Fashion in ancient

civilizations

By Yang Han div. 1

Fashion in ancient
Greece

Fashion in ancient civilizations part 1 of 4

Ancient Greece
clothing

Clothing was usually home made and had more

than one use, like bedding
They did not were all white clothing instead they
wore bright colour and fancy designs
Peplos was a garment worn by women
Peplos was made out of heavy wool and the
upper part of the peplos could be folded down to
the waist to form a apoptygma
Chiton was a simple tunic made out of light linen
making it light than the peplos
Chiton was worn by everyone; men and women,
old and young
They wore sandals, slippers, soft shoes or boots
out side. But in their homes they usually wore no
foot wear.

A drawing of a
peplos

Comparison between men

and women clothing

Men

Wore chiton that went to the

knees
Woolen cloaks called
Chlamys worn by men
Chlamys were worn by
soldiers because it could be
wrapped around the arm and
used as a light shield
A himation was worn over the
chiton or Chlamys during the
winter for both men and
women

Women

Wore chiton that when to

the ankles
Wore peplos and under
garments called strophion
A Shaw was sometimes
draped over the tunic.
Ancient
Greece
clothin
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(left)

Jewelry in ancient
Greece

There is evidence that ancient Greeks had necklaces, earrings,

pins, pendants, armbands, thigh bands, bracelets, rings,
wreaths, diadems, and other fancy hair ornaments.
Bracelets were often worn in matching sets or pares
Jewelry usually had pearls, gems or semiprecious gems.
Popular earring designs included: angels flying , such as Eros,
Nike, and Ganymede carried up by the eagle of Zeus to Mount
Olympus.
Jewelry was often passed down from generation to generation.
Jewelry was sometimes made as an offering to the gods.

Fashion in ancient
Egypt

Fashion in ancient civilizations part 2 of 4

Clothing in ancient
Egypt

Egyptian clothing was made for style

and comfort.
Egyptian clothing was made so you
could keep cool in the dessert sun.
Clothing was usually left in its natural
colour
The wealthy wore animal fibers.
people of modest condition sometimes
wore nothing but everybody wore
Shenti.
Slaves did not wear anything

Comparison between
mens clothing and
womens clothing

women

men

In the old kingdom, men

wore short wrap around
skirts called Shendyt
During the middle kingdom
the skirts were longer.
A little after the middle
kingdom started, there was
a light tunic or blouse with
sleeves

During the old middle and

new kingdoms women wore a
simple dress called a Kalasiris
The dress were worn with one
or two straps and went down
to the ankles beads or
feathers .
Women had a choice of
wearing ether shawls, capes,
or robes over the dress
Womens clothing stayed
almost exactly the same over
the millenia

Jewelry and childrens

clothing

Kids wore nothing until they

hit puberty
Though they did not wear
clothes, they wore jewelry
such as anklets, bracelets,
collars, and hair ornaments
At six years old, you would
be allowed to wear clothing
that protects you from the
sun

No matter you social class,

jewelry was popular.
Both men and women
wore brightly coloured
earrings, bracelets, rings,
necklaces and neck
collars.
If you could not afford
jewelry made from gold
and other precious
materials used coloured
pottery beads.

Cosmetics

Kohl was used to mark the eyes.

Kohl was made out of galena.
Another reason they used kohl is
because it was believed to keep dust
and dirt out of the eyes. This is why
both men and women wore it.
Crushed malachite was used to make
eye shadow
Red, which was applied to lips, came
from the ore ochre.
Henna was painted on nails and
hands
There was numerous perfumes.

Painting of kohl

Red ochre

Fashion in ancient
Mesopotamia

Fashion in ancient civilizations part 3 of 4

Clothing in ancient
Mesopotamia

Earliest civilization used animal skins

Wool was the most common material
Linen was a more expensive fabric
Some linen cloths were as finely woven as
modern day clothing
Looms for weaving fabric were used as
early as 3000 B.C.E

Clothing in ancient
Mesopotamia

(Sumerian)

The four main civilization were Sumerian

(30002000 B.C.E. ), the Babylonians
(18941595 B.C.E. ), the Assyrians (1380
612 B.C.E. ), and the Persians (550330
B.C.E. )
Early Sumerian wore only loincloths
Later the wrap around skirt was
introduced, in went down to the knees or
lower and was held by a belt.
All classes of men wore these
Women seamed to only wear Shaws
Theses Shaws were often decorated with
simple patterns
The rich would have coloured clothing

Clothing in ancient Mesopotamia

Babylonian, Assyrians, Persian
Babylonian

Assyrian

Both men and women

There was little

evidence on what
Babylonians wore
The Babylonian wore
clothing similar to the
Sumerian
Clothing became
more elaborate
Persian
When the Persians
concerned Mesopotamia,
people adopted the Persian
trousers

wore a Shaw that when

from the shoulder to
the ankles and was
secured by a belt
Around 1000 B.C.E.,
Assyrian men began
wearing belted kneelength tunics with
short sleeves

Viking fashion

Fashion in ancient civilizations part 4 of 4

Viking clothing

Vikings made coarse clothes made form wool

Women made wool into yarn and coloured in
with dyes
In the winter they wore animal fur to keep
warm
Viking shoes were made out of leather or goat
skin
They wore belts to carry a pure or a knife
The type of material and pin indicates the
wearers social class

Vikings clothing cont.

Men wore pants, long tunics and a cloak held together by a

single brooch
Women wore several layers of ankle length clothing
They would be made out of wool and linen
It would be held together by two brooches on both shoulders
Shoes would be one big peace of leather sewn in the shape of
the owners foot
The rich could afford thick wool socks to keep their feet worm
will the poor stuffed their shoes with dried grass or moss
Children wore cloths similar to their parents

Viking accessories
and
more
They made come out of deer antlers
They did not wear horned helmets
to battle
Men wore more jewelry than women
They combed their moustaches and
hair
The Vikings made their jewelry out
of copper, bronze, silver or gold
They amber necklaces and as well
as glass beads that were coloured

Fashion in modern
Canada

Use this section as a comparison. Like the control in a

science experiment.

Clothing in modern
Canada

People in Canada like to wear shirts when it is cold and T-shirts

when it is hot
Canadians usually wear long pants but in the summer they wear
shorts
Canadians wear underwear and socks
When young Canadian boy and girls wear different colours, boys
wear blues, blacks, reds etc. girls wear pinks, reds, light blue etc.
As they get older, it does not mater that much but men still does
not wear pink
Women sometimes wear skirts and dresses
Canadians buy their clothes form stores
The most popular material is cotton.
Canadians wear many kinds of hats ranging from baseball caps to
toques
Canadians have a different type of shoe for almost every occasion
ex. Running shoes, training shoes, hiking boots, rain boots etc.

Accessories and more

People in Canada like to wear necklaces, rings,

earrings and bracelets
Some people have a nose ring or a ring on their
tongue
Women almost always brings a purse that contains a
wallet (money) and other important things
Most women have long hair but some have short hair
Almost all men have short hair.
School aged children will have a back pack to hold
books and computers

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