Lean How To Make A Toga At Home

The toga is a garment that was worn in ancient Rome

, that was around 20 feet in length and was wrapped around the body, typically over a tunic. The toga was made of wool while the tunic was made of linen. Initially the toga was worn by both men and women however, after only Roman male citizens were allowed to wear a toga. Women and non-Roman citizens had to wear other garments.

The toga was seen as as a emblem of peace and rank as soldiers did not wear them. It was chiefly men of higher status like magistrates, who would typically wear them. There were many kinds of togas worn depending on a persons status and age. For example the toga pulla that was worn by mourners or in periods of danger, the toga trabea reserved for gods, kings and augurs, and the toga virilis worn on formal occasions by men of lawful age.

In current times togas have gotten popular again mainly because of toga parties. Thus if you are going to one of these parties or just wish to make a toga for fun here are a few tips that will be useful if you are aiming for a really real looking toga.

Required Tools

Scissors

3 Safety Pins

Required Materials

A minimum of 4 feet of fabric

Accessories

Instructions

Since a toga is basically a piece of fabric wrapped a few times it is pretty simple to make. If you choose to go all out you may go ahead and get the complete 20 feet of fabric to make your tunic. However, you do not require that much to make an authentic looking toga, 4-6 feet should be quite adequate for most people but it all depends on how much draping you plan to do.

Fabric is typically a standard of about 5 feet wide therefore fold the fabric in half. Use a pin and fix one end to your waist and proceed to wrap the fabric around your waist a minimum of once. It ought to fall to about your knees; pin the fabric at your waist at one of your sides subsequent to wrapping a minimum of once. Throw the remaining fabric over one shoulder and pin it at the waist a third time to fix the toga in place.

Although togas were worn only by men in ancient times; women in modern times also wear them. The womens version is wrapped in the same way as the mens but is typically accessorized with belts or bands around the waste or just below the bust line.

Lastly for both genders, it is essential to note that accessories are what will really make a toga look authentic and memorable. These include sandals, heavy usage of jewelry, a sword or anything else you can get your hands on to make your toga more believable. Get a wire coat hanger, shape it into a circle to fit your head and glue plastic or real leaves to it to create an genuine Roman laurel; this will really be the icing on the cake.

Tip and Warning

Some people use bed sheets to make their togas but if at all achievable go out and purchase actual fabric and leave the sheets on your bed where they belong. For one thing sheets are far wider than a real toga is supposed to be therefore a sheet is harder to wrap and secure in position. Also purchasing fabric will give you access to a wider diversity of patterns and designs than you would have if using a sheet.

If you are not going to wear a tunic beneath your toga be sure to wear shorts underneath your toga to avoid any potential uncomfortable occurrences.

by: Madden Baines

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