By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comWeaving and Use of SkinsNo one can be absolutely certain that early man wore clothing as we know it. But researchers in the late C20th, found evidence of fine weaving in the Czech region. This was observed from studying illustrated archaeological pottery artefacts from the region. Clearly cold or hot climatic …
Ancient Greek Clothing History | Greek Chiton Doric | Peplos Himation Chlamys
The chiton was a type of clothing made of a rectangular piece of woolen or linen fabric, worn by ancient greek men and women.
Styles of Roman Battle Dress for War in Costume History
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comRoman Battle DressThis page has pictures of the battle dress and armour of the Roman soldier.The normal formal robe for a noble Roman citizen was a toga worn over a simple tunica. As time passed the Roman toga lost the bulk of its fabric and became much smaller. You can see …
Ancient Greek Hairstyles
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comFancy Dress – Greek Costume Ideas for Drama, Carnival Floats & Olympic EventsRead more factual details of Greek clothing on the Greek chiton clothing history page.This page has images of typical draping arrangements of Grecian dress for women of ancient Greece.The overall look for both Ancient Greek women and men …
Ancient Egyptian Clothing Costume Dress Plates
Ancient Egyptian Clothing History -Skirt, Cape and Draped Shawl StylesBy Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThird Style – Skirts & CapesThe Petticoat Skirt and CapeAfter the tunic and the robe, came the third style of Egyptian dress, the petticoat skirt with cape shawl.The petticoat skirt was a straight piece of material threaded through at the waist …
Early Clothing in Costume History – Saxon, Frankish and Anglo Saxon Cloth 500-1000AD
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comAfter the fall of the Roman Empire Britain went into the period known as the Dark Ages and the next area of costume is of the Saxon and Frankish fashion era 500 to 599 AD. This page is one of illustrations only and further below these small illustrations are shown …
Roman Costume History | Roman Women – Hairstyles and Dress | The Stola
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comRoman Women – DressAs ever, Roman women’s dresses were a little different from the men’s tunics. For example, they were often pale rose, or aqua.The female equivalent of the male Subacula (under tunic), was the Intusium, a sleeveless under-tunic. Women also wore a bust bodice called strophium (much like a …
Egyptian Dress Costume Plates – Warrior King Costumes
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comWarrior King Egyptian Costume Right – A male costume which is easy to make.This site concentrates on female dress, but for Egyptian fancy dress purposes I have included these few extra male styles from the book that I researched.As well as noting that most Egyptian costumes were worn by both …
Roman Toga | How to Make a Roman Toga & Tunic. Byzantine Dress
A look back into ancient costume, the roman toga.
Egyptian Makeup and Cosmetics for Fancy Dress
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comEgyptian Makeup of 4000 Years AgoEgyptian burial furniture of c2000 B.C. has enabled researchers to learn a great deal about the grooming habits of the Egyptians of 4000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians were like any other civilisation; both men and women liked to make themselves look better according to …