Ancient Greece

The way ancient Greek dressed up were very simple, with chiton, peplos, himation, and chlamys as the main "ingredients". The clothes on 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 clothings. Clothes were usually clamped with ornamental pins and belt tied around the waist to secure the fabrics.

For the inner part of the clothing, Greek used Chiton or Peplos. Peplos were mostly used by women for their dresses because they were mostly heavier compared to Chiton that was used mostly for the 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 cloak. It was as big as a blanket, somtimes worn by the soldiers at that era as the shield during the war.

Chlamys 

Himation is a basic outer garment used for winter clothings on the ancient Greece era. It was worn over the peplos or the cloak.

Himation