Fashion In Ancient Greece Fashion

Fashion was very important to both men and women in ancient greece. There were many fashions in ancient greece that would seem very odd to us today. Some of those fashions were tunics which are long, silk dresses which both men and women wore. Most of the fabrics that they used are fabrics that are still very common in modern day america. There are some similarities of ancient greece fashion to modern day america.

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Even being from the same time frame in history, the Roman women from Sparta and the Greek women from Athens were completely different. Their ideas, habits, and daily activities were majorly impacted by the community they lived in. Some of the main differences between the lifestyles of these women include the rights they were given under the government, the daily and professional attire of the women, and the marital and divorce rituals of each of the women. Though they had many different things about them, they also had some similarities that connected them together. Both the Athens and Sparta have two completely different statuses for their women in the society, in many different aspects as well.

Nudity was seen, as a very modest as there was no indication of immorality. Spartan women spoke freely to men and engaged in many conversations with males, which is absolutely different from Athenian women who stayed in doors and away from any other man. All in all, these women continued to be the best woman they could offer for their men whether they were female citizens of Athens or Sparta. Works Cited Fantham, Elaine, et al. Women in the classical world: image and text.

Firstly, Women were treated in very different ways Sparta gave women many more opportunities then Athens. Girls and boys were not educated in Sparta as they were trained to be warrior which was seen as more important than a proper education. Were as only boys were in Athens girls could be educated in homes if they had rich parents. Girls were educated in Sparta to be mothers of worriers whereas Athenian girls did not have a lot of opportunities’ not war nor business nor education. This is not only in terms of education but they were expected to look very different from one another Athens women were judged very heavily on the way they look cosmetics were used by most women were as Spartan women were not allowed to wear makeup

Once reading what this paper was too be addressed about, I was happy. This paper will not only be about learning about woman in Athens and Sparta but also comparing them to women today, along with Greece lifestyles between the men and women. Although, women back then had different task they had similar duties as women do today. With that being said the women had complex duties as well and not just the men.

Greeks did not go through everyday life nude, as it was mostly restricted to the private sphere. Public nudity was kept to the stadium, gymnasium, and palaestra. While men were not walking around town, riding horses, or going into battle naked, nudity served a particular purpose in their art. It is common to regard

Different types of jewelry are produced in Ancient Greece-Necklaces, earrings, pendants, pins, bracelets, armbands, thigh bands, finger rings, wreaths, diadems, and other elaborate hair ornaments. Bracelets are often worn in pairs or sets. Pieces are usually decorated with pearls, dazzling gems, emeralds, garnets, carnelians, banded agates, sardonyx, chalcedony, or rock crystal.

The clothing of the Middle Ages, like everything else was decided by the pyramid of power. The pyramid of power was the Middle Ages Feudal System. Medieval clothes provided information about the rank of the person wearing them. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, medieval clothing assorted according to the social standing of the people. The clothing worn by nobility and upper classes was clearly different than that of the lower class. Medieval clothes provided information about the status of the person wearing them. The clothing and fashion during the medieval era of the Middle Ages was conquered and highly influenced by the Kings and Queens of the era. Only the wealthy could dress in fashionable clothes.

Ancient Egypt is one of the civilizations that have been studied for decades, and is one of the most well known in regards of early advancements. During 3000 - 300 BC Ancient Egypt was at its peek in fashion and developed many clothing and accessories that aided them for survival that is still seen in todays culture.

It was the most common form of female clothing throughout the Pharaonic period and the garments were worn by women regardless of their social position. Erman said that, there is no difference between women dress from ancient Egypt, while Eastwood refer too many different according to the shape of these cloths, like wrap-round form, V-necked dress, and finally bead dress. As we said before, there is a dress which might be the oldest in the world was found in Mastaba 2050 at Tarkhan, Time of king Djet, 1st dynasty and now in Petrie museum. Also, the two dresses from Deshesheh illustrate the sleeved version of the woman's long narrow dress that was worn throughout the early dynasties, Old Kingdom and

Unlike us having our 1st world problems the “Greeks were not fussy about their clothing.” Unlike us in the USA the Greeks’ clothes “they wore were made simply and for function.” Unlike the richest/girly girls we all know today only “A single piece of fabric could be styled and restyled to fit a particular occasion or fashion.” And with Greek summers being brutally hot, the less fabric...to deal with, the better.” ““The style and type of the garment depended on who was wearing it, and the job

Ancient Egypt fashion consisted of a variety of colors and was generally adorned with precious gems and jewels. While ancient Egyptian fashions were primarily constructed for the purpose of comfort, this apparently did not mean that ancient Egyptians felt they should sacrifice beauty for comfort.

Women in ancient Greece still have an impact on us today. They were very similar to us women nowadays and at the same time very different. There wasn’t just one type of women in ancient Greece though. There were women who lived in Sparta, Athens, and many other city states, those are just the main city states. Each city state had different lifestyles and traditions, so women in one city state were different from another. Women in ancient Greece didn’t impact us in one way, they impacted us in many ways.

Polhemus’s statement about male dress as the one that is more oppressive than female dress could be valid to the great extent as the renunciation to the body amongst men were spread all over the world through colonialism and subjugation of countries during the early of nineteenth century. He mentioned that other than to oppose one of the purposes of elaborate clothes, which is to emphasize social status and wealth, the Great Masculine Renunciation was only concentrated upon the upper and middle classes of Northern Europe. Through colonialism and subjugations, the great power base of western countries might have influenced other non-western man in other countries to the Great Masculine Renunciation. Man in non-western countries who were formerly uses decorations and many kind of ornamentations as to symbolise many aspects of their culture had to unwillingly substitute their physical appearance into something that is more pleasant and more suitable for the taste of western man. Even though the substitution of appearance does involving women as well as men, however, women still have more freedom in expressing themselves and their culture through their body rather than men. Instead of a shirt and trousers, there are many male traditional clothes from various culture around the world that are more elaborate and decorative but only being worn occasionally nowadays. For example, Sarong, which is a large tube or length of fabric that is often wrapped around the waist, is one of the