Culture trivia
Name a fashion designer
“Name a fashion designer” is one of 78 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 115 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Coco Chanel
- Christian Dior
- Giorgio Armani
- Gianni Versace
- Yves Saint Laurent
One step down
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Ralph Lauren
- Calvin Klein
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Tom Ford
- Donatella Versace
- Valentino Garavani
- Vivienne Westwood
- Alexander McQueen
- Hubert de Givenchy
- Pierre Cardin
- Tommy Hilfiger
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Stella McCartney
- Marc Jacobs
- Diane von Furstenberg
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsCoco Chanel · Christian Dior · Giorgio Armani
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsRalph Lauren · Calvin Klein · Karl Lagerfeld …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss59 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, Y and Z. The Abyss has 59 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 115 answers in total, 113 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Halston”. Longest: “Charles Frederick Worth”.
- J, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 48 answers can be typed more than one way: “DVF” counts as Diane von Furstenberg.
How to go deeper
- Start with J: 13 of the answers begin with it.
- Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a fashion designer”?
- The usual first answers are Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a fashion designer”?
- 115 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 59 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a fashion designer” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Halston” and the longest is “Charles Frederick Worth”.
- How hard is “Name a fashion designer”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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