Costumes Ideas From Ancient Greece For Halloween 2011

With Halloween just round the corner, perhaps you’re starting to wonder about getting a super outfit for the all important Halloween party. Or perhaps you’re hunting for two or three costume ideas that you’re kids can wear when they’re out and about trick or treating. You do not want to conform to the norm, thus here’s two or three classic costume ideas new for Halloween 2011. For this particular article, we’ll consider Ancient Greece and Greek outfits. So without further ado let us get into it.
Background On Classic Greek Costumes
For plenty of people, in particular the Europeans (and surely by implication the lands that were settled by Europeans thereafter), Greece is viewed as the cradle of their civilization. The culture that was Ancient Greece lasted for many centuries and only really ended when it was synthesized into the Roman Empire.
The Romans assumed many of the Ancient Greek beliefs including having similar gods (except they called them distinct names). A lot of the Greek ethics, organization, know-how and elementary discoveries were taken on by Roman society. When Rome went on to colonize most of Europe these beliefs were passed on too.
And hence, when these nations, like Britain, France, Portugal, Spain and Holland went on to colonize new worlds, they instilled the same basic elements, initially developed in Ancient Greece onto the peoples of these new lands.
So how does this Translate To Greek Outfits for Halloween ?
Greek design is often seen as classical, be it architecture or outfits. The classic Greek look in terms of clothes is the unadorned white tunic. This is sometimes called a toga (and toga costume parties are an awesome idea) but the Toga is actually a Roman invention.
The classic white tunic look is good for both males and females. These days, to give the costume a bit of charm, we like to consider being a Greek god or goddess wearing these white tunics. They can each contain essentials that make them look unique – like the Sovereign of the Gods Zeus or the Goddess of Love – Aphrodite.
One more Greek look that is popular, because of movies and literature, is the soldier or warrior look. Spartans battling Persians is a great look when you have the body to carry it off. It could be as simple as a risque loin cloth and helmet combination (which is certain to get you plenty of attention) or you may opt for the more conservative body armor covering the chest, arms and legs.
Summation
Hit the heights this Halloween period, attired in a Greek God costume such as Zeus costume. It really is a very unusual costume idea that is guaranteed to get tongues wagging at the get-together or even out on the streets whilst trick or treating.