What did Rome girls ware?

Answer 1

Roman girls were not allowed to wear the stola (an adult female garment) until they were married. They wore a simple tunic (tunica) with a belt at the waist. When they went outside, they wore a second tunic that reached their feet. They also wore a cloak, the paludamentum, as protection from the weather. It was fastened at the shoulder with a clasp, called a fibula. A head covering was often attached to it.

Roman women wore the stola: two rectangular segments of cloth joined at the side by fibulae and buttons with the garment draping freely over the front. It was fastened around the shoulders by clasps. Two belts were worm. One was below the breasts, which created peats, and the other was around the waist. Most had short sleeves, but some had long sleeves. A tunic which could have long sleeves was worn under the stola. A palla could be won over the stola. This was a sort of shawl made of an oblong piece of material which was draped over the left shoulder, under the right arm, and then over the left arm. It could be with or without hood. The stola of richer women could be elaborate and a limbuscould be added to it. This was a piece of material with many pleats sown to the hem of the stola. It looked like another gown worn beneath the stola and created the look of many layers. This was a symbol of wealth. There were fewer restrictions on the dresses of women (by tradition men had to wear undyed togas). Whilst many stola were undyed, they could be almost of any colour. The tunics of women could be brightly coloured and made of lightweight fabrics such as linen or silk. A wide ornamental border (instita) on the lower hem of a white tunic or stola was a marker of wealth.

The stola of poor women was a piece of material with holes for the head and the arms, tightened around the waist with a belt.