What Clothes did the Ancient Greeks wear?
 

The Greeks wore light, loose clothes as the weather was hot for most of the year. Long pieces of colourful fabric were used to make the Greek clothes.

 



The main item of clothing for men was a tunic, called a Chiton, These were big squares of cloth, shoulders held in place by pins at the and a belt round the waist. They were made from wool in the winter or linen in the summer.




 

Women also wore clothing witch was made from big square piece of linen or wool. They used pins in various places to hold it together. Unlike the men's, the dresses always whent down to the ankles.

 

 

The ancient Greeks could by cloth and clothes in the agora, the marketplace, but that was expensive. Many of the clothes were maid by the women and female slaves .



    

peple had tunics made of coloured cloth. The tunics of the poor were plane leather. In cold weather, cloaks were worn. Most Greeks whent barefoot. If they needed shoes, they put on sandals or boots.

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Hair was, arranged in interesting and carefully designed styles, and held in place with scented and lotions. Women kept their hair long, in braids, arranged on top of their head, or wore their hair in ponytails. Headbands, made of ribbon or metal, were very popular.
 

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