Fashions of Ancient Greece (jul 26, 800 BC – jul 26, 500 BC)
Description:
Greeks fashioned their garments by wrapping, draping, and pinning long, rectangular pieces of fabric.
Both men and women wore a garment called a Chiton. This is two fabric rectangles joined at the shoulders and held in place by a jeweled pin.
Sometimes a himation would be worn as a cloak.
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Date:
jul 26, 800 BC
jul 26, 500 BC
~ 300 years
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