There were two classes of clothes worn by men. They are classified as :
- Industus or put on clothes: The category consisted of
undergarments worn during that time. The loincloth was then known as
a subligaculum and was the only undergarment during that time. Men
wore togas over this garment.
- Amictus or wrap around clothes: The category consisted
of outer garments worn during that time. Initially the Romans didn't
have any trousers, but with the passage of time, men started wearing
trousers for riding and hunting. These trousers were known as Gallic
bracae. Other popular outer garments are:
- Tunics
The garment was one of the most popular item in those days. The garment was a plain woolen shirt made of two pieces and sewn together at the sides and on the shoulders. The sleeves were generally short. The length of the garment was from shoulders till the knees and could be shortened with the help of a belt. This informal costume was worn mainly at work. No men of the higher strata or having a political of social standing in the society, ever wore a tunic to any function.
Construction
The tunic was made of plain white wool. Men of social standing like Knights and senators had garnet colored vertical stripes on the tunic. This was popularly known as angusti clavi (with narrow stripe) and a senator's, lati clavi (with a wide stripe).
- Roman Togas
The toga was one of the most important garment worn for formal occasion in the ancient Greek. It was a sign of Roman citizenship and was made of heavy white woolen robe. Although the garment was huge and bulky, but it was also elegant and exuded dignity. All the Romans essentially wore a toga at various formal occasions, be it a wedding, meeting clients, going for a some other social occasion etc. No foreigner was ever allowed to wear toga, even though he lived in Rome.
- Tunics