.htm> In The GREEK Fashion - Doric Chiton 2

Doric Chiton 2

Spartan women appear to have favored wearing it completely open on the left side. It earned them and the style the vulgar euphemism meaning "shows her bare thigh"! But the Spartans as a people seem to have been much more accusstomed to showing nudity outside the Gymnasium or military than the Athenians

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Date Last Modified: 1/15/99
Department of Drama - Hellenika '99

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