From Naomi Campbell's hazmat suit to a floating catwalk: a distractingly difficult 2020 fashion quiz

‘Sur Seine’ performance, Paris, France Photograph: Laurent Vu/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock

1. 

   Which designer spent lockdown at the Mercer Hotel in New York?

   1. Marc Jacobs

   2. Michael Kors

   3. Ralph Lauren

   4. Telfar Clemens

   5. Donna Karan

2. 

   Who was the first man to appear solo on the cover of American Vogue in December 2020?

   1. Louis Tomlinson

   2. Kerby Jean Raymond

   3. Harry Styles

   4. Timothee Chalamet

   5. Kanye West

3. 

   Which designer brand took to the Seine on a boat to show their haute couture collection in July?

   1. Saint Laurent

   2. Chanel

   3. Dior

   4. Balmain

   5. Valentino

4. 

   Which Netflix series had its red carpet premiere at home?

   1. Emily in Paris

   2. The Crown

   3. The Queen's Gambit

   4. Schitt's Creek

   5. Ratched

5. 

   Which brand are these two designers connected to?

   1. Givenchy

   2. Burberry

   3. Gabriela Hearst

   4. Prada

   5. Chloe

6. 

   What is one of the stars of the V&A's latest blockbuster exhibition?

   1. Naomi Campbell's hazmat suit

   2. Margaret Thatcher's handbag

   3. Bjork's kimono

   4. Floral trousers worn by Harry Styles in the video for Golden

   5. Julia Roberts's boots from Pretty Woman

7. 

   Who designed this look for Beyonce's Black Is King?

   1. Versace

   2. Valentino

   3. Gucci

   4. Marine Serre

   5. Ashish

8. 

   Whose daughter made her catwalk debut in the spring/summer 21 Miu Miu show?

   1. Kate Moss

   2. Yolanda Hadid

   3. Kris Jenner

   4. Cindy Crawford

   5. Iman

9. 

   Which trend swept the nation in 2020?

   1. Cosycore

   2. Cottagecore

   3. Cashmerecore

   4. Loungecore

   5. Shedcore

10. 

    Which famous star and their family starred in the AW20 Coach campaign?

    1. Victoria Beckham

    2. J.Lo

    3. Kim Kardashian

    4. Mariah Carey

    5. Meghan Markle

11. 

    Which brands announced a new creative director this year?

    1. Givenchy, Chloe, Prada

    2. Givenchy, Chloe, Valentino

    3. Givenchy, Prada, Burberry

    4. Givenchy, Prada, Chanel

    5. Givenchy, Prada, Louis Vuitton

12. 

    Tyler Mitchell photographed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the cover of which magazine this year?

    1. US Vogue

    2. British Vogue

    3. Elle

    4. Vanity Fair

    5. Time

Solutions

1:A - Marc spent 90 days living at the Mercer hotel with his husband during the first lockdown. He made a short film, A New York Story, about his stay., 2:C - The singer appeared on the December cover wearing a Gucci dress, photographed by Tyler Mitchell. , 3:D - Olivier Rousteing celebrated Balmain's 75th anniversary with a show onboard a barge on the Seine., 4:B - Stars of the Netflix series were sent step-and-repeat backdrops to put up in their living rooms., 5:D - Raf Simons joined Miuccia Prada as co-creative director in February 2020. Their first joint collection was shown during Milan digital fashion in September., 6:B - The Iron lady's Asprey handbag is one of the exhibits on display at Bags: Inside Out., 7:B - Stylist Zerina Akers told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview, it took “five people on the catsuit and five people on the jacket 300 hours each to make that look”., 8:A - 18-year-old Lila Moss made her catwalk debut by opening and closing the Miu Miu show at Paris fashion week., 9:B - Cottagecore, a visual and lifestyle movement designed to fetishise the wholesome purity of the outdoors, swept Instagram in 2020., 10:B - J.Lo appeared with her mum, Guadalupe Rodriguez and her children, Emme and Max in the fall campaign for Coach, photographed by Ryan McGinley., 11:A - Matthew M. Williams and Gabriela Hearst took over at Givenchy and Chloe respectively, and Raf Simons was appointed a co-creative director at Prad.a, 12:D - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a trouser suit by Aliétte in suffragette white for the cover image.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   Good effort. You can give Schitt's Creek's Moira a run for her money

2. 8 and above.

   Not bad. You can recite the 'love it, couldn't wear it' meme

3. 9 and above.

   Not bad. You can recite the 'love it, couldn't wear it' meme

4. 6 and above.

   Meh. You don't know your cords from your co-ords

5. 5 and above.

   Meh. You don't know your cords from your co-ords

6. 1 and above.

   Bad luck. You think Skims is an online banking scam

7. 3 and above.

   Bad luck. You think Skims is an online banking scam

8. 2 and above.

   Bad luck. You think Skims is an online banking scam

9. 12 and above.

   100%. Forget Princess Diana, a new fashion queen is crowned

10. 10 and above.

    Good effort. You can give Schitt's Creek's Moira a run for her money

11. 7 and above.

    Not bad. You can recite the 'love it, couldn't wear it' meme

12. 4 and above.

    Meh. You don't know your cords from your co-ords

13. 0 and above.

    Bad luck. You think Skims is an online banking scam