Shade Of Coral: Ancient Greek Clothing

GRECIAN CLOTHING

Clothing from the Ancient Greece can be seen as an inspiration quite often these days. Reflecting back in the times the clothing developed quite a lot since past ages. Greek clothing was mostly homemade draping rectangular linen and wool with little or no stitching involved in the dress-making process.

Men and women clothing was not necessarily differentiated and even often interchangeable. The garments were still draped but in new different styles and even sometimes stitched. The traditional permanence always remained in the Greek and Roman costumes. The garments were Chiton, Chlamys, Peplos and Himation.

Greek god Apollo

CHITON was the most common garment worn by both the sexes. This was a rectangular piece of cloth woven in various sizes. The men earlier worn a tunic belted at the waist called the EXOMIS.

Chiton was a smaller form of Exomis which could be pinned, belted or stitched. This could also serve as a night garment if it was not belted. HIMATION was a cloak like garment without any fixed fastenings. PEPLOS was mainly worn by the women which was a shawl attached with fibulae and could be open or close depending on modesty. Women even wore a bra like undergarment called Strophion around their breasts.

Greek clothing didn't necessarily have bright colors and was mainly in hues of white as they came. The Greeks were very utilitarian in nature and weren't had much extensive clothing expressions like the Egyptians.
Here are few illustrations of mine reflecting on ancient Greek clothing.