Approaching new year holidays, which means it’s time for matinees and parties near the Christmas tree. A bunny costume is suitable for a baby, but if the child is already grown up, then you need to look for another solution. Turning to ancient Greek mythology would be quite an interesting option.
Gods and goddesses lived on the Greek Mount Olympus, their king was Zeus. The weather depended on him, he sent the elements, dominated the destinies of people, and ruled the inhabitants of heaven. Outwardly, he was a fit man with a long beard. His outfit consisted of a white toga and a colored chiton with gold trim.. But the main distinguishing feature from other gods is the golden crown of ivy leaves around the head.
The task of making a costume with your own hands can be solved in two ways: chiton + toga or tunic + toga. For both we will need the following:
It is possible that even a centimeter may not be needed, since all calculations are quite approximate. But if you have it at hand, be sure to use it for the second version of the costume.
Step-by-step instruction
Basic item men's wardrobe ancient Greek - chiton. He put on naked body, pinched on the shoulders and draped, picked up by a belt. Noble citizens wore a toga over the chiton, which was also draped, but either on the shoulder or under the belt along with the chiton.
Costume base
First, let's make the basic costume item:
The basic part of the costume is ready. The next stage is the construction of a toga from bright colored fabric.
Toga
Important! In Ancient Greece, purple was considered the most luxurious color after white. Rich citizens decorated their clothes with different shades of it. But for a carnival costume it is not necessary to choose this particular color. Blue, light blue, red, beige, cherry, and gold are also suitable.
Let's take care of that:
- we bend the fabric in the same way as we worked with a sheet;
- we obtain a product blank whose length and free ends can be trimmed with gold braid. The suit will look great;
- the free ends should be secured on the left side, just like the chiton on the right;
- if there are two fasteners on the left side, then remove the lower one and chop off the ends of the chiton and toga together on the shoulder.
The toga is ready, you should take care of a very important accessory - the belt. Let's make it from a wide golden ribbon, bending the edges inward and sewing pieces of Velcro on top of them.
Crown
The crown is made of thick paper. Ivy leaves are cut out of it, glued together at the ends, and then covered with gold paint. If you have golden paper, you can stick it on thick paper, then cut out and glue the leaves together.
Shoes
One of the key points of the outfit is shoes. The ancient Greeks wore sandals consisting of numerous straps that reached to the knee. All this was attached to a flat leather sole. It is problematic to make such shoes with your own hands, and therefore from summer wardrobe It's worth borrowing something similar to sandals.
Important! If you have no options, take regular flip-flops, wrap the rubber parts with a gold ribbon and lace your legs with it from the ankle to the knee, tie it at the top.
That's it, the Zeus costume is ready. Let's assemble it for fitting: first the boy must put on a chiton, then a toga. All fasteners and connections must be in place and folds straightened out. After this, a belt is put on, under which all the folds of the drapery are straightened and beautifully laid out.
Tunic
But there is another option, in which the base is not a chiton, but a tunic. It will need to be sewn, and if there is sewing machine, then things will go faster. If it’s not there, it’s also not a problem, the seams in the tunic are quite primitive, straight, and the braid can be glued on.
We sew a tunic:
- fold the fabric (sheet) in half. The top fold will be the shoulder part. Then again in half, shoulder to shoulder;
- From the resulting rectangle we cut out a tunic: at the top we have a ready-made solid shoulder, at the other end there is the bottom of the product, which should not be reduced in width. We retreat from the top 20–30 centimeters from the top and the same amount from the edge;
- from this point we draw a smooth line connecting the sleeve with the side part, draw it to the very bottom, expanding to the sides;
- draw a neck of the required width;
- We chop off the parts with pins along the intended contour;
- cut it out, then remove the pins;
- sew down the side seams;
- we process the neck;
- bend the bottom;
- sew a golden ribbon onto the neckline, the ends of the sleeves, and the bottom of the tunic;
- The product is ready, all that remains is to iron the suit.
Little things you shouldn't forget
The costume will look great if you have a wig and a false beard in your arsenal.. The ends of the chiton are fastened with a brooch, or a clasp with two clothespins on a chain, or a crab hair clip, and if nothing is at hand, they are simply sewn together or tied in a knot.
If the chiton will have fasteners on both shoulders, you can mark the connection points a little closer to the neck. In this case, the neckline will be a “boat” and, slightly stretched, will not form folds. And if you want a light drapery of the neckline, then connect the top at points further away from the neck.
If the belt tape is not dense and rigid enough, you can hem another layer of any fabric underneath or simply starch it.
