The stola basically was a customary garment of Roman women
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Yes, stolas were worn by ancient Roman women. The stola was a long dress, usually sleeveless and worn with two belts. It was gathered and pinned at the shoulders by pins or broaches. It was worn over an under tunic.
The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.The basic outfit for the well dressed Roman gentleman was the tunic and toga. (Many times the toga was replaced by the various forms of cloaks in fashion.) His wife would wear the stola and palla. Tunics and stolas were always belted and shoes were worn outdoors. Sandals and slippers were used only indoors.
The men wore a tunic underneath a toga, which [the latter] had different stripes on resembling their status in society and job. They could wear sandals or boots. Women wore a stola, which was like a full, flowing dress, a palla [originally from Greece] worn as a head-scarf or belt. Sandals or boots were worn on the feet. At one time prostitutes had to wear a toga to distinguish them from other respectable women. Children would wear tunics and a bulla [a necklace that indicated that they were free-born]. They would wear sandals or boots too. Slaves would often wear a short tunic or just a loincloth if they were working outside. The emperor would [originally in ceremonies] wear purple in a toga.
Only Roman citizens were allowed to wear the toga. There was one type of toga, the toga praetexta which was reserved for current and former officers of state, some of the priests and some sons of senators before coming of age (from the age of 12 to 17)
In ancient Rome boys wore belted tunics. This was their basic "tee shirt and jeans", so to speak. The tunic reached to the knees and had short sleeves. In the second century AD the style changed and long sleeves became acceptable. They also wore cloak which was similar to that of girls and was attached in the same manner: it was fastened at the shoulder with a clasp called fibula. They wore shoes for outdoors and sandals indoors. The toga preatexta, a white toga with a broad purple border which was worn by officers of state and some priesthoods and also by the senators of festival days, was originally also worn by the sons of patricians. Later all freeborn boys were allowed to wear it, although it was usually worn only by rich boys. Later still, freeborn girls were also allowed the toga preatexta until they got married (then they started wearing a woman's stola). Children of both sexes wore a bulla with the toga praetexta and stopped wearing it when they stopped wearing this toga. The bulla was a circular plate or boss of metal suspended from the neck. Its name was derived from its resemblance to a bubble floating on water. At some time during teenage, usually between 14 and 18, boys started to wear a man's toga, the toga virilis. The first wearing of the toga virilis was part of the celebrations on reaching maturity which involved a procession form the Forum to the Capitoline hill. The wearing of the toga virilis was called tirocinium fori, which was an introduction and training for public life.