An exciting show of Deities, Beasts and Beauty comes to the Hellenic Centre
From the multiform traditions of Greek women’s dress, which are among the richest and most splendid in the world, this exhibition brought together over forty superb originals from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Many of these were on display in London for the first time. They included the richly embroidered costume from Astypalaia in the Dodecanese, the astonishing assembly of fabrics, colours and jewellery from Stefanoviki in Thessaly, the sumptuously brocaded dress from Janina in Epirus as well as the wonderful and rarely exhibited costumes from Kymi in Euboea and from the tiny island of Psara shown above.