Greek Fashion Trends

Greek didnt change much of their fashion theories over time. For them it was always about keeping it simple yet trendy and sexy. Long pieces of fabrics were used to Greek clothes. Not much work was required to make Greek clothing. The main item of clothing was a tunic which was known as ‘chiton’ in Greece. It was basically a long piece of fabric which was stitched only from one side and a hole was made for the head. something the Neanderthals discovered years ago.

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Chitons were often styled with ‘belts’. They had their own style of wearing the belt. Specifically. they used to wear it just below the bust. the terminology they used for this style was ‘high-girded’. And sometimes they also wore it around their waist and the term for

This look was known as the look of Aphrodite, because this look was very feminine and quite sexy.

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However, this never meant that this particular look was confined to women. Men wore it too. Dionysus is often depicted wearing this sort of clothing. Greek poets as well as artists also chose to wear the cloak look.

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Women sometimes wore a shorter decorated tunic over the chiton which was known as “Peplos”.

Temperature and climate to some extent influenced Greek clothing and fashion. As, in Greece it was hot for most of the year, Greek people always wore light and loose clothes. Working men would prefer wearing a loincloth to work under extreme waether conditions. In cooler weather Greeks wore cloaks and hats. Most of them preffered walking barefoot especially inside their houses. But when they went out they wore light leather sandals or boots.

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