Overview

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Because the Sirin get a lot of their culture from the Mycenaean Greeks, I'd imagine their clothing has stayed the same. The flowing robes (more detail below!) would offer a lot of breathability for their wings, but also keep their skin concealed from the cold temperatures and wind chill of the high-attitude mountains the Sirin would have historically lived in.

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Gender Differences

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In terms of fabrics and how they go on the body, there's no difference between what men and women should wear in Sirin culture. The only gendered difference is that women would typically wear more earthy and simple tones such as browns, creams, whites, and occasionally greys- Whereas men (to be more flashy) would dye their robes with different flora to have robes that were red, or yellow, or green. On the left, you can see a Wingless Atosian Sirin (Northern Sirin) in typically feminine robes in the top image, and masculine robes in the bottom image. (However, it's likely that The Sirin wouldn't have had access to that specific shade of blue until Post Migration times!)

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Chiton

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A chiton is the name of the traditional Sirin robe pictured in both the images on the left. Chitons can be worn in both Ionic (top image) and Doric (bottom image) styles depending on the formality of the occasion. (Doric is seen as more casual, whereas Ionic is typically reserved for festivals or That One Male Sirin Who Really Wants Female-Attention.) Chitons are usually earth tones (white, cream, brown, grey) if you're a woman, and it's considered strange if a woman wears an actual colour. (Think about how strange it would be for a man to have worn a dress 10 years ago!) Of course, cultural exchange with humans and changing attitudes have made Coloured Chitons On Women much more common. Men typically would have had coloured chitons, coming in colours such as red, yellow, green, occasionally some shades of blue- And now in Post-Migration times, many more colours!

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Chamlys

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A chamlys is the name given to the cape the Sirin in the bottom image is wearing. Chamlys are usually only worn by men- And usually aren't worn whilst flying either. Chamlys in the Pre-Migration South are usually made from thinner fabrics and are more close to the 'traditional chamlys' worn by the Ancient Greeks. Further up in the Pre-Migration North, chamlys are much thicker- Appearing more like chest and shoulder covering coats, made from thick animal fur and loose feathers. The North is considerably colder, and the Atosians need to keep warm!

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Peplos

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A garment worn mainly by women over a chiton or instead of one.

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Epiblema

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A shawl worn over a chiton or peplos by both men and women.

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Changing Attitudes To Clothing

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A lot of the Mycenaean-Greece inspired clothes (Chitons, Chamlys), while not falling out of fashion, are a lot less popular with ground-dwelling Sirin in the Post-Migration Era. Sirin that don't live in The Stratus District wearing Chitons and Chamlys tend to get stares from non-Sirin for their less common dress sense. Typically ground-dwellers cut holes into their T-Shirts and jackets and wear those instead of the much more comfortable, made with winged-bodies in mind, chitons. T-Shirts and jackets are basically non-existent in The Stratus District due to pretty much everyone living there being Sirin and shirts-made-for-humans being inpractical. As of 2010 and later, changing social attitudes have made chitons and chamlys make a bit of a resurgance among ground-dwelling Sirin. It's unlikely chitons will be going out of fashion any time soon.

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