tupu
A tupu is a long pin used to secure a garment worn across the shoulders. It was typically worn by Andean women in South America.
Tag: 14th century
poulaine
A shoe or boot with an extremely elongated, pointed toe, worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
1350-1399
1350-1399 Womenswear Wikipedia writes of fashion in this period: “The innermost layer of a woman’s clothing was a linen or woolen chemise or smock, some...
1300-1349
OVERVIEW Womenswear Wikipedia writes of fourteenth-century clothing: “Wool was the most important material for clothing, due to its numerous favorable qualities,...
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