Ancient Greek Costume

Complemented wonderfully well with images of the Greek Gods like – Eros, Nike, Artemis, and Aphrodite, all pieces of ancient Greek jewelry were explicitly unique. Some excellent jewelry pieces, made of beads, were in the shape of animals too. Pendant earrings bejeweled with Nike, Eros or dove figurines became an accepted fashion statement of those times.

Ornamental pendants, shaped like the classic Greek two-handled vase, were decorated with enamel or gemstones. These wonderful pendants were hung by a rosette. Not just pendants, chains were popular also. Spherical or wide chains of gold were worn as necklaces, with clasps of animal heads or dolphins. The superbly crafted Greek gold rings were set with gemstones.

During the festivities, teams of revelers went door to door in ancient Greek costumes, dancing and singing carols. These costumes represented figures of humans and animals. For a near perfect celebration of the history of Halloween, these revelers would wear a variety of costumes. What was more special was that most such costumes were made of different parts of animals. Sometimes such typical costumes were just disguises, with hardly anyone being aware of their relation with ancient Greek history and culture.

Wedding dresses were also a very significant part of the ancient Greek costumes. In fact, a lot of people today, for old times’ sake, choose the wedding themes of ancient Greeks. They are extremely particular that their gowns should be elegantly suggestive of the styles preferred by the Ancient Greeks. They leave no stone unturned to get the perfect look of the costumes of Greek weddings – to accentuate its overall appearance, the dress is often worn with elegant wedding sandals like those of the Greeks. Working on ancient Greek costumes for the wedding dress, the design is inspired by two main things – the sculptures of Aphrodite and the eternal beauty of ancient Greek styles!