The Doric chiton (KYE-ten) was one of the most common garments worn by both men and women in Greece during the sixth and early fifth centuries B.C.E. The Dorians were a people who had invaded Greece in the twelfth century B.C.E. , and the Doric style was a simple, classic design found in much Greek art and fashion.
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With time, the garment grew wider and was known as the Doric chiton, and over-fold deepened so that it was included in the girdling or hung over and concealed the girdle. When not girded, the over-fold could be raised over the head in back as a shawl.
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In the early fifth century, after the Persian Invasion, the native Doric chiton came into style. Examples of this style include the dress of the Porch Maidens, or Caryatids of the Erectheum, and the Dancing Girls of Herculaeum.
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Women wore a floor length dress called a Greek chiton. In early times the Doric chiton was made from fabric which was the height of the wearer, plus 12 inches. The width was that of the full open arm span. The fabric was folded as shown in the chiton pattern picture shown right.
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SVG made from Image:Doric Chiton.gif, scanned from the book Die Frauenkleidung und ihre natürliche Entwicklung by Dr. Carl Heinrich Stratz (1858–1924), Dritte Auflage 1904, Fig. 209., page 321. ... Usage of Doric Chiton.svg on bgwiki...
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From the book Die Frauenkleidung und ihre natürliche Entwicklung by Dr. Carl Heinrich Stratz (18581924), Dritte auflage 1904, Fig. 209., page 321. Originally uploaded by Haabet 2006-10-14T12:03:12 as Image:Prinzip des dorischenPeplos.gif ... File talk:Doric Chiton.svg...
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The history of Greek costume from antiquity to 19th century ... The drawing on the left is showing the Doric chiton, the basic garment worn by Greek women up to the beginning of the sixth century B.C. It was folded so that there was an overlap of material on the bodice;
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A chiton (Greek: χιτών, khitōn ) was a form of clothing worn by men and women in Ancient Greece, from the Archaic period (c. 750–c. 500 bc) to the Hellenistic period (323–30 bc). There are two for...
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Today, a new style of clothing was invented. It is called, "Doric chiton". The Doric chiton came directly from the style of the peplos. ... The "Doric chiton" which is invented today, was really worthy to most of the people.
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The most common piece of clothing worn by men and women was like a loose-fitting tunic, It had various names, but the most usual are peplos and chiton. Over this a heavier tunic or cloak could also be worn; the cloak was called a himation.
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