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

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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