The speed-limit skirt; the millions of dresses made out of feed sacks; the chair designed to be torpedo-proof; and who was actually sticking a feather in their hat and calling it macaroni anyway?
The Macaroni club were 18th century hipsters who were considered less masculine than dandies.
The hobble skirt was also known as the speed-limit skirt because of how it restricted women’s movement.
During the Great Depression millions of women and children wore clothing made out of grain and feed sacks.
The Emeco 1006 Navy Chair was designed to survive a hit from a torpedo.
For more trivia from the worlds of fashion and design, begin here:
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