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Originally Posted by yellow_fever_01
I have been fascinated by the costumes worn by ancient Minoans since I was a schoolboy. In middle school I gave a presentation about Ancient Greece that was illustrated by a filmstrip (remember those?) that included an image of the famous "Snake Goddess" statuette.
I understand that in Versailles, noble women used to wear gowns with extreme decolletage, but they had nothing on the Minoan women, as this 2018 exhibition from Melbourne's Hellenic Museum showed.
tahneyalexandramay.com/index.php/2018/04/14/review-haute-couture-in-ancient-greece-the-spectacular-costumes-of-ariadne-helen-of-troy/
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The museum also put on a fashion show of Minoan and Mycenaean costumes.
vimeo.com/479826008