Report from the costumes working group

We found a bunch of toga making instructions.

Basically the good news is that the Romans did not go into hugely complex clothes. The bad news is that if we want to have any degree of authenticity it is going to take a bit of work here. Also we have to pin down a date for the event that is precise enough to make the clothes the right length for the season.

We need to track down a source of unbleached woven linen or wool. Parts of this will then need to be dyed for specific characters.

The Senators get a purple edged toga for example, philosophers blue, theologians black.

The noblewomen wear a tunic covered with a stola.

Not sure at this stage what the courtesans wear,

The other slaves wear a simple tunic.

As far as accessories go it is possible to obtain some genuine pieces from Imperium Arts. This is mostly bronze or possibly silver. The matrons would wear gold jewelry which is probably prohibitively expensive.