A simple tunic-like garment worn in ancient Greece and Rome, usually made of linen or wool and fastened at the shoulders.
From Greek 'khitōn,' borrowed from a Semitic language. The word traveled through Latin and entered English to describe this ancient Mediterranean clothing.
The chiton is one of history's simplest yet most elegant solutions to clothing—a single rectangular piece of fabric worn for thousands of years across multiple civilizations, proving that timeless design doesn't require complexity.
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