Greek Clothing

what are the differences between Ancient greek clothes and American?

Posted by admin on September 4, 2011 at 6:05 am

like dresses, pants, shirts, etc. One of the main Ancient Greek garments was a tunic called "chiton" (pronounced roughly kay-ton). It was a simple rectangle of cloth which was wrapped and draped around the body and fastened at the shoulder and sometimes other locations. It could be worn gathered with a belt as well. The [...]

Is Hermes’ Paris (clothing line) inspired from Hermes (Greek God) ?

Posted by admin on September 2, 2011 at 8:57 am

The line was named after it’s founder, Thierry Hermès.

What kind of clothing do greeks and Greece wear typically?

Posted by admin on September 2, 2011 at 8:57 am

please provide a a link to the website you found this answer at. I just went there with my school in march this year and compared to nyc, they were really fashion forward. Even the old people had better fashion than my school. They wear more preppier styles and wear well fitted clothes which means [...]

Why are a lot of sculptures of ancient greece/rome created without clothing?

Posted by admin on August 31, 2011 at 9:39 am

I always see ancient roman/greek human sculptures without any clothing. i’ve seen some (and there are) sculptures that do have clothing on them before, but most i see are naked. plus, i always see roman/greek sculptures of males totally nude. but female sculptures tend not to show their whole nude bodies like man sculptures do. [...]

What clothing did the Greek Goddess Agave wear?

Posted by admin on August 31, 2011 at 9:39 am

I’m going to Latin Convention this Thursday and I need to make a costume of the greek goddess Agave. I’ve searched the internet and can’t find any full body pictures of her or information about the clothing she wore. Can you please give me a picture or lead me to a website about the kinds [...]

Are there any ancient Greek clothes that have been discovered?

Posted by admin on August 30, 2011 at 1:14 am

I know that there are designs of how they looked like, from pottery and statues, but have archeologists found any actual clothes? If so, are there any pictures anywhere? I don’t think so… The era they were made in would have been a good 2,156 years old right now, so the materials have probably disintegrated [...]

What are some type of Greek clothes for school?

Posted by admin on August 30, 2011 at 1:14 am

My history told us that we have a Greek festival and we have to dress up as Greeks, so I need some ideas about what to wear. PLEASE HELP THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!! Grek boyz are naked ! Every evening I go in the neighborhood at Why Not Cafe in Athens. Grek boys are offering [...]

Ancient Greek women clothing?

Posted by admin on August 28, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Okay so for my literature class, we have to dress up like the ancient Greeks. I have a choice of dressing up like a normal woman from Greece or dressing up like Artemis. What should I choose and how could I make the costume? Pics would be really appreciated! Dressing like an ancient Greek woman [...]

Ancient Greek Clothing! HELP ME MAKE CHEAP CLOTHING FOR A 6TH GRADE PROJECT!!!?

Posted by admin on August 28, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Please Help Me! I need to know how to make a CHEAP Tunic/Citon, and a CHEAP Peplos/Doric!!! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ao4StOI66UPuoebgJ5Ze5pgjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20081013201750AA0wCsI

Recognizing Appropriate Greek Fraternity Clothing

Posted by cromer on August 28, 2011 at 9:07 am

Once there was a freshman who was unsure about whether to pledge a fraternity or live in a dorm. He received several offers from various fraternities, but was hesitant. On rush weekend, he walked into the Omega Kappa Omega fraternity. This fraternity was different from any that he had seen. Every members greeted him in [...]