| Often we have to look to our past to understand our | | | | archaeologists have found that the clothing, like art, |
| future. Considered one of the first great civilizations, | | | | was influenced by the different Greek periods. They |
| Greek culture is studied in depth. This brings us to the | | | | found particular Doric clothing existed from the |
| subject of the practical attire of the people.Attire Worn | | | | beginning of the archaic period, and other versions |
| By the People of the City-States of GreeceThe | | | | from the Ionic that was a later adoption of the original. |
| culture of the city-states of the early Greek civilizations | | | | Research found that women wore peplos, a sort of |
| has been easily researched from carvings, tombs, | | | | shorter embroidered tunic, placed over |
| ruins, sculptures and art depicting scenes of their every | | | | chitons.Depending on the weather, some Greeks wore |
| day life. Greek clothing was very simple and light, even | | | | cloaks or loincloths, sometimes used as a blanket if |
| for the mythical religious figures. A comprehensible fact | | | | needed. Greeks used to walk barefoot, particularly in |
| to keep in mind is the hot climate of Hellas, the historical | | | | the house. Outdoors they sometimes wore light leather |
| name of Greece.Greeks wore loose clothing generally | | | | sandals or boots in rocky terrain. Babies usually wore |
| white or otherwise dyed in bright color or bleached. | | | | nothing, except linen diapers, while children's clothing |
| Typical attire consisted of several pieces with the | | | | consisted of cloth wrapped around their middles. Older |
| chiton confectioned in linen for summer and wool | | | | men wore draped mantles either alone or over their |
| during winter. The chiton was a long square garment | | | | chitons. An item typically only worn by travelers was |
| attached along the arms with pins to make sleeves | | | | the Chalmys, a smaller rectangle placed over one of |
| and a belt round the waist. It is quite similar to the tunics | | | | their shoulder.Chitons and peplos were the basic |
| we wear today. Chitons were unisex pieces made by | | | | garments worn by Greeks for centuries. When it |
| mothers, daughters, and female slaves using long | | | | came to attire, the people of the city-states of Greece |
| pieces of fabric. Chitons generally were decorated | | | | were definitely interested in simplicity and |
| with embroidery on the bottom representing the | | | | comfort.Richard Monk is with - a site with facts about |
| city-state in which the individual lived.Historians and | | | | everything. |