The toga can be replaced with a wide draped piece sewn directly to the left shoulder of the tunic. To do this, fold the bright fabric in the middle so that this part is equal to or less length shoulder (measure from neck to end of sleeve). Attach the draped fabric to the tunic along the shoulder contour. It's enough. Under the belt, straighten the fabric beautifully from the left edge to the right. You can even sew the piece at the bottom right with both ends (front and back) together.
How to sew a Greek costume
Antique tunic without pattern
The Olympian goddesses wore clothes that emphasized their feminine curves. Most often it was a spacious tunic, laid out in beautiful folds. She accessorized with a pretty belt and flat sandals. To sew such a suit, a pattern was not needed; the ancient Greek women got along just fine without one. But there are things you can’t do without.
You will need:
- a piece of thin knitwear;
- sewing supplies;
- tailor's pins;
- tape measure.
The Greek tunic can be long or short. Measure the length of the product. When you arrive at the store, choose a wide piece of thin, stretchy knitwear. The wider it is, the better. You need a piece twice the length of the product plus another 5 cm for processing the bottom. Cutting such a dress is simple. Fold the piece in half widthwise (perpendicular to the direction of knitting), wrong side inward. Find the middle of the fold and mark the cutting line. To do this, set aside 7–10 cm pieces on both sides. Cut the fabric between these points. Try it on to see if the head fits. If necessary, widen the cutout. Folds are formed directly on the model. If you are making a dress for yourself, ask someone to help you. The simplest version of Greek women's suit- a tunic with folds laid over the shoulders. Put on the blank, place folds where other clothes usually have shoulder seams (these lines can be marked in advance with chalk). Make sure the drapery is symmetrical. Pin the folds together with tailor's pins. Take off the outfit, make a stitch that imitates the shoulder seams. Decide what you will do with the side seams. You can stitch them along their entire length, but nothing prevents you from leaving slits at the bottom or even not stitching them at all. In the latter case, of course, you definitely need a belt. Process the bottom and neck. The armholes do not need to be processed, since there are edges there.
An antique dress can have a slit, including a long one. It can be located both in front and behind
Romantic Greek Dress Style
- More details
Greek costume according to pattern
A dress reminiscent of an antique can also have straps. To do this you need to model basic pattern dresses. Translate it onto paper, and so that you have the complete details, and not their halves. Measure the widest part of the shoulder dart on the front. Along the waist line, set aside this distance from the middle of the front to right side. Connect this point with the beginning of the dart, located on the second half of the part, with a straight line. From the end of this dart, draw another straight line to the waist line. It should run parallel to the first segment. The third parallel line comes from the end of the dart, located at the waist line. Cut the top of the shelf from the bottom, and then cut it along the indicated lines, place it on a new sheet of paper and spread it apart. Outline the bottom of the part with a smooth line, connecting the ends of the cuts. Model the back as shown in the figure. Make sure the shoulder seams are the same length. Cut out the jersey dress. Baste the shoulder and side seams of the top pieces and add folds. The straps are one-piece, but you can make them cut off if you wish. If everything suits you, sew the seams. Baste the side seams of the bottom pieces. Place pleats at the waist. Baste the top and bottom of the dress. Try on what you got. If necessary, adjust the pleats at the waist. Sew the seam, finish the bottom, neckline and armholes.
Become a goddess in New Year's Eve really! New Year's will help you with this carnival costume goddesses! Look at the photo and choose the look you want! You can easily make it yourself and delight your guests at New Year's Eve. There are two main goddess costumes: a costume for girls and an erotic costume for adult woman. You can do the same goddess costume with your own hands if you have a silk translucent scarf or a summer tunic made of light fabric that will resemble an antique dress. It will look very beautiful and bright, especially if it is presented at a small homemade concert or in a home performance.
Goddess costume for New Year 2015
It will look especially bright and interesting costume Greek goddess. It can be made from light and flowing fabrics in white, peach or soft green. It can be complemented with golden sandals, sandals or bracelets in the Greek style. And of course, get your hair done antique style. In this article you will learn how to do DIY Greek goddess costume.
How to make a goddess costume
It depends on the goal you have set. For a girl, this will be a costume consisting of a short tunic or a long and loose sleeveless mother’s jacket made of flowing fabric. You can wear a white opaque T-shirt or sleeveless dress underneath so that the goddess costume does not seem too transparent. Then put this costume on the girl, belting it with a thin golden belt or, if size allows, her mother’s necklace in the shape of a crescent. You can let your hair down and put a golden wreath on your head, like a Greek goddess, or just make Greek hairstyle. For it you will need a thick golden ribbon, which you need to tie in a knot at the back. It should stretch a little and be the size of the girl's head. You need to put it on your head and braid your hair around it, like a goddess. This hairstyle was very fashionable this summer. Therefore, it is very easy and simple to do. Let the girl be as beautiful as Greek goddess. Costume for girls in antique style will look very beautiful at any holiday. The goddess costume for an adult woman will be different.
