Ancient Greek Costume

The ideas of designing ancient Greek were countless. Studding with gemstones, outlining with borders, creating rippled designs, and other such innovations definitely added a creative touch to the Greek jewelry. Most of the magnificent necklace pieces often became the center of attention, adored and appreciated by one and all.

The unique Greek cross jewelry has gained a lot of appreciation and admiration by people all over the world. Its simple designs, or even plain looks, have made it a flexible jewelry item, suitable for any occasion. Jewelry lovers like flaunting the Greek cross on anklets, charm bracelets, or as earrings. In fact, the simplicity of the Greek jewelry does not, in any way, take the attention away from the rest of the costume. Instead, the beauty of Greek jewelry lies in the fact that it can perfectly complement any attire.

These Ancient Greek Costumes were adorned with borders and motifs. More multifaceted borders portrayed themes ranging from animals, birds, and fish to intricate battle scenes. The colors of the threads were infinite. According to Herodotus, there was yellow, violet, indigo, red and purple in a single garment.

Most of the population believed in being barefoot. However, footwear was still prevalent in the ancient times. The Ancient Greek Costume was usually depicted in the statues and other scriptures with varied footwear ranging from thongs, full and toeless sandals, to ankle & calf boots. The headgear – straw hats, felt and leather hats were quite like the broad brimmed modern sun hats. So now we know where those originated!