Roman Clothing

By: Helen Lin

• The toga is the national garment of Rome • A toga is made of a large piece of woolen cloth

that is cut either straight or rounded

• Its not worn pinned or sewn but draped carefully over the tunic

• Its held down by weight and usually by holding the left arm down on it

• Putting a toga on oneself is nearly impossible• While wearing a toga it is extremely hard to be

active

• The large over fold in the front of the body is called the sinus

• The material under the sinus that is pulled up and draped over the sinus is called the umbo

• The back is pulled over the head during religious ceremonies

• The toga is required to be worn to certain occasions

• A toga is also supposed to be worn in all public occasions

• The color of a toga represents • When campaigning the toga is bleached white

to represent that you are a candidate

Roman Clothes

• Most of the clothes are made to represent your social status

• Most roman clothes were typically made out of wool

• Garments were cleaned by people called fullers

• To clean them the fullers used chemicals such as sulfur and especially pee

• Males typically wore togas if they were a Roman citizen

• Male citizens are the only people that are allowed to wear togas

• If a male’s had stripes on them then they were an equestrian or senator

• Colorful shoes and broad stripes meant you were a senator

• A laurel on your head and special robes indicate that you are a emperor

• A uniform and cloak point out that you are a general

• Hitched-up tunics meant that you were a lower working class

• Married women wear stolas that correspond to their husband’s tunic

• Both men and women wore simple underclothes

• Both wore a loincloth• Some women wore a band or something

similar to support their cleavage

• The most common article of clothing is the tunic

• The tunic is basically just two pieces of cloth sewn together and with head and arm holes cut out

• Tunics were often styled with belts• Belts ranged from simple rope to designed

metals

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