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The first costume that I chose for Helena will be a costume from Ancient Greece. I’m choosing to put her in a Doric woolen chiton. A chiton is a common garment worn by both the women and the men of Ancient Greece. The chiton had two styles: one for women and one for men. The difference between the masculine and the feminine chiton was that the ladies chiton reached to the ankles and the men’s’ chiton reached only to the knees. A rectangular piece of cloth was sewn part way up the shoulders and attached on the shoulders by fibulae. Fibulae would usually be purple, red, blue or saffron. Full length chitons were also worn by Roman and Athenian women and were worn for sport or for just wearing around the house. (Wilcox, 256).

I chose the Ancient Greek time period because I think the clothes are nice and because I find the Ancient Greek time period to be very interesting. The reason I chose this item for Helena is because I think it suits her well. I think that the chiton ...

Posted by: Rebecca Wyant

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