Togas, Tunics, and Cloaks – These classic Roman costumes will bring back the glory and elegance of a long gone, brave age!
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Gladiator, Ben Hur, Spartacus, and the HBO series Rome brings the excitement, the dignity (and deprivations) of an emperor and empress, intrigue and brutality of life in ancient Rome. Not to mention the hugely popular movie 300, depicting the super-manly Spartan warriors of ancient Greek times, a civilization flourishing a couple centuries further back from Roman imperialism.
The Roman dress, from white woolen togas and more “common” tunics to the decorative, gleaming armor of military soldiers and centurions, are definitely some great reasons to dress as an ancient Roman or Greek this Halloween!
The grandiose Roman life, their unprecedented standard of civilization and their military skills are definitely reasons for which Romans should be respected and remembered. Dressing as a Roman is definitely the best of historical outfits, a costume that will command respect and honor – or luxury and decadence, if you wish to play it this way!
Here’s a couple great Greek and Roman costume ideas to get you started:
The Roman Emperor and Empress
Ruler of all, unlimited power, decadence and ruthlessness! The ruler of all Rome was in theory a hereditary position, but more often than not a bloody military coup would place a general on the imperial throne.
The power behind an emperor was often his wife or mother, who was even more ruthless and cruel than himself! There are many historical instances where mothers or wives deposed and had emperors murdered to advance their own sons or husbands.
The highest quality costumes will definitely look imperial, with embroidered and detailed togas, tunics and stately robes. Many costumes will also come with gold armbands, medallions and laurel-leaf crowns.
Enter a costume party arm in arm with dignity and air of authority.
By far the best known Roman figures are the gladiators. These Roman “performers”, the rock stars of the ancient world (who very rarely retired in comfort!) have been shaped by numerous movies and historical adaptations.
If you have also been fascinated with the life these tough fighters lead, choose a gladiator costume this Halloween.
For a great image choose the Gladiator “fight to the death” Adult Costume. It comes with everything but the weapon – shirt, cape, gleaming chest plate armor and skirt, full helmet, and wrist, shoulder and shin guards.
Dressed like that, there will be no enemy who can defeat you, and every woman will wonder what brutal, fierce warrior resides under that helmet?
Toga! Toga! Though better known for frat parties today, togas were an essential item in Roman life. They were worn for ceremonial purposes and were a status symbol, and only allowed to be worn by male citizens of the Roman Empire – foreigners and even Romans banned from the empire could not wear it.
Toga costumes come in a variety of styles, from simple, charming white outfits to elaborate, gold-embroidered costumes with regal sashes to denote a high official.
There’s a lot of great variations for women, too, from gorgeous full length white gowns to short, skimpy and sexy togas.
Purchase a laurel crown and a pair of Roman sandals and you will be ready to converse in the Forum – “Romans, lend me your beer!”
Roman costumes tackle a great variety of subjects and characters. Choose your favorite one and revive one of the most successful civilizations that ever existed! Whether you want to be a sexy goddess or empress or you are thinking about a warrior or emperor costume, the ancient Rome can serve as inspiration for an elegant and stylish costume that will instantly put you in the spotlight!
Typical Roman dress included the toga (wearable by men who were Roman citizens only) and the stola, a long gown worn by married women. Both sexes wore a tunic, usually two – one as an undergarment, and one (usually shorter) over top. Slaves and lower class Romans only had a single tunic in their entire wardrobe. Can you imagine wearing what is basically a night shirt day in, day out?
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