[medievaljournalist]

an ancient relic has been discovered that could topple the delicate balance of power between uncles & nephews once and for all

[idabjoerk]

[clem-style-deactivated20191229]

[intheheatherbright]

Costume. Chitons.

[intheheatherbright]

Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T. Batsford, 1931).

[killerchickadee]

Wait, wait…. Is that seriously it? How their clothes go?

[treewizarded]

that genuinely is it

[itwashotwestayedinthewater]

yeah hey whats up bout to put some fucking giant sheets on my body

[sourcefieldmix-deactivated20161]

lets bring back sheetwares

[hostagesandsnacks]

also chlamys:

and exomis:

[hidingthemane-deactivated201801]

trust the ancients to make a fashion statement out of straight cloth and nothing but pins

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Wrap Yourself In Blankets, Call It a Day

[awhiffofcavendish]

Wear blanket. Conquer world.

[goys2men]

That last one looks dope

[moniquill]

Squares and rectangles: easy to weave!! No cutting means no hemming.

[hc-svnt-dracones]

And easy to construct, you don’t have to have complicated seaming and patterning to turn fabric into clothing!

[pendragyn]

ancient Egyptian robes

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

This sort of clothing solution wasn’t just for the Mediterranean, or northern Africa, either. Behold the Belted Plaid:

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[marlynnofmany]

Has anyone already reblogged this with saris? It’s cool how many cultures have similarities like this hidden in plain sight.

[tieras]

https://kalaavarsha.com/how-to-wear-or-drape-a-saree/

[deliciouswastelandgoddess]

The lungi is a traditional garment worn in many southern states of India. It's different from the dhoti, in that it is a tubular shape (like

Since we are here might as well share the dhoti and the lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Pancha-Kachcham?amp=1

It’s only men in the photos but really anyone can wear them. I am wearing a lungi right now.

I also know Thailand and Sri Lanka have their versions of a lungi as well.

[artist-ellen]

Princess Arianne Nymeros Martell

Better known simply as Arianne Martell, is the eldest daughter of Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne, and his consort, Lady Mellario of Norvos. She is the heiress of Sunspear, and the future ruling Princess of Dorne.

She is described with large dark eyes, long thick back hair (ringlets specifically), short statured, and dresses in layers of flowing silks and jewels. She's fierce-tempered, adventurous, and calculating with multiple schemes of her own in the books.

I am the artist!!! Don’t repost without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: Instagram , Patreon

[crucifiedlovers]

“The imagination is more like the moon than the sun because it is dependent on another thing and exists in no pure state by itself [the way the light of the moon is the reflected light of the sun, and has no light of its own]. It needs an openness to whatever is there at the moment and to not reject whatever is there because of any formulaic concept from out of the past. You can colonize a reader the way you can colonize a country. The imagination is not a privileged act; everyone engages in it. The imagination allows me to give a credence and an integrity to any existence outside of myself. Let us say I dream of deer in an enchanted forest and write a poem inspired by them. I don’t own the deer. They granted me their presence in the dream. I like to think of it as ‘spooky behavior over long distances,’ which is how scientists describe those electrons that respond to each other though far apart. Spooky behavior over long distances, that’s it. You can feel its presence.”

— Michael Burkard in Mary Ruefle’s On Imagination

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Sources: 💌 💌

[shadytail]

We also figured out—the hard way—that the ancients probably cut each layer of linen to the proper shape before gluing them together. For our first linothorax, we glued together 15 layers of linen to form a one centimeter-thick slab, and then tried to cut out the required shape. Large shears were defeated; bolt cutters failed. The only way we were ultimately able to cut the laminated linen slab was with an electric saw equipped with a blade for cutting metal. At least this confirmed our suspicion that linen armor would have been extremely tough. We also found out that linen stiffened with rabbit glue strikes dogs as in irresistibly tasty rabbit-flavored chew toy, and that our Labrador retriever should not be left alone with our research project.

[krakenartificer]

I love this in every way possible. What is it from? Where can I read more?

[blackcatphysics]

The pitfalls of experimental archaeology and puppies.

[shrewreadings]

link to source:

“Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery, or how Linen Armor Came to Dominate our Lives.”

https://jhupress.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/unraveling-the-linothorax-mystery-or-how-linen-armor-came-to-dominate-our-lives/

[dduane]

cc: @petermorwood​

[sapphointhecity]

I wrote my final paper for english on ancient forms of armor, and let me tell you, linothorax is literally one of the most advanced forms of armor, EVER. The handwoven fibers of linen, stacked on top of each other in dozens of layers, made the armor basically impenetrable, and could easily protect the wearer from any slashing or cutting blows. On top of this, it was incredibly lightweight, breathe able and even water repellant. Compared to the heavy bronze Hoplite armor, this shit was the sexiest armor in town

[sartorialadventure]

[thefrontrange]

[heavenhillgirl]

ig: francescatorres00

[lloerwyn-deactivated20201104]

Don’t get me wrong, I love it when people design medieval fantasy clothing based on western European fashions, because they were awesome (did somebody say chaperon?) but there was lot of great design in eastern Europe and the Byzantine Empire too.

I’m pretty sure the second picture is actually 16th century Hungarian dress, but I’ll let it in because it looks cool.

[quinfirefrorefiddle-deactivated]

They all look so blissfully warm. … And like they’ve never done their own laundry in their life.

[allthingseurope]

The Alhambra, Spain (by Vlad Bezden)

[baleqeesofsheba]

A village on the edge of a cliff, Yemen. 

By Peter Adams

[rhianalexandraa]

Sunset Silhouette 

Madison Hooper

[girlinthepark]

[modelsof-color]

Shanelle Nyasiase by Txema Yeste for Vogue España - December 2018

[desperateangel]

Georges Hobeika S/S 2018 Haute Couture