Similarities And Differences In Ancient Greek Clothing

Most ancient Greek clothing could be described as gender neutral. There are architectural differences and differences in how these garments were worn by the differing genders. According to Daily Life and Customs in the Ancient World, chitons, peplos, and togas are clothing that used draping. All of these garments except for the peplos were worn by males and females in this era. Peplos were only worn by females, and it was very similar to the chiton.Females' garments had a closer fit on their bodies, while this was the opposite for males (Byrne, 2016). According to 1-2 Activity: Beginnings of Fashion, only females' garments were securely tied around their waists (SNHU, 2017). According to Clothing Then and Now, lastly, another difference was that females' garments were longer than males for more coverage. Females' garments would end at their ankles, while males' garments would end at their knees (Adare, 1999).
In comparison, there are a lot of styles of clothing that are worn by both women and men today. For example, both men and women can wear shorts or jackets. There is not a certain gender that is assigned to some types of clothing. When you think of a black jacket, nobody thinks that it is for one gender or the other. Like ancient Greek times, another similarity is that the same styles of clothing are designed to look differently on a girl than it would on a boy. A few examples of this could be the way that it is designed architecturally, the way that it is worn, or a print that is on the garment. For example, a t-shirt designed for a girl might have a design of flowers on it, while a t-shirt geared to a boy might have a dinosaur on it. The point is that gender neutral styles are geared differently towards each gender. This shows that there are still differences between the way that males and females dress. There is a modern unisex outfit