id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2214 Clothing in ancient Rome - Wikipedia .html text/html 9132 984 71 The toga was considered Rome's "national costume," but for day-to-day activities most Romans preferred more casual, practical and comfortable clothing; the tunic, in various forms, was the basic garment for all classes, both sexes and most occupations. Women's tunics were usually ankle or foot-length, long-sleeved, and could be worn loosely or belted.[1] For comfort and protection from cold, both sexes could wear a soft under-tunic or vest (subucula) beneath a coarser over-tunic; in winter, the Emperor Augustus, whose physique and constitution were never particularly robust, wore up to four tunics, over a vest.[2] Although essentially simple in basic design, tunics could also be luxurious in their fabric, colours and detailing.[3] Women wore both loincloth and strophium (a breast cloth) under their tunics; and some wore tailored underwear for work or leisure.[4] A 4th-century AD Sicillian mosaic shows several "bikini girls" performing athletic feats; in 1953 a Roman leather bikini bottom was excavated from a well in London. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2214.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2214.txt