I’ve been terribly neglectful of my two-year-old project, but I figure it’s only worth posting when I’ve got something worthy of posting, if you know what I mean. And since I haven’t been sewing lately (bad Rebecca), here’s the next best thing: two of my Ancient Greeks costumes in the Yorkshire Post!
chitoniskos
The Trouble with Gussets…
Costume Construction, Eureka! The National Children's Museum, Realised Design…is that if you don’t put them in to start with, you’ll need to go back and add them later!
Going Greek! Part 2: Himations & Tunics
Costume Construction, Costume History, Eureka! The National Children's Museum, Fashion History, Realised DesignYassou! Kalimera! (That’s out of our Ancient Greek script, and they mean “hello!” and “good morning!” in Greek.) Welcome to Part 2 of the Greeks, in which we explore ancient menswear.
First, the tunic! Or chitoniskos if you want to be technical about it. A chitoniskos is basically a big Ancient Greek tee shirt, as seen on vase paintings like this:
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