Ancient Greece Vs Today's Clothing

Ancient Greece is a very famous country that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago, ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today's or worse than today's clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today's clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles for men and women, they are very different from today's vogue fashion, making fashion today better than what it used to be. Many years ago, in Ancient Greece families did not have enough money to clothe their selves and children. The families decided
to start making their own clothes by spinning fabrics at their own homes. The fabrics that they usually spun together to make clothing was wool, if the families were wealthier they had imported silks and fabrics from other countries ("Ancient"). When the fabrics had finished spinning a big square piece was cut out and given to the children and any other adult in the household to wear. Men and women were usually the only ones able to wear the wool togas because most families had very little wool. Infants and children usually did not wear anything but that was very normal in Ancient Greece ("Ancient"). Typical clothing for men and women in Ancient Greece were usually togas or chitons and some Greeks that were well known or wealthy were able to afford or make their own jewelry to wear.
These items were handmade in the homes which means most of the clothing items were not very durable. The pieces of clothing that was given to the people to wear were large squares that they draped around their bodies and tied together with a rope. In today's fashion, we have clothing that we are able to put on and fasten together with a zipper or a button. The clothing material today is already made in factories that make it much more durable than Ancient Greeces' handmade clothing ("Ancient"). Today we also have different types of material that are for different seasons to help keep people comfortable while working or going throughout their day. Today's clothing stores make a good amount of profit off of clothing that they sell which has created many jobs for people. While in Ancient Greece there were no clothing stores except for the places to buy fabrics to spin together creating very few jobs ("Metropolitan"). The death rate for children in Ancient Greece is higher than it is now, this could be because of the lack of clothing they had. The children did not have any clothing to wear so in the winter it was common for them to get frostbite and different types of sicknesses easier. Today's children are able to wear clothes that keep them warm during the winter and keep them cool during the summer. Women wore jewelry to show off their wealth to others which could usually put others down and make them feel worthless. Women today don't usually wear jewelry to show off wealth they usually wear it to make their outfit complete
("Ancient"). In Ancient Greece, shoes were not as common as they are today. The wealthiest Greeks wore sandals that were handmade but it was very uncommon to see people with shoes on ("Clothing"). Men and women had very hard working jobs that usually were outdoors which required transportation by foot because there was no such things as cars yet. Most working people did not own a pair of shoes which was very bad for the feet and caused them to not be able to do things for their jobs which could also cost them their pay. Today, shoes are a must have because in most stores and restaurants it is necessary to have on shoes ("Clothing"). Shoes help protect your feet from harsh things on the grounds and feet fungus. People's feet today are mostly clean and healthy, unlike the feet of the ancient Greeks. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles for men and women, they are very different from today's vogue fashion making fashion today better than what it used to be. Arguing over which clothing is better is not as complicated because there are many ways to prove how it is more durable clothing and made in a better way than how it used to be. As stated above in paragraph two, clothing today is able to be worn according to the season for everyone to be more comfortable with what they are doing. If the way clothes were made those hundreds of years ago had not changed, kids today would not be wearing clothes right now, while the men and women wore squares of wool that did not last a long while. Clothing is one of the major things in everyone's lives these days and the evidence proven in this research paper shows that today's clothing is more durable than Ancient Greek fashion