Athen paper doll and Greek historical fashion

Dear reader,

I didn’t want to share my Athena paper doll because the fashion illustration was historically inaccurate.  It was silly, so here it is in its imperfect glory.

Now that I have shown you my defective work, I will have to finish it. I have a second page where I stopped. It has a shield and another dress.

Ancient Greek fashion

The ancient Greeks didn’t have sewing machines. They used fabrics and tied them into dresses.

Even in Rome, dresses, called Stolas in Latin, were very large tied fabrics.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_in_ancient_Greece

The reason why my design is wrong is that it doesn’t look tied, which should give a very pleated look that fell very close to the body.

I tried, but I created a modern look, which is alright, but I will try my hand at this again.

I will perfect this design, and we will talk more about ancient Greek clothing. The next paper doll will be better, I promise.

Of course, you can print this one and use it in your homeschooling practice.

With Love,

Eve