Stola
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The stola was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga that was worn by men. It was also called vestis longa in Latin literary sources, pointing to its length.
Statue of Livia Drusilla wearing a stola and palla
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Peplos
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A peplos is a body-length garment established as typical attire for women in ancient Greece by c. 500 BC, during the late Archaic and Classical period. The peplos was a rectangular piece of woollen cl
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…matron’s stola usually served as an intermediate garment and was worn over the undertunic (subucula) and under the cloak (pallium). It looked like a ‘peplos’ and had longitudinal folds (rugae). There are no explicit literary sources as to its upper opening, but there is archaeological evidence. This shows…
The Mourning Athena relief with Athena wearing a peplos, c. 460 BC
The Panathenaea peplos, from the Parthenon frieze
The Peplos Kore, colour reconstruction of statue of c. 530 BC
Athena wearing a luxurious peplos, one that uses a lot of fabric, fifth century BC