Ice Skating wear
Ice skating was already known in Europe during the Middle Ages: written sources from the 12th–14th centuries mention movement and leisure on ice.
Schaube
Schaube (German), also known as an overgown (English) or caputo (Italian — possibly a related but slightly different garment based on available sources), was a men’s outerwear garment popular in the 16th century, especially from the 1520s to the 1550s.
Сhemise, Shift and Smock
The chemise (also called a shift or smock) was one of the main garments worn in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century.
Robe de Style
The robe de style was a fashionable dress design of the 1920s, characterized by a voluminous skirt that distinguished it from the then-popular straight, rectangular silhouette.
Sunglasses
Sunglasses are an accessory that protects your eyes from the bright rays of the sun. The history of sunglasses goes back thousands of years, but it was not a fashion accessory, but a necessity.
Foot stoves
Foot stoves or footwarmers were perforated boxes, mostly heated by hot coals or stones in a special pot. Widely used in the northern countries such as Holland, Scandinavia and the British Isles in the 17th and 19th centuries.
Sailor suit
Sailor suit or Sailor dress is a style in children’s and women’s clothing with special details inspired by sailors. The sailor suit came into children’s fashion in 1846, when the son of the British Queen Victoria was given a “little sailor”
Suffragette
March 8 – International Women’s Day. It is based on suffragism, emancipation and various types of women’s struggle for rights. Under the name Suffragettes, we will bring together different types of women’s rights activists, although this applies to a greater extent to the history of the United States.
Spatterdashes and Spats
Spatterdashes (sometimes called gaiters) are a type of clothing that cover part of the shoe, the ankle, and extend almost to the knee or even higher.
Scarlet cap
In the second half of the 15th century (1450’s – 1490’s), brimless caps (or hats) entered men’s fashion. Caps were mostly scarlet, but sometimes black.
Surcoat
The surcoat (French: surcot) is an outer garment commonly worn during the Middle Ages. Its name derives from Old French, meaning “over the cotte.” The surcoat first appeared as a men’s garment during the Crusades, when it was worn over armor to protect it from the sun and heat.
Wulsthaube, Steuchlein
The Wulsthaube or Steuchlein is a German female headdress derived from a bonnet. Steuchlein consists of Schleier (veil), Unterhaube (undercap) and Wulst (bulge) – a padded cushion at the back of the head.
Spoon bonnet
The spoon bonnet is a type of headwear that falls somewhere between a house bonnet and a hat. Bonnets were popular during the first half of the 19th century, but by the 1850s their practicality had begun to fall out of fashion.
Shawl
A Shawl is an accessory, a piece of clothing that covers the shoulders and arms, the upper body. In many languages, the word “Shawl”
Stomacher
The Stomacher is a decorated triangular panel as part of a corset. The Stomacher put on a corset and fastened with pins.
Swiss waist
The Swiss waist is fashionable accessory; bodice (corselet; corsage) or belt. The accessory was inspired by traditional Swiss women’s clothing. The Swiss waist was popular in the mid-19th century and returned for a second time as a belt at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Snood
The Snood is a type of headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. The Snood is a type of hairnet, only slightly thicker.
Swirling hat
The So-Called “Swirling Hat” and the Problem of Naming Roll Headdresses of the 15th Century The headwear sometimes described in modern writing as the “Swirling hat”, “Rings of Saturn”, or “roll hat” refers to a type of layered circular headdress visible in European art of the 15th and early 16th centuries.
Spencer jacket
The Spencer is a short fitted jacket, without basque, only going down to mid-back, with long sleeves. It’s origin is attributed to an English lord, George Spencer, who allegedly burned his coat by warming himself too close to the fireplace.
Sleeve puffs
The Sleeve puffs is sleeve supports, special pads on the sleeves to keep in shape. They gained popularity in 1820’s-1840’s. The pads were made of cotton or linen, stuffed with cotton wool, goose feathers or down.
Samovar
A samovar (ru: самовар; literally “self-brewer”) is a metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in Russia. Additionally, the samovar is well known outside of Russia and spread through the Russian culture to Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, the Kashmir region of India, the Middle East, Azerbaijan and is also known in some parts of Central Europe.