Himation

While there are no physical remains of himation that have been recovered, it is known that himation was worn by ancient Greeks as early as the 6th century BCE. Through different decorations, pottery, and statues, it is known that himation was typically made out of wool and linen, usually in the color white. The production of himation was considered a woman's job, as they would spin the wool or linen into yarn and weave the yarn into a large piece of rectangular fabric. Himation was perhaps the most popular garment worn in ancient Greece, with many different styles of wearing. It also "served as an important means of nonverbal communication. A properly arranged himation conveyed elite status, while garments in disarray created opportunities for bodily display in homosexual and heterosexual courtship." The himation became so popular that historians use the word to refer to a number of different Greek garments. Due to the popularity of himation, the ancient Romans also adopted the style, making himation a part of their society as well. wrapped in a himation, from BC == Wearing styles ==

Himation is not kept in place using pins, unlike other types of Ancient Greek overgarments. When worn by men, the himation is draped over the left shoulder and wrapped around the rest of their body, except for their right arms. Vases depicting life during the start of Archaic Greece showed that men of all ages and social classes wore the himation over the chiton. Women also started wearing both the chiton and himation during the same period and continued the practice into the Hellenistic period. , showing a judge in himation Another god that has been described as wearing a himation was Dionysos. In an explanation of a piece of artwork at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Dionysos is described as wearing "a himation and ivy wreath and carries Kantharos in uplifted left hand". Not only did the everyday people of ancient Greek society wear himation, but the most divine figures throughout ancient Greece's history wore himation as well, showing just how popular of a garment it was. == Men, women, and children in himation ==

Women were more relaxed with the configuration of their himation. Children also wore himation, "Notably the himation was sometimes worn by aristocratic Roman school boys, who were sent to schools taught by Greek tutors." ==See also==