Materials
What was the most common material for clothes to be made from?
Wool
What color were most togas and tunics?
White
What article of clothing did all status' wear
A tunic
What garment was worn by all classes and genders?
A Tunic
True or false
Most materials were gotten through trade and not local to Rome
True!
What was leather used for?
Military uniforms and shoes
What color was associated with higher classes?
Purple
What status of people often wore more colorful garments?
Upperclass
What garment was only worn by men, especially men of higher status?
What direction(north, east, south, west) were most materials for Roman fashion traded from?
West
What fabric was worn in the warmer months?
Linen
True or False
Some synthetic dyes were used to color clothing
False! It was 2+ thousand years ago, they didn't have synthetic dyes
True or False
Only women of lower status would make their family's clothes
False! Every class of women would partake in making clothes for their family
What was a common metal worn for jewelry that is not local to Rome?
Gold
True or false
Most metals and precious stones were found in Asia
True
What were the two local materials used to make cloting?
Wool and hemp
What was used to make purple dye?
Sea snails
Only higher class people could afford this fabric/material
Silk
How many articles of clothing were usually worn?
2
A lot of trading cities where near where?
Who took the wool and made it into useable fabric?
A Fuller
What was the color of the red ribbons worn in the Vestal Virgins hair supposed to signify?
The fire they were keeping lit
What shape and color was adorned on a toga to symbolize higher status
A purple stripe
What did Vestal Virgins wear when they went outside?
Where was linen imported from?
Egypt