For a more thorough explanation of the different forms of peplos, chiton, and himation, as well as descriptions of hair, foot adornment, and dress of foreigners, such as the Amazons, refer to Ethel B.

In ancient Sparta, Athens and many other Greek city states from around the 4th century BCE, there was an appointed group of magistrates called the γυναικονόμοι ("controllers of women").