Roman Clothing and Fashion
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Roman Clothing and Fashion
Tunica, aeBasic unit of clothing:
Tunica- ankle length, sleeveless or short sleeve garment
Men/boys- tunica belted at waist to be knee length
Sub Tunica
only evident in mosaics and some paintings
Footwear
• Calceus, i- shoe
• Solea, ae- sandal
Toga , -ae PraetextaWorn by boys and elected government officials
Worn with striped tunic
Boys’ stripes were narrower
Toga VirilisToga CivilisToga Pura• Plain toga
worn by Roman citizens
• formal public appearances
• civic ceremonies
• religious ceremonies
Romans, masters of the world, the togate people
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Stola, ae• Roman
women’s fashion
• fasted along shoulder to form sleeves
• 2 rectangles fastened together, sewn up sides
• belted
Peplos, -is
• Women’s tunic
• fashionable in Greek lands
• fastened at shoulders
• belted at waist
• drapey
Palla, -ae
• outer garment
• wrapped in many ways
• worn outside the house