Roman Fashion

Roman Clothes 1
Very good illustrated webpage on the clothes the Romans wore, why they wore them, and how they made and cleaned them.

Roman Shoes 1
Preserved at in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD; now in the Antiqaurium at Boscoreale, near Pompeii.

Roman Shoes 2
A child's leather shoe from Roman London; now in the British Museum.

Roman Shoes 3
Modern replicas.

Roman Hairstyles - Women - 1
Visual overview, based on Roman coins, of the changing fashions in the hairstyles of Roman aristocratic ladies.

Roman Hairstyles - Women - 3
Stylish - even today...

Roman Perfume: wall-painting 3
A similar fresco depicting cupids making perfume; still in situ in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

Roman Jewelery 1 - Pompeii
Gold necklace of 94 ivy leaves of gold foil; one of the most beautiful pieces of Roman jewellery. It was found on the remains of a woman who had been trying to flee from the centre of the Pompeii when she was overcome by the eruption. In the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Roman Jewelery 2 - Pompeii
Gold necklace and bracelets from Pompeii.

Roman Jewelery 3 - Pompeii
Gold ring set with a cornelian (red type of quartz). The stone has a picture of a winged horse - probably Pegasus. Found on a woman in the House of Menander in Pompeii, who died during the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.