Answer 1

Choice (a) is correct. Manolo Blahnik's favourite film would almost certainly be Visconti's masterwork, The Leopard, set in his favourite landscapes in Sicily during the nineteenth century, his favourite historic period.

Answer 2

Choice (b) is the correct answer. Alexander Wang is the first ever American designer to collaborate with H&M. The collection will be out in November 2014.

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Choice (d) is correct. Inspired by his grandmothers, Ari Seth Cohen started his blog Advanced Style in 2008 and focuses on stylish women over the age of 60. The book Advanced Style was published in 2012 by Powerhouse Books and is on its seventh printing.

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Choice (c) is correct. Daniela Falcão is the editor-in-chief of Vogue Brazil, and Edwina McCann is the editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia.

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Choice (d) is correct. All of these factors have led Edwina McCann, editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia, to head up the Australian Fashion Chamber, whose aim is to provide designers with mentoring and financial support with the help of a board composed of industry insiders. "We're missing an independent body that can lobby the government on behalf of the industry," said McCann. "It's important for our cultural identity that we have our own designers, much like the film industry."

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Choice (d) is correct. Manolo Blahnik stated, “I do not know what jealousy or envy are. I am entirely happy in my work. When the business took off in the Nineties, I knew that we were doing something popular but I didn’t think about being famous. It never occurred to me that something like that could happen.”

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Choice (c) is correct. Mary Katrantzou has announced her collaboration with Adidas, creating both footwear and apparel.

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Choice (a) is correct. The Brazilian government imposes a 35% import tax on apparel and footwear, making buying abroad more attractive.

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Choice (b) is correct. Manolo Blahnik: "Even if the heel is only 12 centimetres high it has to feel secure, and that is why I go to the factories and carve each prototype heel personally on the machine and then by hand with a chisel, until it is exactly right and then can be produced by the craftsmen." Manolo Blahnik once told Colin McDowell that his happiest moments were the ones he spent on this process in his factories.

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Choice (b) is correct. Oscar de la Renta has designed for Balenciaga, Lanvin, Dior, and Balmain but not for Nina Ricci.