A Century Of Figure-skating Costumes

 In frigid, mountainous Pyeongchang, South Korea, most of the athletes in the 2018 winter Olympics will be wearing warm (or even self-heating) uniforms. The figure skaters, however, will take the ice in costumes. Quartzy offers a glimpse at the figure-skating fashion over the past century.

1928: Ellen Brockhöft of Germany skates in a skirt and jacket that resemble
a woman’s day wear on ice.

1930: Constance Wilson trains for the world championship in what looks to be
an embroidered shearling jacket, velvet skirt, and—yes—some form of pantyhose.

1992: American Kristi Yamaguchi’s highly embellished outfit catches the light
as she performs a spin during gold-medal winning performance.

2014: The outfit on Japan’s Akiko Suzuki uses flesh-mesh to mimic the look of a
strapless mini dress accessorized with a necklace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.