Especially erotic goddess costume. This will be discussed in this article. DIY Greek goddess costume very easy to do. You will need two transparent and long scarves in light colors, a golden belt or a round necklace in the shape of a month, a ribbon for a Greek hairstyle, cosmetics and sandals high heels golden color. You put on a scarf so that it covers everything in front and on the other side you put on the same scarf, only so that it covers everything in the back. Under it you can wear a golden swimsuit or golden lingerie. Then you put on a gold belt and a thick Greek style bracelet.
If you wish, you can wear a necklace, but in an erotic costume it will be unnecessary. Then you can start styling your hair. You can curl your hair and let it down, putting a golden wreath on top, or you can create a Greek hairstyle with a ribbon, beautifully laying your hair around the ribbon. Previously, this type of installation was called a roller. But makeup can be anything. The main thing is that it should be in bronze tones. You can wear red lipstick, or you can use bronze, gold or milky pink lipstick.
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More simple suit, than the Greek archaic tunic and chiton have not yet been invented. Well, unless, of course, you take into account the fig leaves of the ancient Adam and Eve, and the loincloths of the tropical islanders. But, despite its simplicity, the tunic is very comfortable and nice outfit. Do you want to know how to put together a chic suit for Greek party in exactly half an hour? Read!
Agree, there is plenty to choose from! Recently, a list with photos of the most famous pirates of past centuries was published. It included 100 of the most extraordinary corsairs and filibusters who plied the seas under black sails from ancient times to the present day. Look for a role model who is close in character to you personally! And I will try to describe for you the maximum possible options costumes in detail!
GREEK STYLE PARTY COSTUMES
The ancient Greeks wore two types of clothing: a chiton (the so-called underdress) and a himation (a cloak with a hood).
You can make a simple chiton from a piece of white material 1 meter long and 80 cm wide, additionally using pins and artificial ivy branches. In order for the material to “reincarnate” into a dress, you need to pass it under your arms and tie the ends into a knot at chest level. To keep the chiton on you and not slide down, you can secure it with another knot on your left shoulder.
Greek women began to wear a more complex outfit (double chiton) only in the 3rd century AD. It differed from the simple one in that it had long sleeve, was fastened on the shoulders with clasps and consisted of two tunics - long and short.
A tiered, complex chiton can also be made at home. To do this, you need to tie together three squares (1m*1m, 1.5m*1.5m, 2m*2m) of plain fabric as shown in the diagram (Fig. 3).
For men who would like to try on the images of Greek warriors, a simple men's chiton, complemented by some leather accessories(sandals, sleeves, wide belt). True, for this costume you will need about 3 meters of white fabric. To create such an outfit with your own hands, you need to throw the fabric over your left shoulder diagonally and secure it under right hand, tying the ends in a knot, or chipping them with pins. You can also sew a chiton with a few stitches along the cut line (if you are embarrassed by the revealing nature of the suit) and secure it with a belt at the waist.
If the role of a courageous and rough warrior of Sparta suits you better, you can try on this role. Spartans usually wore long cloaks, fastened with a buckle on the left shoulder, and short tunics (similar to wraparound skirts) that separately covered the hips and were secured at the waist with a wide leather belt. By the way, lead weights were often sewn along the edge of such a Spartan “skirt” so that the outfit would remain securely in place during battle.
The image of the stern warrior of Sparta was complemented by open sandals with high leather lacing (by the way, all men in Greece wore these), a helmet, a sword and a shield.
If you don’t want to be mere mortal Greeks, and strive to become celestials, I will offer several options for outfits for representatives of the ancient Greek Olympic pantheon.
Zeus costume
In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the king of the gods. He controlled the weather, the elements, was an Olympic legislator and decided human destinies. Outwardly, he was a mature, fit man, with a strong figure and a long dark beard. In stories and myths, Zeus often threw lightning at subjects he disliked, held a royal scepter in his hands, and wore a golden ivy crown on his head.
Are you ready to try out the role of the arbiter of destinies? Then go ahead and look for a long white shirt with loose elbow-length sleeves and a flowing purple and gold cape (made of satin, silk or nylon)! To complement the costume, make a crown from a branch of plastic ivy (after opening it with saffron spray paint).
Olympian Demeter was “responsible” for the harvest on earth. Farmers and winegrowers prayed to her to protect fields and gardens from heat, wind and locust invasion.
The basis of this goddess's costume can be white knitted sundress to the knee with one open shoulder. It is important to choose “golden” accessories for the sundress (a belt, wide bracelets, a comb and sandals), and also to hand the goddess a bunch of grapes (so that all other guests of your party can easily recognize her).
