I’m planning a crochet project and couldn’t decide how I’m going to want to do my border, very helpful, I’m still not sure but I definitely have a better idea now
Thank you so much for this. I need really detailed references to understand how to design these clothes for art I'm working on and this is the first example I've scene that really helps me understand.
My himation is always falling off of my shoulder when I wear it, just like it looks like it is in your video. How did the ancient greeks keep it on while doing anything practical?
The ancient Greeks had pins!! They used pins and brooches and ties to secure a lot of their clothing They also had vaguely different ideas of modesty.. Also, Himations aren't really practical garmants, they're more for casual wear or traveling. For practicality, they wore chitons or exomises
I love how their society was very gender natural in sense of clothes. They may have had clothes that were mainly worn by one gender but doesn't mean you couldn't see the opposite gender wear it either. They were very flow and lose clothes and hair styles which is pretty cool
No lol women had to be covered up in public, especially married women; the rare times they were allowed in public they were to cover their hair with an epivlema. They had extremely strict gender roles that loosened only during the medieval days and it was shown via clothing.
Thank you very much ! I feel like the most difficult part in recreating ancient greek clothing is to source the right fabric. Thin drapy wools and nice linens are veeeeery hard to find today.
