Can we predict the next ‘new look’? Scientists have found evidence for the age-old idea that fashion trends resurrect themselves every 20 years. But this pattern is becoming less and less predictable.
Secret maths of fashion trends revealed
Mini to maxi and back again: Skirt length is one example of cyclical fashion — another is high and low-waisted jeans. Glossary
Northwestern University - A private university in Illinois, USA.
Bell-bottom - Trousers that fit closely at the hips and thighs before flaring out at the calves. This creates a bell-like shape.
Flapper - A 1920s woman known for wearing short dresses, bobbed hair and embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints.
Proliferation - An increase in number. In 1968, 190 countries signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.