Ancient Greek Costume

With the Greek civilization counted as one of the oldest civilizations, it is no surprise that ancient Greek male costume has always been intriguing both for the researchers as well as those who are fascinated by everything Greek’. Though the generally worn costume by most Greek men was a comfortable, tunic-like garment, it was mostly given a shape with a kind of belt. This kind of an ancient Greek male costume was called a chiton. A similar type of this dress was worn by women too, though with an additional covering.

To beat the cold, older men wore draped a blanket like costume, either by itself or over their chitons. Travelers had an added variation to the regular costume worn by ancient Greek males – the Chalmys, which was essentially a small rectangular piece of cloth placed over one of their shoulders.