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It is often stated that the concept of covering or restraining the breasts dates back to ancient Greece. This is based on wall paintings in Crete, the centre of the Minoan civilisation which show what has been described as a 'bikini'. These appear to be women performing in athletics. Similar depictions are seen in Sicily (Villa Romana del Casale, 4th Century). However Minoan women on the island of Crete 3,000 years ago wore garments that partially supported yet revealed their bare breasts. The best known example of this being the Snake Goddess. They used corsets that were fitted and laced or a smaller corselette that left the breasts exposed, or even forced them upwards to make them more visible. However this 'corset' was outerwear, not underwear. Therefore it would be a mistake to believe that covering the breasts, or even wearing a bra like garment was a usual part of Minoan life. The succeeding Mycenaean civilisation also emphasised the breast which had a special cultural and religious significance.
Women in Classical Greece[1] are often depicted loosely draped in diaphanous garments, or with one breast exposed. A band of cloth known as an apodesmos, or mastodeton was worn by Greek women to bind down the breasts for exercise in those city-states that supported women's sports, such as Sparta. A belt could also be fastened over a simple tunic-like garment or undergarment, just below the breasts or over the breasts. When the apodesmos was worn under the breasts, it accentuated them. Another word for a breast-band or belt was strophion.[2][3] However the most famous depiction of women exercising in Sparta, by Degas[4] shows the women wearing only a loincloth. The basic item of classical Greek costume was the peplos, later the chiton (two rectangular pieces of cloth partially sewn together on both sides, with a 12" to 15" overfold or apotygma), which evolved into the chemise, the commonest item of under clothing worn by men and women for hundreds of years, also variously known as a smock or shift. In Sparta women usually wore the chiton completely open on the left side.
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