Roman clothing

Roman clothing

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  Most people woreclothes made from wool or linen. Cotton cloth brought from India and silk from China were also used for making clothes, but they were too expensive. Fur was also used, especially in winter. Clothes were usually made from large, uncut pieces of cloth, which were folded and pinned with pins, or tied with belts.
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  A man´s basicclothing was a loincloth (underwear) and a tunic over it. Tunics were made from two rectangles stitched at the sides and shoulders, and tied with a belt. When the weather was cold, they wore three or four tunics at a time! Ordinary men wore tunics in various colours. People in rural areas wore cloaks.
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  If he werea citizen, he would also wear a toga. A toga was a large piece of cloth wrapped round the body. Togas were normally white, but other colours were also worn. There were brightly coloured togas for parties and special occasions and dark togas for mourning. A senator´s toga had a purple band and the emperor´s toga was purple with gold. Many people disliked the toga because it was very heavy and difficult to clean.
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  Over the underwear,women wore a tunic made of wool or linen, with our without sleeves. Over this they wore a dress called stola, which reached their ankles. They sometimes wore a shawl, called the palla, on top. It was a large rectangular piece of cloth which they could drape over the stola in many ways. Slaves preparing their mistress for a party.
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  Women wore make-up. Itwas supposed to be beautiful to look very pale. This was probably to show that you were rich enough not to have to work outdoors. They coloured their lips with red. Rich women spent lots of time and money in their hairstyles. They had slaves to do their hair for them. They wore different hairstyles with plaits, curls and waves.
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  Jewellery Rings were themost common item of jewellery. They were worn both by women and men. Roman women wore gold chains and necklaces. The most prized precious stones were pearls. Most also wore earrings.
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  Most girls andboys wore tunics like those of their parents. At about the age of 14, there was a special ceremony and children began wearing adult clothes.
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  They had differentkinds of shoes. Women wore elegant sandals, but a soldier´s boots were studded with nails. That way they didn´t wear the out when marching and they didn’t trip over. Shoes were usually made of leather. Nails