Fashion Was Obsessed with Ancient Greece Long Before Nolan’s The Odyssey
Ancient Greece fashion has long influenced the world of style, well before Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey brought mythological aesthetics back into the spotlight. From flowing goddess gowns to timeless gladiator sandals, Grecian-inspired designs have consistently appeared in modern fashion. Today, this enduring trend is once again gaining attention on red carpets and runways, proving that the elegance and symbolism of ancient Greek style remain a powerful force in shaping contemporary fashion.
From gladiator sandals to goddess gowns, here are all the ways Grecian influence shows up in modern style
endaya and Law Roach gave us webbed gowns for Spider-Man and bridal-inspired attire for The Drama, but their most recent method dressing campaign has deeper fashion roots. In Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, out this week, Zendaya plays Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, and her accompanying red carpet looks have pulled out all the stops when it comes to Grecian style.
At premiere after premiere, she’s worn elaborate draping, clean lines, and a largely all-white color palette. There was the white, micro-pleated Trussardi dress from 2006. The white custom column dress from Jacquemus worn with earrings constructed from first-millennium B.C. ancient discs (casual). For one fashion double-header, she wore a Valentino dress with a silk leaf bodice and draped skirt, followed by a Schiaparelli couture gown with a white sculpted bust that came hand-delivered from the show that morning. Then there was the dramatic white skirt suit from Givenchy’s Spring 1997 couture collection, the vintage Alberta Ferretti from Spring 2008 with knee-high gladiator sandals, and the white cotton Jacquemus dress from Spring 2027.
It all culminated with her New York premiere look: a draped gown from Matières Fécales complete with its own set of life-size feather wings. The look alluded to the famous statue The Winged Victory of Samothrace, which stands in the Louvre today. Her makeup centered a heavy application of blush, as if she’d “flown too close to the sun,” as her makeup artist told Bazaar, working in an Icarus reference on top of all the other mythology on display.
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