Hera Costume
At one time, Hera was the queen of all Olympian gods and goddesses. The Greeks considered her the patroness of women and marriage. That’s why she is always depicted with a crown on her head and a royal lotus in her hands.
Hera's costume consists of a long white sundress (with one clasp on the right shoulder), a narrow gold belt and a gold crown on her head, and a long, light purple himation over her shoulder.
Aphrodite costume
Aphrodite is perhaps the most famous of the Greek goddesses. On Olympus she patronized beauty, love, childbearing and all sorts of other pleasures. All ancient sculptors and artists depicted her as incredibly beautiful and perfect with a sea shell, dove, apple or mirror in her hands. Also, she almost always appeared accompanied by the winged deity Eros. So, if you are going to a party in the company of your loved one or spouse, you can invite him to play this original role!
To worthily bear the title of the goddess of love at a Greek-style party, you need to wear a light, flowing sundress made of transparent fabric with sequins, rhinestones and other shiny decorations. Plus, add gold accessories to your outfit - wide bracelets and hoops. Another characteristic feature of Aphrodite is the decoration of her hair. Usually the goddess is depicted with long, light, flowing hair entwined with strings of pearls.
In Ancient Greece, they believed that Hecate was the goddess of magic, the night, ghosts and witchcraft. She was always depicted in bright scarlet robes, with a golden snake-shaped comb in her hair.
So, if you are inspired by the image of the Olympic queen of the night, look for a long brocade sundress with wide straps, red or burgundy. A characteristic feature of Hecate’s costume is a wide leather belt, which is attached just under the chest.
I’ll say a few more words separately about accessories to costumes of both the earthly ancient Greeks and their divine patrons.
Greek accessories
Greek shoes. We have already mentioned men's sandals that will complement the outfit of a simple Greek, a Spartan warrior, and the mighty Zeus. Now - a few words about women's shoes.
Women in Ancient Greece also wore gold sandals with high (almost knee-length) lacing. You, in our age, only imitating that glorious era, can go to a party in open high-heeled sandals (necessarily leather, shiny, gold). Or, without changing traditions, put on sandals (summer boots) with a low fit (or a low platform) also with high, elaborate lacing.
Greek style cuffs and bracelets. Wide leather straps, gold cuffs with ancient Greek ornaments, and bracelets in the shape of snakes will perfectly fill your look with the spirit of that era.
Greek jewelry. Large earrings in the shape of a bunch of grapes, massive combs, beads and hair hoops - too an important part images, both simple ancient Greek women and majestic Olympic goddesses.
Greek style hairstyles
Ancient Greek women wore wreaths of fresh and dried flowers, more complex fabric headdresses (somewhat reminiscent of a turban) and elaborate hairstyles.
The basis of this hairstyle is a high ponytail. Divide the ponytail into thin strands, curl them using heated curling irons and secure the curls around the base of the ponytail with hairpins. Then decorate your hair with lace, pearls and ribbons. It turns out there is nothing complicated at all about the complex ancient Greek hairstyle! Fifteen minutes - and you can go to the party!
We tried to reveal for you the maximum possible images. I hope you can find something that suits your personal character, charisma and style! And let me give you one very helpful advice: when going to a party, don’t forget about gifts for the hosts of the holiday! They will be pleased if you honor their efforts in preparing the Greek celebration a symbolic gift in the same style! And, of course, I will help you decide on a gift!
SOUVENIRS AND GIFTS FOR A PARTY IN GREEK STYLE
Depending on the gender of the host of the celebration, his age and hobbies, choose the most optimal gift with characteristic Greek symbols.
For example, an avid collector of antiquities and other artifacts can be given as a gift an amphora or vase decorated with scenes from the life of the ancient Greeks or a symbolic plate with images from ancient Greek mythology.
A sophisticated fashionista who knows a lot about accessories and expensive jewelry, you can give a belt with a buckle made of natural stone in blue and white (the color of the Greek flag), a bag, a cosmetic bag with the letters of the Greek alphabet, a bracelet, a necklace, earrings and other jewelry.
You can give it as a gift to your beloved man silver chain with a heart and a declaration of feelings in Greek.
And for a work colleague - a neutral, but characteristic of the holiday theme, gift - a keychain with the image of an ancient Greek goddess, a candlestick in the form of a column, or a purse with symbols of the Greek people.
The main thing is not to be afraid to make bold purchases and surprise the hosts of the holiday and other guests with your originality! And also - be sure to go to a party with good mood! Believe me, the organizers of the holiday will appreciate this gift above any souvenirs! However, it can also help to lift your spirits. entertainment Greek party! Our next post is about her.
