The essential garment, and often only, was the tunic worn next to the skin both by men and women which was called chiton (ky ton). There are two principal types of chiton:

• Doric, a sleeveless garment of oblong piece of cloth folded over at top to form double covering above waist; pinned at shoulders with ancient brooch.
• Ionic, a loose gown with sleeves, usually of linen, sewed rather than pinned. Women's gowns are longer than those of men.

     Peplos is another name for doric chiton. Made from a rectangle of woven wool, it measured about six feet in width and about eighteen inches more than the height of the wearer from shoulder to ankle in length. The fabric was wrapped around the body with the excess material folded over the top. It was then pinned on both shoulders and the excess material allowed to fall free, giving the impression of a short cape. The pins used for fastening the shoulders of the peplos were originally open pins with decorated heads, but they were later replaced by fibulae or brooches.

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