usually, the posts within a day will be related to each other but due the massive amount of material that i want to include, 'the ancients' will span two days instead of one. also, lots of credit to my good friend, wikipedia, for providing me with a ton of assistance. anyway, *cues music* let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. before i break out further in song, the first era in fashion's history that i want to share with you is ancient greece.
ancient greek clothing consisted of lengths of wool or linen, generally rectangular and secured at the shoulders with ornamented pins called fibulae and belted with a sash. typical garments were the peplos, a loose robe worn by women; the chlamys, a cloak worn by men and the chiton, a tunic worn by both men and women.
fibulae
men's chitons hung to the knees, whereas women's chitons fell to their ankles. a long cloak called a himation was worn over the peplos or chlamys.
while no clothes have survived from this period, descriptions exist from contemporary accounts and artistic depiction. clothes were mainly homemade and often served many purposes (such as bedding).
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| picture from dvallejosanz |
despite popular imagination and media depictions of all-white clothing, elaborate design and bright colours were favoured.
fash'on... BAM!
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