User:Mabalu/DYK
This page is to keep a record of my Did You Know? articles
DYK for Clothes-Line[edit]
Shubinator (talk) 23:54, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know that Clothes-Line, aired in 1937, was the first television programme on fashion history and also probably the first to feature a heavily pregnant female presenter?"
DYK for Pauline Joran[edit]
--Dravecky (talk) 14:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Clare Potter[edit]
Royalbroil 23:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
DYK for sportswear (fashion)[edit]
Thank you for filling a MAJOR hole in Wikipedia! It's about time that this article finally appeared. Royalbroil 23:34, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Dorothy Liebes[edit]
Shubinator (talk) 22:32, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Zaida Ben-Yusuf[edit]
Dravecky (talk) 16:28, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Stephen Jones (milliner)[edit]
Shubinator (talk) 23:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
DYK for Tristan Quilt[edit]
Materialscientist (talk) 12:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
Giuliana Camerino[edit]
On May 23, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Giuliana Camerino, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Edna Clarke Hall[edit]
On 21 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edna Clarke Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Edna Clarke Hall's many drawings and prints based on Wuthering Heights reflected the artist's own periods of emotional crisis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edna Clarke Hall.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 23:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Anne Fogarty[edit]
On 8 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anne Fogarty, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after winning the 1957 Cotton Fashion Award, designer Anne Fogarty showed off dresses in goldfish colours? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anne Fogarty.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Red carpet fashion[edit]
On 26 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red carpet fashion, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a writers' strike in 2008 threatened the international fashion industry by leaving stars with nowhere to wear their red carpet gowns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red carpet fashion. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Red carpet fashion in 2000[edit]
On 11 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red carpet fashion in 2000, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the most talked about red carpet gowns of 2000 was worn by a Spice Girl, its designer, and Matt Stone, as well as by Jennifer Lopez? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red carpet fashion in 2000. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
DYK for The Dance Lesson (painting)[edit]
On 13 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Dance Lesson (painting), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, an exhausted dancer sits on a double bass? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk 00:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Red carpet fashion in 2002[edit]
On 15 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red carpet fashion in 2002, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that red carpet fashion in 2002 included transparent bodices and phlegm and dung coloured tulle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red carpet fashion in 2002. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Babani[edit]
On 27 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Babani, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the early 20th-century fashion house Babani imported Japanese undergarments for Western women to wear as fashionable peignoirs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Babani. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Clifton Nicholson[edit]
On 14 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clifton Nicholson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Coty Award-winning jewelry designer Clifton Nicholson currently breeds peafowl and pheasants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clifton Nicholson. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Kenneth (hairdresser)[edit]
On 15 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kenneth (hairdresser), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to Lucille Ball, God was a New York hairdresser called Kenneth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kenneth (hairdresser). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:04, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Obin[edit]
On 29 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Obin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Indonesian batik designer Obin sometimes asks people not to cut up her cloths? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Obin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
(X! · talk) · @269 · 00:02, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Strapless dress[edit]
On 26 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Strapless dress, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rita Hayworth's song and dance performance in Gilda helped demonstrate the stability of the newly invented strapless dress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Strapless dress. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 00:02, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Willy warmer[edit]
On 15 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Willy warmer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Faroese girls would test their boyfriends' readiness for marriage by presenting them with woolly willy warmers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Willy warmer. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Mary Jane Russell[edit]
On 6 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mary Jane Russell, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that leading 1950s New York model Mary Jane Russell won damages after an altered photograph of her reading in bed was used to advertise bed sheets? ... The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Jane Russell. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Nell Donnelly Reed[edit]
On 8 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nell Donnelly Reed, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when house dress designer Nell Donnelly was kidnapped in 1931, she was reportedly rescued by gangsters and taken to a candy shop? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nell Donnelly Reed. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Victor Edelstein[edit]
On 5 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Victor Edelstein, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Victor Edelstein, a former couturier to the British Royal Family, painted a portrait of Miss Manners that now hangs in the U.S. National Portrait Gallery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Victor Edelstein. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Robert Piguet[edit]
On 27 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Piguet, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1944, gun-wielding models launched fashion designer Robert Piguet's debut fragrance Bandit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Piguet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Kiki Byrne[edit]
On 24 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kiki Byrne, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kiki Byrne designed the golden bikini worn by Margaret Nolan in the title sequence of the James Bond film Goldfinger? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kiki Byrne. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 16:18, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Alice Pollock[edit]
On 20 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Pollock, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Alice Pollock founded the boutique Quorum and the male modelling agency English Boy, both in London? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Pollock. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Ruth Tarvydas[edit]
On 31 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ruth Tarvydas, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a revealing red frock by Australian designer Ruth Tarvydas had more coverage than Jennifer Hawkins when she won Miss Universe 2004? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruth Tarvydas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Zoran (designer)[edit]
On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zoran (designer), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fashion designer Zoran declared a woman's only jewelry should be her children or husband? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zoran (designer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Elizabeth Handley-Seymour[edit]
On 29 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elizabeth Handley-Seymour, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Elizabeth Handley-Seymour created Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 1937 Coronation dress (pictured) and her 1923 wedding dress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Handley-Seymour. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thanks from me and the project Victuallers (talk) 20:46, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Hotpants[edit]
On 8 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hotpants, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that hotpants (example pictured) were originally short shorts made from materials such as velvet, silk, and fur? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hotpants. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hotpants), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.