tampons represent only a fraction of menstrual absorption methods used historically.

✅ True
❌ False

Question 10

Which of the following describes Pia Interlandi’s Little Black Death Dress prototype? (Select all that apply)

✅ Uses heat-sensitive material for handprints
❌ Uses only materials that will not decompose
✅ A garment designed “to carry one from this world to the next”
❌ All of the above

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