history of fashion

1. Presented By:
Nistha Chandela
(Fashion Design
IIyr, IVsem)
History of Clothing –
A Fashion Timeline

2. FASHION THEORY
Project Report On
Dezyne E’cole College
106/10 Civil Line Ajmer
Tel – 0145-2624679
www.dezyneecole.com
2016-2017
At
Dezyne E’cole College
Submitted To
Dezyne E’cole College
Towards The
Partial Fulfillment of
2nd year Fashion Design
By –
Nistha Chandela

3. Acknowledgement
I am Nistha Chandela, student of Fashion designing department of Dezyne E’cole College
would like to express my gratitude to each and every person who has contributed in stimu
lating suggestions and encouragement which really helped me to coordinate my project.
I also thank Dezyne E’cole College who provided insight and expertise that greatly assi
sted the project. Also, A special thanks to m teachers, parents and colleagues who have su
pported me at every step. Not to forget, the almighty who blessed me with good health bec
ause of which I worked more efficiently and better.

4. Grade Sheet
Dezyne E’cole College
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Tel – 0145-2624679
www.dezyneecole.com
This project report of Ms. Nistha Chandela student of 2nd year Fashion Design,
degree has been checked and has been graded as
Thanking You
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5.  Pre-history 600CE
 Ancient world (map)
 Egypt
• (Egyptian fashion, social class, headwear, jewels, foot
wear, makeup accessories)
 Minoan
 Greek
• (Greek fashion, makeup, headgear, footwear, jewels )
 Roman
• (Ancient Rome gallery, headgear, footwear, jewels,
roman dressing, emperor, armour)
 Byzantine
FASHION TIMELINE – THE CONTENTS

6. ANCIENT WORLD
• Many shapes & styles in dress date
back thousands of year having necess
ity function & the material available
as their starting points.
• From such crude beginning wonder
ful piece of embroidery decoration &
reinforcement at the same time. Fro
m this beginning we meet to splendor
beautiful and full of utility garments

7. MAP

8. EGYPTIAN FASHION
•The Shenti was the loinclot
h worn by Egyptian men.
• The Kalasiris was a linen gown
worn by Egyptian women.

10. EGYPTIAN SOCIAL CLASSES

14. HEADWEAR
•Nemes: Headwear initially
made by leather and then by line
n worn by pharroh and nobilitie
s.
•Khat: It is also called as klaft
worn by commoners and nobiliti
es, off white in colour.
Servants and slaves did not we-
ar nemes or khat.

15. HEADWEAR (cont.)
• Hedjet -- White crown
• Deshret -- Red crown
• Pschent -- Double crow
n worn after Menes unit
ed upper and lower Egypt.
• Khepresh -- Blue crown
worn during battles during
3000 B.C. TO 2000 B.C.
• Postiche -- Beard made
of wood or gold.

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17. JEWELLERY

19. FOOTWEAR & MAKE-UP
•Wore during the new kingdom.
Made of leather or papyrus fibre
• Leather Sandals.
• Kohl: eye liner made of galena
ore to keep away the insects.
• To keep away the evil eye.
• Eye shadow: Made of malachite wh
ich is red and green in colour

20. MINOAN
Early in the culture, the Loincloth was used by both sexes. The women of Crete wore the g
arment more as an underskirt than the men, by lengthening it. They are often illustrated in sta
tuettes with a large dagger fixed at the belt. The provision of items intended to secure persona
l safety was undoubtedly one of the characteristics of female clothing in the Neolithic era[du
bious – discuss], traces of the practice having been found in the peat bogs of Denmark up to t
he Bronze Age.
Dresses too were long and low-necked, like those of the 19th century. They were so low tha
t the bodice was open almost all the way to the waist.
Practically all men wore a loincloth. Unlike the Egyptians, the shanti varied according to its
cut and normally was arranged as a short skirt or apron, ending in a point sticking out similar
to a tail. The fabric passed between the legs, adjusted with a belt, and almost certainly, was d
ecorated with metal. It was worn by all men in society.
Men had long hair flowing to the shoulders; however several types of headgear were usual,
types of bonnets and turbans, probably of skin. Shoes were boots of skin, probably of chamoi
s, and were used only to leave the house, where one went barefoot.

21. GREEK FASHION
Ancient Greek – Clothes
•The kind of clothing worn in ancient
Greece was loose and flowing and har
dly were the garments ever sewn toget
her.
• The fabrics used were mainly linen or
wool.
•Women also wore a veil with their clo
thing whenever they stepped out of the
house.
•In fact, the ancient Greek fashion was
quite modern in its outlook as far as m
en were concerned to the extent that m
ale nudity was really not a big deal in
ancient Greece.

