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ANCIENT GREEK CLOTHING AND FASHION
Weather scotching hot
ancient greeks wore LIGHT and LOOSE clothing
most popular fabrics
wool
made from the fleeces of local sheep
warm
good for winters
linen
made from flax that came from Egypt
cool and light fabric
perfect for hot summers
expensive
only wealthy people could afford it
in the later periods, wealthy Greeks could buy
cotton
silk
wealthy greeks could afford
colourful clothing
lower class
only white
making cloth
women
servants
at home
flowing garments hardly ever sewn together
fabric could be arranged in different styles
a single piece of fabric could be used several times to create different outfits
women's clothing
length usually to the ankles
PEPLOS
typical garment worn by women
long tubular-shaped piece of fabric (sewn)
fastened about the waist with a belt
folded down over the belt
as if it were 2 pieces of clothing
secured to the shoulders with fibulae
most common patterns
checks
flowers
waves
stripes
CHITON
very popular
worn also by men
not sewn
constructed by
clipping
wrapping
folding
worn with a belt
open on the side
so much fabric, opening couldn't be seen
Doric
2 pieces of rectangular fabric, secured on shoulders with clips
Ionic
2 pieces of rectangular fabric, with longer overfold: longer "sleeves" created with clips running along the arms
