STYLES NAMED AFTER THE PERIOD OF HISTORY THEY ORIGINATED

GRECIAN

Ancient Greece clothing consists of long rectangular linen or wool fabrics. As the weather was hot for most of the year, Greeks used to wear draped simple and light garments. Their garments were usually wrapped around the body, pinned at the side seams as well as shoulders ,dyed with bright colors decorated with ornate patterns.

Their garments derived from tunics, which were worn by both men and women. Greek men used to wear Chiton , a tunic made of light linen, for outside work such as horse riding or exercise. Likewise, Greek women used to wear Peplo, a type of tunic usually made from a heavy wool material, made from a large rectangular piece of fabric, draped in different ways to reflect different styles. During winters, Greek men wore cloak over their tunics for warmth which is called as himation.

GIBSON GIRL ERA

During Gibson girl era (1890s through 1905), also known as Edwardian era, two piece skirt and blouse started to emerge with style. Gibson girl look consisted of tops and blouses with extra wide puffed sleeves and shoulders which was paired with curved corseted waist and a-line long length skirts. Gibson hair were voluminous topped with a large flower and feather in the hats.

Men’s clothing were used to be more formal which consisted of suits during the day, formal tailcoats for evening with stripe prints on the fabric and a casual attire for sporting events. Trousers consisted of elastic or leather suspenders and belts were an option with the casual attire.

The Gibson Girl was considered to be the ‘pin-up girl’, a look which was created by Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s. The garments under this era revolved around S curve when corset created a S shaped silhouette.This shape forced the hip back and the bust forward.

FLAPPER ERA

Flapper era, also called Roaring Twenties, emerged after the world war I, during 1920s, represented a tremendous change in lives of women during that period. Flappers were a generation of young independent American women who used to wear short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz and embraced a lifestyle which was considered immoral by many.

Flappers wore makeup in public, short dresses with deep necklines, skirts with calf revealing lengths and had shorter hair. The garments became more looser and shapeless in fit. Straight and slim was the preferred silhouette.