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  2. Stola - Wikipedia

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    The stola was a staple of fashion in ancient Rome spanning from the early Roman Republic until the beginning of the 2nd century CE. The garment was first identified on statues by Margarete Bieber. [4] The first evidence of the stola / vestis longa dates to the 3rd century BCE, but the form of the garment is common in the Mediterranean world and ...

  3. Clothing in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Clothing in ancient Rome. Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for women and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a woolen mantle, known as a ...

  4. History of cleavage - Wikipedia

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    By 2013, Victoria's Secret had captured one-third of the women's underwear market in the U.S. In the early 1990s, Sara Lee Corporation—then owner of the Wonderbra and Playtex brands—along with UK lingerie manufacturer Gossard, introduced a bra for Asian women who, according to Sara Lee, are "less buxom [and have] narrower shoulders".

  5. Palla (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The palla was a traditional ancient Roman mantle worn by women, fastened by brooches. The shape was rectangular instead of semi-circular, as with the traditional toga . [5] The garment dates to the 3rd century BC, [6] but the type of dress must be much older. [1]

  6. Toga - Wikipedia

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    The toga ( / ˈtoʊɡə /, Classical Latin: [ˈt̪ɔ.ɡa] ), a distinctive garment of ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between 12 and 20 feet (3.7 and 6.1 m) in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body. It was usually woven from white wool, and was worn over a tunic. In Roman historical tradition, it is said to have ...

  7. Clothing in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    Clothing in the ancient world. The clothing of men and women at several social levels of Ancient Egypt are depicted in this tomb mural from the 15th century BC. The preservation of fabric fibers and leathers allows for insights into the attire of ancient societies. The clothing used in the ancient world reflects the technologies that these ...

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