Ancient Greek Dress
The typical garment worn by women in ancient greece was a long tunic called the peplos.
Ancient greek dress. Péplos and a cloak ἱμάτιον. A chiton was a type of tunic worn by greek men and was often made of a lighter linen material as men were often outdoors more and would require more comfortable clothing especially in the summer it could be draped over both shoulders or over only one. Part of the peplos was folded down over the belt to make it appear as if it was two pieces of clothing.
Up to about 500 bce is described as the archaic period. Clothing in ancient greece consisted of lengths of rectangular linen or wool fabric. Made from a seamless rectangular piece of woolen material about the size of a blanket it was worn by pinning a fibulae on the right shoulder.
Clothing in ancient greece primarily consisted of the chiton peplos himation and chlamys ancient greek men and women typically wore two pieces of clothing draped about the body. Ancient greek clothing consisted of lengths of linen or wool fabric which generally was rectangular. Basic clothing was wool or linen.
Ancient greek clothing was mainly based on necessity function materials and. This was the time when the several different civilizations of mainland and island greece anatolia and north africa coexisted the arts and costume of each influencing the others. Since its first appearance in ancient greek fashion the chlamys saw gradual modifications in the way it was worn.
Dress dress ancient greece. Chitōn or πέπλος. Ancient greek civilization is customarily classified into three segments.
When it was draped over one shoulder usually the left it was known as an exomie this type of chiton was usually worn for horseback. The peplos was a long piece of cloth that was fastened about the waist with a belt. This piece of clothing was the ancient greek version of the modern day cloak.