A peplos 's a body-length Greek garment worn by women in the years before 500 BC. The peplos's a tubular cloth, essentially, folded inside-out from the top about halfway down, so that what was the top of the tube's now at the waist and the bottom of the tube's about ankle-length. The garment's then gathered about the waist and the open top (at the fold) pinned over the shoulders. The top of the tube (now inside-out) drapes over the waist providing the appearance of a second piece of clothing, e… (More on Peplos)