Traditional Greek Costume

This post is really a response to the one called Avatars by Jeff on the Forum Guidelines board; those are always locked messages.

Anyway, the traditional male Greek costume is… no costume at all. Some brilliant quotes from Oscar Wilde are a propos here:

To be truly medieval one must have no body;
To be truly modern one must have no soul;
To be truly Greek one must have… no clothes. :slight_smile:


One must either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.


I’m on the side of the Greeks in this, remember the motto:

Mind and Body

We should all strive to emulate the Greeks in this and seek to better ourselves in every way.

-S.

Unfortunately, for about 10 months of the year, one can’t be “truly Greek” and live in most parts of Canada simultaneously - unless one wants to start a most interesting frostbite collection!

Kilmeny (I’m with the yaks - grow thy hair long, thick and VERY shaggy!)

Why am I not surprised at this coming from you, Seba? ;D

Oh well… so much for me with my chita kai peploi. Yes, I do make them myself - not that that’s much to brag about; just pin it in the right places, tie the cord around your waist and you’re done! They’re actually pretty good for the summer weather here…