22. ANCIENT GREEK
4 Types of Clothes
1. Chiton
– Was worn in the ancient Greece by men as well as women
– This form was of clothing was of clothing was quite popular in anci
ent Greek fashion
– The chiton could be worn with a himation or it could be worn witho
ut it as well
– A belt was also worn with the chiton, which was called the zoster
– The Doric chition consisted of two pieces of cloth, which were recta
ngular in shape, and was worn long
– The Ionic chiton differed from the Doric chiton in terms of the over
fold. The overfold was worn longer on the Doric chiton.

23. 2. Himation
– When the himation was being worn in ancient Greece, it represented a
form of outdoor wear
– The himation is also an important garment of ancient Greek fashion
– This was generally made from a rectangular piece of wool with the use
of lighter fabrics, the himation was worn at any time of the day
– The himation was loose and flowing, thus, it can be termed as a moder
n cloak—it was also used as a form of drapery to be worn over the chit
on
– The himation can be compared to the Roman toga, the only difference
being that the himation has less volume in the fabric
– When worn solo, the himation was known as the a chiton.

24. 3. Peplos
– Women often wore the peplos and these go back to the period before
500 BC—this can be described as a piece of woollen material and was
styled as per the height of the wearer
– The peplos consisted of a tubular shaped cloth—this was folded from
the inside out.
– The top area of the tube usually gathered at the waist and the bottom a
rea extended till the ankles
– The cloth on the upper area was brought underneath the left arm—this
was secured with the help of tapes or pins on the right shoulder
– The top layer of the cloth, which draped the waist often gave the appe
arance of two pieces of cloth
– There were certain types of patterns that were used for the peplos. So
me of the common patterns included checks, flowers, waves or even s
tripes. When women wore the peplos, the arms were generally left bar
e. When the fabric hung at the front area, folds were generally formed
and these were also fastened on the shoulders.

25. 4. Chlamys
– The chlamys was also flowing in its appearance and was mai
nly worn by the soldiers in ancient Greece.
– The chlamys was used as a cloak and was pinned at the right
shoulder
– The chlamys was also worn with other forms of clothing
– Generally, soldiers only used it as a form of a cover
– This was worn pinned at the right arm

26. ANCIENT GREEK GALLERY

27. GREEK FASHION

28. GREEK DRESSING

29. FOOTWEAR

30. MAKE-UPs & HAIRSTYLES

31. ANCIENT ROME
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest civilizations i
n history. It began in Rome in 753 BC. Rome controlled o
ver two million square miles stretching from the Rhine Ri
ver to Egypt and from Britain to Asia Minor. This timelin
e highlights the major events in the history of Ancient Ro
me. This timeline goes from 753 BC to 27 BC and then fr
om 64 AD to 1453 AD.
The clothing of ancient Italy, like that of ancient Greece, i
s well known from art, literature & archaeology. In Ancie
nt Rome, boys after the age of sixteen had their clothes bu
rned as a sign of growing up. Roman girls also wore whit
e until they were married to say they were pure and virgin
al.

32. ANCIENT ROME
Probably the most significant item in the ancient Roman wardrobe was the tog
a, a one-piece woollen garment that draped loosely around the shoulders and d
own the body. Togas could be wrapped in different ways, and they became larg
er and more voluminous over the centuries. Some innovations were purely fas
hionable. Because it was not easy to wear a toga without tripping over it or trai
ling drapery, some variations in wrapping served a practical function. Other st
yles were required, for instance, for covering the head during ceremonies.
Historians believe that originally the toga was worn by all Romans during the
combined centuries of the Roman monarchy and its successor, the Roman Rep
ublic. Free citizens were required to wear togas, because only slaves and childr
en wore tunics. By the 2nd century BCE, however, it was worn over a tunic, an
d the tunic became the basic item of dress for both men and women. Women w
ore an outer garment known as a stola, which was a long pleated dress similar
to the Greek chitons.

33. ANCIENT ROME - GALLERY

36. JEWELLERY & FOOTWEAR

37. ROMAN DRESSING
WOMEN MEN

38. ROMAN EMPEROR

39. ROMAN ARMOUR
The warfare dress code and the armour
•Various armour were:
1.Scale armour
2.Lamellar armour
3.Mail armour
4.Plate armour
5.Mail and plate armour
6.Leather and fabric armour
7.Brigandine armour

40. ROMAN ARMOUR
Roman Soldier :
• Wearing a leather cuirass,
this reconstructed legionary has a
metal helmet and shin guards to pro
tect him in battle.
• His woollen cloak was also a blan
ket.

41. BYZANTINE
After the fall of Rome in 1476 C.E., Constantinople (Istanbul) became the centre of th
e Byzantine world. With the rise of the empire came opulence and a fusion of Greek,
Roman, Middle Eastern, and Oriental Styles. Clothes indicated social status. The rich
est and grandest figures, exemplified by the Emperor Justinian I and his consort Theo
dora, had their long, flowing gowns of richly patterned silks encrusted with jewels an
d gold thread. The T-shaped tunics worn by men and veils worn by women.

42. THANK YOU