Ancient Greece Clothing

Ancient Greece Clothing

The way ancient Greek dressed up was very simple, with chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys as the main “ingredients”. The clothes in that era were mostly handmade which can also be used as bedding and more. Despite popular imagination and media depictions of all-white clothing, elaborate design and bright colors were favored.
 
Anyway, what are Chiton, Peplos, Himation, and Chlamys? They are the main clothes fabrics that were used for ancient Greece dresses and clothing. Clothes were usually clamped with ornamental pins and belts tied around the waist to secure the fabrics.
 
For the inner part of the clothing, Greek used Chiton or Peplos. Peplos was mostly used by women for their dresses because they were mostly heavier compared to Chiton that was used mostly for men’s clothing. Men’s chitons hung to the knees, whereas women’s chitons fell to their ankles.
 
Example of Chiton
 
Chlamys is a seamless woolen fabric worn by men as a cloak. It was as big as a blanket, sometimes worn by the soldiers in that era as the shield during the war.
 
Chlamys 
 
Himation is a basic outer garment used for winter clothing in the ancient Greece era. It was worn over the peplos or the cloak.
 
Himation