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The first pair of sunglasses became popular because sunlight was “too personal.” Privacy, but outdoors.

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Velvet was once reserved for royalty due to its cost. Now it’s for anyone brave enough to sit down carefully.The first pair of heels were invented to make hallways sound expensive. Click-clack = status.Leather was used for clothing as early as 1300 BCE. Ancient humans basically invented the biker jacket.The first New York Fashion Week took place in 1943. Wartime? Yes. Priorities? Still heels.The first scrunchie was invented as a gentle apology to hair. Softness, but make it trendy.Chokers have cycled in and out of fashion since ancient Egypt. Nothing says “classy” like a decorative strangulation device.See all Vogue & Vexed facts →

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