Palla (garment)
Draped, rectangular mantle worn by women of Ancient Rome, fastened with fibulae or brooches / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The palla was an elegant cloak or mantle that was wrapped around the body. It was worn outside the house by (affluent) Roman women. It was a luxurious version of the Roman women's pallium.[1][2][3][4] The palla was a traditional ancient Roman mantle worn by women, fastened by brooches. The shape was rectangular instead of semi-circular, as with the traditional toga.[5] The garment dates to the 3rd century BC,[6] but the type of dress must be much older.[1] In Latin literature, the term palla is used ambiguously.[7] It can denote not only a cloak, but also a foot-length sleeveless dress with straps (or a brooch) worn directly on the skin. The second is a common dress form in the entire Mediterranean world. In a Greek cultural context, this is called peplos. In a Roman cultural context, if worn by a Roman matron, it also takes the name stola.