Results: Amelia Earhart, Fashion Designer
Many of us are aware of Amelia Earhart for having been the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic solo; or for having disappeared on a quest to circumnavigate the world. But beyond being a revered aviator and a women's rights advocate, Earhart was a fashion designer.
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Amelia Earhart created a clothing line called "Amelia Earhart Fashions" in 1933 consisting of "functional" women's clothing, including dresses, blouses, pants, suits, and hats, initially using her own sewing machine, dress form, and seamstress. Breaking the mold for traditional women's dress during the 1930s. her designs sometimes used materials such as parachute silk and fabric used for airplane wings. Had you known Earhart had a fashion line?
Yes
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67 votes
No
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744 votes
N/A
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186 votes
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Her 25-piece fashion line was affordably-priced. Sewing patterns were available in "Woman's Home Companion" magazine. Her collection was advertised in a 2-page spread in Vogue. Earhart's fashion label consisted of her signature with a plane taking off. Do you like it?
It's clever and iconic.
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432 votes
It's fine.
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178 votes
I'm indifferent.
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140 votes
I dislike it.
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23 votes
N/A
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216 votes
I'm vision-impaired.
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8 votes
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Earhart popularized the idea of purchasing separates, so females could get tops and bottoms in different sizes. Another innovation was adding shirt tails to women's blouses so they stayed tucked in. Do you MOSTLY wear your shirts or blouses "out" or tucked in?
I'm male and I wear my shirts tucked in.
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93 votes
I'm male and I let my shirts hang out.
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135 votes
I'm female and I wear my blouses tucked in.
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98 votes
I'm female and I wear my blouses hanging out.
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329 votes
I only wear tees.
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105 votes
N/A
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237 votes
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Earhart modeled her own designs for promotional spreads. Ultimately unsuccessful, "Amelia Earhart Fashions" only lasted one season, possibly because of the Great Depression. But a year later, the Fashion Designers of America named Earhart one of the 10 best dressed women in the US. Would you enjoy being named to a Best Dressed list?
I'd love it!
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122 votes
It would be fun.
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191 votes
I'm indifferent.
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213 votes
How shallow!
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39 votes
What a meaningless title!
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66 votes
They'd have to really lower the bar for that to happen.
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115 votes
N/A
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251 votes
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