Roman Fashion
Ancient Roman dress is often criticized as an imitation of Greek dress. At first glance this is true but take a second more close look and there are many changes. Though the clothing is draped the same, Roman cloth is sewn together, not pinned. Instead elegantly decorating the fabric with bold and colorful patterns, like the Greeks', Romans keep their garments more simple. Men in Ancient Rome wore a knee length tunic, which looked like a long T-shirt. This served as an under garment; cool linen for summer wear and warm wool for winter wear. Men wore a toga over their tunic. It was draped over the shoulder and carefully apped around the body. A cloak was also worn for warmth, whether at night or during the winter. Much could be told about a man by his toga. Consuls and Senators wore a toga edged
When in fact Roman fashion was unique and beautiful in its own simple way. The ricinium was attached to the back of the head by bands or wreath and hung over the back and shoulders. Consuls wore white shoes, while soldiers wore black boots. Women wore closed shoes and sandals of white, yellow or green. Over the stola women wore a palla; a wide trailing scarf or shawl which covered her from head to foot. Footwear also labeled a person's place in society. Boys wore a white tunic with a crimson border but then graduated to an all white tunic when the boy became a citizen at 16 or 17 years old. Roman fashion has said to be a duplicate of the Greeks. Soothsayers (or fortune tellers) an unornamented white toga. A stola was a long full length wrap that was gathered at the waste by a girdle and covered the woman's instep. Women wore a tunica much like the men. Roman jewelry became plain and simple in design much different to the Greeks'.
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