Transcript ROMAN CLOTHING

ROMAN
CLOTHING
MATERIALS
WOOL
FLAX (LINEN)
SILK
COLOR
NATURAL
BLEACHED $
DYED $$
ROYAL
“PURPLE” $$$$
UNDERWEAR
• LOINCLOTH
(or nothing)
UNDERGARMENTS
MEN’S TUNIC
•BASIC TUNIC
•ARISTOCRATIC
TUNIC
•SENATORIAL
TUNIC
WOMEN
UNDERGARMENT
OUTERWEAR
“PEBLOS” “STOLA w. Wrap”
TOGA
• Men & Women
• Stripes
• Colors
• Size
• Fashion?
SENATORIAL
• Rain? Cold?
TOGA
OTHER CLOTHING
• Cloak
• Footwear
• Hats (?)
• Trousers?
HOW TO WEAR A TOGA
Precise (fined if wrong!)
Hang nearly to ground on left front
Lay over left shoulder
Cross back to under right arm
Turn up at hip level: “Sinus”
Cross chest
‘Umbo’ tucked into belt (“pocket”)
Return over left shoulder & arm
Women in Ancient Rome
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Stola
Older women, younger women, prostitutes
Hair, Jewelry
Make up
Body Image
Freedom