Kaunakes
Wrapped skirts, held in place with wide belts
Schenti
Ancient Egypt skirt worn by men
Kalasiris or calasiris
Men's long, fringed tunic. Ancient Egypt
Sheath dress
Sometimes worn under a bead net dress
Minoan
Wrapped skirts with a tassel center front
Minoan
Bell-shaped skirt
Fillet
decorative bands, or jeweled ropes
Perizoma
Loincloth (men/women)
Women: band worn to support the breasts (1st bra) Greek
Doric Peplos
A single fastening w/fibulae
Fit: Narrow fit, sleeveless, ankle-length worn from c. 400 to 100 BC
Ionic Chiton
Greek
Doric Chiton
A single fastening w/fibulae
Fit: Narrow fit, sleeveless, ankle-length
Hellenistic Chiton
Style belted just under bustline
Folding, draping and belting gave wide variety of decorative effects for the chiton.
Wraps were also worn over the garment
Exomis or Chlaine
Short, man's tunic
Cuirass
Leather breastplate for soldiers
Himation
Large wrapped shawl (Men/women)
Primary wear for Philosophers
Chlamys
Cloak worn over chiton or exomis
Petasos
Large brimmed hat worn for protection
Tunics
Men and Women
Mantles (Cloaks)
Wraps worn alone or over the tunic
Tebenna
Wrapped like the himation, draped to the front
Tutulus
A woman's hat with soft pointed crown
Subligar
loincloth under a men's tunic, Roman
Clavi
(Status bands)
Purple bands on Emperor and senators' tunics
Toga
White wool; Men citizens' wore over tunic(s).
Eventually only men who were Roman citizens could wear it
Imperial toga (upper fold: umbo, lower fold: sinus)
Togas evolved from simple wraps to
the complex drapes and folds (what are the upper and lower folds)
Pallium
(adaptation of Greek Himation) - worn by upper class
Strophium (a breast band) and
Subligaria (loincloth)
Top and Bottom
Fibulae
Used to fashion a tunic
Palla
Draped over the tunicas, Greek
Stola
(Free married women)
a type of outer tunic with straps sewn over the shoulders.
Bulla
Boys also wore a (locket), to protect against the evil eye
Toga Praetexta
Freeborn children: toga worn until age 14-16
Stephanos
simple, jeweled band of fabric worn on head
Stemma
Elaborate crown, Middle Ages
Segmentae
Square or round medallions
Pallium/Lorum
jeweled wrap - remnants of toga
Braies
Linen under drawers
Chemise
a linen undershirt, worn with braies
Cote
undertunic worn over chemise and braies
Surcote
Worn by men and women as an overtunic. Women's style had with no sides
Bliaut
Men's and Women's style of overtunic, snug over abdomen or under bust
Bliaut Girone
Two piece version of overtunic worn by Men and Women
Closed Mantle
poncho-like, with an opening for the head, worn by men and women
Open Mantle
cloak-like with closure at center front or side
Garnache/Gardecorps
Overcoat worn by men
Poulaines/Crakow
Pointed toed shoes
Coif
the most frequently used head covering for common men