Talk:Stola

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wearing the male garment was associated with prostitution! That makes it particularly appropriate that girls at American toga parties wear togas rather than stola!

De-stubbed

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Recategorization OK?

Hi, several of us are trying to organize the various "history of clothing" categories into a coherent framework, and we'd like to replace Category:Roman era clothing with Category:History of clothing (ancient Rome).. Is that OK with you all? Please add your comments and suggestions here and I'll check back here in a few days -- thanks muchly! :) WillowW 15:34, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Limbus

is that a limbus in the photo? the internet is lacking on examples of limbi and the article could use a notation if it's accurate https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Livia_Drusila_-_Paestum_%28M.A.N._Madrid%29_01.jpg/200px-Livia_Drusila_-_Paestum_%28M.A.N._Madrid%29_01.jpg 96.250.224.171 (talk) 22:29, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Stola fabric

Hi, I changed the phrasing of this article, from stating that the stola was made of linen, to stating that the stola was typically woolen.

The main fabrics in Roman clothing were wool and linen. Wool was cheaper and more abundant, linen more expensive. This meant that the vast majority of Roman clothing was woolen. The problem was that wool was rough and uncomfortable to the skin, so the more expensive linen would be used for the underclothing layer. Very rich people might be able to afford linen outerwear, but it was ostentatious. Some linen outerwear might be worn in hot climates or during summer, but only by people who could afford it. For the most part, the rule was, linen underwear woolen outerwear.

The stola was outerwear. It was worn over a tunic. Alternate terminology is tunica interior and tunic exterior. If anything would be made of linen, it would be the interior tunic worn under the stola. The stola itself was woolen.

The stola was the symbol of the married state; women started wearling the stola when they married. It carried connotations of chastity and protection from evil. Thus, a linen stola, which would be a form of conspicuous consumption, and thus would attract the eye and attract commentary, would defeat the symbolic purpose of the stola.

My source is Sebesta and Bonfante, "The World of Roman Costume," published by an academic press and therefore peer-reviewed. The statement that the stola was linen was not supported by a citation. If anyone has a citation regarding the use of linen stola, feel free to add it. I leave with a quote:

"The costume of the matron signified her modesty and chastity, her pudicitia. It consisted of her distinctive dress, the woolen stola, which was worn over a tunic; the protective woolen bands which dressed her hair; and the woolen palla or mantle, which was used to veil her head when she went out in public." -- Sebesta and Bonfante, page 48 Jroo222 (talk) 01:21, 13 July 2016 (UTC)