Written by The Strategy

The fashion industry, in all its fun and scary and incredible ways, works much like the Wizard in Oz. There is a world behind the curtain full of hard work, madness, deadlines, and a circus act of people making the whole thing look nice. In all that Oz glory, there are quite a few facts to be had for those who love a bit of trivia. It would be impossible to rally up all the little unknown or little-known bits about the biz, but we’ve certainly come across a few interesting ones.

For example, the average person owns about seven pairs of jeans. Not three, not five. Seven, exactly. Makes you wonder what inspired the name 7 For All Mankind, no?

Vogue might be the fashion bible, but the first magazine to focus solely on fashion was published way back in 1586 in Germany. 

Christian Dior is to thank for the revolutionary pencil and A-line skirts. The silhouettes were introduced in the 1940s, and have been all the rage since. 

Kids clothes weren’t really a thing of their own until the mid-1800s. Until then, kids were dressed the same as adults, much like we see now-a-days, too. Look no further than Little Miss West for all the proof you need. 

Wallpaper* magazine enlisted boutique perfumer Geza Schoen, Gerhard Steidl to create the Paper Passion Perfume. Book-lover Karl Lagerfeld was brought on to design the packaging, but not the actual scent. A common misconception, apparently. 

Speaking of Karl, Chanel’s famed 2.55 bag is named after when the bag was created. Not a measurement or weight, but February 1955.

Interesting stuff. 

Written by Katrina Garofalo

*Background image of Karl Lagerfeld’s library via luxuo.com