Roman Clothing and Fashion

Tunica, ae

Basic 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 Praetexta

Worn 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

appearance

s

• civic

ceremonies

• religious

ceremonies

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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