Apparel In Ancient Greek Culture

Apparel

Clothing was typically hand spun with handmade fabrics and was used as a garment or a blanket. Men and Women wore two types of apparel. It was either peoplos or chitons. Peplos were most common for women, and they were usually large and loose fitting. The chitons were mainly for the men because they were shorter than the peplos. Garments were generally made out of wool or heavy fabric. “It was placed around the body and fastened at the shoulders with a pin or brooch. There were armholes on each side, and the open side of the garment was either left that way, or pinned or sewn to form a seam.”(http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Clothing/). The chiton was made out of a linin, which is a much lighter material. “It was a very long and very

They generally wore jewelry on a day to day basis. The most common jewelry they wore were earrings, pendants, pins, bracelets, thigh bands, and finger rings. Mostly all the jewelry was made out of emeralds pearls, gems, stone, and rock crystal. In Greek culture it was respectful to place jewelry on the dead. Both the wealthy and the poor wore jewelry to look wealthy and show a higher rank. They also wore jewelry to attract the opposite gender and make a simple outfit into something gorgeous. Women believed that wearing jewelry kept away negative and positive powers.

Tattoos were not common for the working class or the wealthy. They were only common with slave workers to identify them if they escaped. The only Body Art used in Greece was makeup and that was generally only used by rich women. Pale skin was very common and it showed a sign of prestige and beauty. Aside from having a pale complexion, women applied round spots on their cheeks, darkened their eyebrows with the soot produced by the lamps in their homes. Their eyes, eyelashes, and lips were painted in a variety of different

So everyone in the community made sure that they would feel relaxed, and comfortable. Usually in the temple would be a standing or sitting statue of the god or goddess of which the community worshiped. It was located in the center of the temple. Temples were usually enclosed by cylinder like enclosures called temenos. Individuals were allowed to visit the temple whenever they wanted and they normally left offerings such as flowers, food, or incense. However, only priests were allowed to enter the sacred temple to perform rituals for the community. It was however, customary to say a prayer for the gods if you pasted the temple on the street. To pay respect to the gods there would be festivals of sacrificing livestock at the god's temple in front of the temenos. Members of the community were expected to help with the upkeep of the temple by making sure the temple was clean. Celebrating festivals and having athletic events were considered ways of the Greeks worshiping their gods and goddesses. They would honor the gods by bringing gifts such as jewelry, fine clothing, or silver and