Ancient Roman Clothing

Includes the following articles: "Dyeing in Greece," "The Roman Dyers," "Dress and Dress Materials in Greece & Rome," "Greek and Roman Tanners," and "Historical Gleanings."

Definitions of garments worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and Rome; links to relevant sites; and a lengthy bibliography.

Course handouts on Imperial Roman clothing and accessorie s in Rome and its environs during the first few two centuries CE. Women' s garments (mamillare , tunica, stola, strophium, palla), accessorie s, and hair are discussed; patterns and constructi on are provided. Men's garments (tunica and toga) and children&# 39;s garments (tunica and toga praetexta) are discussed in brief. Source images and annotated bibliograp hy included.

If, like me, you don't own a sewing machine, and are pretty bad at sewing anyway, here's a quick n' easy period outfit you can make with 3 metres of material, a needle and thread, and some (optional) iron-on hemming tape. To be properly (i.e. decently) dressed, you should have an undertunic also. Make two of these and wear over each other. Wear a long pale colored wrap (about 4 foot by 8 foot) with the outfit. Voila! Instant Roman Lady!

Today we express aspects of our identity in our choice of clothing. This is nothing new: people in ancient societies made similar visual statements. "Reconstructing Personal Style in Late Antiquity" (focusing on the 4th to 7th centuries CE) uses textiles from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology collection to explore the expressive potential of fashion in late antiquity.

Men's clothing (including tunics) and women's clothing (including the peplos and chiton).

Patterns and instructions for men's and women's clothing of ancient Rome.

Description of the construction of a lady's outfit based on Roman styles.

The chiton and related garments are some of the simplest and yet most elegant forms of clothing. They are formed from rectangles of fabric with little or no shaping and they make use of the entire piece of fabric without cutting and fitting. They rely instead on tying, pinning and draping to form varied types of costume. They have the added advantage of "one-size-fits-all," allowing the same clothing to make due during changes in weight and figure up to and including pregnancy. Plus the lack of shaping allows for easy cleaning and maintenance of the clothing.