tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post1852554555579064876..comments2023-04-18T00:44:59.351+10:00Comments on A dead man fell from the sky...: Dress like a GreekGary Corbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-49574188005781403762011-10-10T11:01:42.893+11:002011-10-10T11:01:42.893+11:00Wow, that last comment I wrote was full of typos. ...Wow, that last comment I wrote was full of typos. That's what I get for writing anything at 1am.<br /><br />Loretta, yep, Greek clothing is very easy. Footwear is even simpler: bare feet. Unless you want to go formal, in which case leather sandals. Sandal design hasn't changed much in a few millenia, so anything made of leather and board will be fine. If it was really cold, they'd wrap rags around their feet before putting on sandals to hold the rags in place. Plato's Symposium explicitly says Socrates was known for his ability to walk barefoot in even the coldest weather.<br /><br />Hi Barrie! I found a couple of pictures with rope tied underneath the relevant bits, but none were clear enough to post, unfortunately (or in copyright). The best I could manage was this flicky photo of a very similar Roman period dress: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ian-w-scott/4988113575/.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-7240601910873991462011-10-10T07:28:49.073+11:002011-10-10T07:28:49.073+11:00Very interesting! I love the "tie a rope bene...Very interesting! I love the "tie a rope beneath the relevant bits" explanation!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-66937683427010561662011-10-10T04:49:00.242+11:002011-10-10T04:49:00.242+11:00You make me want to write a movie set in ancient G...You make me want to write a movie set in ancient Greece and convince some director to cast all my favorite actors as artisans. Properly costumed, of course. ;)<br /><br />A chiton, though, sounds like the world's easiest Halloween costume. What would you do about footwear? (Assuming it's Missouri in late October and going barefoot isn't really an option?) And they were big on braiding with the hair, right?Loretta Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253542701930736398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-21423522552843952722011-10-10T00:47:50.339+11:002011-10-10T00:47:50.339+11:00That's the curse of all those white marble. I...That's the curse of all those white marble. It makes even me think in terms of white. But it was all painted, or died, or whatever. Blues, greens, reds and yellows were popular.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-22120858725608915462011-10-09T16:08:14.368+11:002011-10-09T16:08:14.368+11:00Haha! I'm actually having a Roman murder party...Haha! I'm actually having a Roman murder party next weekend so this post might come in handy. Great details!<br /><br />And you know, I'm not sure I ever pictured the Greeks in rainbow hues, always white. Funny how those little inaccuracies worm their ways into our brains.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-68220838727007414622011-10-09T14:15:10.654+11:002011-10-09T14:15:10.654+11:00I'm not sure about tye-dye, but colourful for ...I'm not sure about tye-dye, but colourful for sure. I must stick some pictures in this post...<br /><br />Socrates is believed to have hung out (literally) at the agora wearing nothing but a short leather cloak and carrying a stick. Clearly they don't do philosophy lectures like they used to.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524039117682127217.post-89562806092974925202011-10-09T13:59:48.374+11:002011-10-09T13:59:48.374+11:00So tie-dyed togas are accurate? I remember a few ...So tie-dyed togas are accurate? I remember a few of those in college . . .<br /><br />Thank you for that comment about the "eyeful" on the left hand side---I was still trying to figure out how sewing one right-hand seam would close both sides and leave a neckhole. Clearly, I am of Puritan, not Grecian, extraction!Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.com