I noticed that Byzantine clothes look more or less the same as Roman ones (if a tad bit more flashy). I was wondering what caused the Greeks to go from dressing like this
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/byzantine/justinian.jpg
to dressing like this
http://media.tumblr.com/c74ad9a6b4d32ffb1e49132949d4c83e/tumblr_inline_mhf3qaxmvz1qz4rgp.jpg
The first picture is the Emperor, surronded by bishops and nobility.
The second picture is a folk costume based on holiday clothing worn by commoners.
It isnt really an issue of time, but of a different social class.