Minoan fashion

Left: Reproduction of the Ladies in Blue fresco from Knossos. Center: Priest King fresco restored. Right: reproduction of a woman carrying...

Bronwen Sharkey-Wakeman 🦭 on Instagram: "Last week I posted about Guinevere, and to continue the series I present....Helen of Troy. What do you think? Could this face launch 1000 ships? I based this reconstruction on a plaster head from ~1300 BC, from the Cult Centre on the acropolis. I looked at other examples for the hair, I think the others I've included are Minoan but the Myceneans and Minoans shared fashions and traded with each other. I did this one twice, I decided to do it again fo

Minoan dress: Minoan women wore bell-shaped skirts that had decorations attached to the cloth in ruffles. Women also wore close-fitting blouses that were cut low in the front to expose the breasts. A tiny waist was prized, so they wore tight belts made of metal, which held their waists in.

Considering I have mountains of OCs I probably shouldn't have favourites, but Minoa's probably my favourite. She's just a strange little bundle of fun! She's also a big fan of shiny minerals and metals, even unfashionable ones. But where'd she go? What happened to her? Who is she really, under the piles of pearls and jewellery? Nobody knows, she's gone forever and never coming back.

People as you know Lordgood is working in our mod Aristeia (bronze mod). So I want focus to Minoans to be second playable civ, but we haven't document desing yet. So here we can put sources for minoans and civ Minoans we use for developenmt news and game screenshots

Snake Goddess: Minoan Figurine, c. 1600BCE (source: Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style)

Minoan hair: Curly hair was associated with royalty and many did hair down with hair crowns with leafs and flowers in gold.