ANCIENT ROMAN

COSTUMES OF MALES
AND FEMALES
INTRODUCTION -
Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless,
knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for
women and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a
woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a
woolen mantle, known as a palla, over a stola, a simple, long-sleeved,
voluminous garment that hung to midstep. Clothing, footwear and
accoutrements identified gender, status, rank and social class.
TOGA :
● The toga was considered Rome's "national costume" but for day-to-day
activities, most Romans preferred more casual, practical and comfortable
clothing; the tunic, in various forms, was the basic garment for all classes,
both sexes and most occupations.
● It was usually made of linen, and was augmented as necessary with
various kinds of cold-or-wet weather wear, such as knee-breeches for
men, and cloaks, coats and hats.
● In colder parts of the empire, full length trousers were worn.
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius showing the
draped toga of the 1st century AD
 MEN'S CLOTHING :
The men of ancient Rome ,dressed, depending on their class
or rank. For example -a slave dressed differently than an
emperor.
LOWER CLASS :

● The dress of the male Ancient roman

citizens and the slaves was very
simple.
● They usually wore the plain white
tunic, and if they were a bit
wealthier ,they wore the toga over
that.
UPPER CLASS

● Higher class men wore a Picta or

Palmata .
● A higher class men wore a purple or
red stripe in his toga to classify his
rank.
● Emperors wore a type of toga /robe
called a Purpurea .
WOMEN'S CLOTHING :
● The only women who wore toga were
known as common prostitutes.
● Toga was a mark of disgrace for
women.
● Married women wore the Stola.
● Women didn't go outdoors without
wearing a sort of cloak of shawl called
the Palla.
 STOLA :
● While the tunic was considered a simple cloth, or often even an
underclothes, the stola was something that Roman ladies saw as the
“real” dress.
● Stolas were long dress-like garments, usually with short sleeves, held
together with clasps named fibulae and with a beautiful flounce on its
bottom.
● They were fastened by the girdle high above the waist.
● Even though the stola had sleeves in most cases, it could be
sleeveless, too. This beautiful garment was a sign of a respectable
married woman, and it was a privilege to wear it,
● The stola was given to a girl after she got married, and would always
be worn outside showing the wealthy status of the woman, her
decent nature and, naturally, her beauty.
 PALLA :
● The palla was a long shawl which any Roman woman would wear while
she went outside. The palla was wrapped around a woman’s shoulders
and her body.
● These shawls were usually a rectangular shape, though their sizes could
differ.
● Pallas added to the beauty of the woman, for the more folds of cloth she
had, the wealthier she was, and, among other things, could hide her face
from stares if she wanted a calm walk.
● It was also good for protecting her from the rain and wind. For this
purpose pallas were put over the head, keeping her owner warm if the
weather was nasty.
● These garments came in many colors and designs, from the very simple
ones for poor women, to the beautifully decorated and embroidered
ones for the nobility.
Stola
 THANKYOU

REFERENCES :

● https://vdocuments.mx/ancient-roman-cl
othing.html
● https://owlcation.com/humanities/Wome
ns-Clothes-in-Ancient-Rome
● https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_ SUBMITTED BY : Kajal Mehra
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