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node: fashion_greece
type: fashion
slug: greece_fashion
title: "Fashion history of Greece"
lead: "Greek dress centres on the uncut rectangle of cloth wrapped and pinned on the body — the chiton, peplos and himation. This draped ideal shaped the Western classical idea of dress and later gave way to Byzantine silks, Ottoman-era folk costume and the modern fustanella."
published: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-07-28
image_file: greece_fashion.jpg
image_source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Femme_drap%C3%A9e_-_Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre_AGER_MNB_580.jpg"
image_author: "Ancient Greek figurine, Louvre (photo: Shonagon, CC0)"
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change: "Created as a fashion sub-page under the history section, with a period image (greece region)"
requester: internal
reason: "Per the owner's decision, fashion lives under each history era"
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## Overview

Minoan Crete was the exception, with fitted, sewn garments; after it, Greek dress kept as its ideal the draped garment, uncut and held by pins and a belt.

## The story of dress

The idealised drapery of Classical sculpture became a norm for Western dress. Through Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule, and after independence, the fustanella — a man's pleated skirt — became a symbol of Greek national dress.