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 * __ Fashion in Ancient Rome __**

A. In ancient Rome, Women wore a long tunic. This Tunic was called a stola. The tunic was so long it went t the feet of the person who was wearing it. It often had a wooden layer over it called a palla. This tunic was made up of many layers including a long sleeve tunic and a short sleeve tunic. __  A. Poor people, slaves, and workers would wear a tunic. The tunic of a normal roman citizen was made of plain white wool. Roman knight and roman senators had stripes of purple cloth woven into the material of the tunic, one going from one shoulder to the bottom of the tunic in both the front and the back. They also wore a toga and a stringy sandal. B. The stripe was purple because it stood for royalty, wealth, and rich. __ A. The fabric was hand made on a machine that weaves thread into fabric. B. Stripes and other embellishments would have been woven into the fabric. C. The texture and weight of the fabrics make certain the folds would form into stylish curves and stay put without falling over each other. __  A. Children in ancient Rome wore a plain tunic made of linen or wool that reached down to their knees. B. A boy’s tunic would be white with a crimson edge running all around it. C. Girls in ancient Rome would have worn a plain tunic fastened at the waist. D. An over tunic that reached down to the ground would be worn when the girl appeared in public.
 * __ I. Women __**
 * II. Men** __
 * III. Fabrics** __
 * IV. Children** __

__**V. Protection**__ A. Knights wore an iron helmets, metal plate that went across the chest, and had a wood and metal shield for protection. B. They also wore a leather sandal studded with nails. __ A. Wealthy people had rings made from gold and silver and set with valuable stones including emeralds, pearls, or amber. B. Less Wealthy people wore bronze rings. C. Most Roman men kept their hair short. D. Mos women wore hair in tight buns. Rich women wore their hair curled, braided and pulled up into coplicated styles held together with hair pins.On special occasions, wealthy women wore wigs and hair peices. E. Romans used browm hair die made out of wild onions and walnut shells. F. Romans dependeed on their slaves to put make-up on them. Women whiteded their faces and arms with powdered chalk or a poisonous mixture made from lead, because it was very fashionable to look pale.They usaully darkened their eyebrows and wore eyeshodowColor was added to the lips and cheeks using red ocher or plant die. G. Perfumes were very popular.
 * VI. Hair, Makeup, and Accessories** __