Fashion history isn’t all elegance and glamour–it’s also filled with dangerous and even deadly trends. From Victorian fashion hazards to early 20th-century toxic beauty trends, the past is a reminder that style often came with a price.
In many cases, women became unwitting guinea pigs, testing out experimental looks in their earliest (and riskiest) stages. Think sewn-in lashes decades before glue-on falsies, or radium laced beauty creams. From arsenic-dyed green dresses of the Victorian era to coal-tar lash dyes that could cause blindness, the pursuit of beauty has sometimes been a deadly game. These are just a few examples of historical clothing dangers that shaped–and sometimes ended–lives.
So, which perilous piece of dangerous fashion history matches your personality? Take the quiz below to find out.
