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Does a ten-gallon hat really hold ten gallons?, and other questions about fashion, Alison Behnke ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson

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Does a ten-gallon hat really hold ten gallons?, and other questions about fashion, Alison Behnke ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Does a ten-gallon hat really hold ten gallons?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

424333517

Responsibility statement

Alison Behnke ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson

Series statement

Is that a fact

Sub title

and other questions about fashion

Summary

Presents common sayings about fashion, discussing which statements are right, which are wrong, and which ones still stump experts

Table Of Contents

Is it true that women once wore skirts so wide they could barely walk through doors? -- Does a ten-gallon hat really hold ten gallons? -- Did some women once wear corsets so tight that they damaged their bodies? -- Has thin always been in? -- Did women once paint their legs instead of wearing stockings? -- Is makeup bad for you? -- Are tattoos must-have body decorations in some cultures? -- Has less (clothing) always been more (fashionable)? -- Are brides always all dressed in white? -- Were fashionable men once called macaroni? -- Did Chinese women once bind their feet to be only a few inches long? -- Did a dog help invent velcro? -- Will wearing a hat indoors make you go bald? -- Were there really 30-inch-tall shoes? -- Are supermodels really super? -- Were cowboys the first to wear jeans? -- Does music make a fashion statement?

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