The toga virilis was the standard unadorned toga that a Roman
man wore when he officially became an adult. There were several
types of toga, each used for different purposes and each connoting
a different status. Some of the other togas were: the toga candida,
made dazzling white with chalk and was word by candidates for
political office, toga pulla, the toga worn for mourning or times
of danger, the toga picta, the purple toga embroidered with gold
worn by triumphing generals and the toga praetexta, which was worn
by young boys and several magistrates and dictators.