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Could use a longer intro; but otherwise comprehensive and well-referenced. Would probably pass a GA nom. Daniel Case 13:42, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

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The first sentence clearly has been altered unappropriately.

The Ceasar Millan thing looks like vandalism. BC 1900 records of toga? Rome is thought to have been founded around the 9th century BC...

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[edit] Prostitutes

Just flicking through...didn't Roman prostitutes wear flame-coloured togas? I would add it to the article but it's just a memory and I have no more information than that. Does anyone else know? Possibly it's something to do with the wall paintings at Pompeii? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.73.127.35 (talk • contribs) 12:55, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I added the cleanup tag because the history section contradicts much of the lead section and because there is no mention of modern togas (college parties, frats, etc.) KyleGarvey 15:54, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Which parts contradict? And the omission of modern togas would be grounds for {{expansion}}, perhaps, not {{cleanup}}. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 02:25, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Cleanup is general. If you need a specific tag for every problem, that's going to be very, very intrusive. There is more than just expansion, and more than just contradiction as well. The history paragraph contradicts females' use of the toga, has a poorly constructed quote, and is very redundant also. KyleGarvey 02:52, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
The specific aspects needing cleanup should be mentioned on the talk page if they're not obvious. I don't see them as obvious. The contradiction between the lead and history was just a question of ambiguous wording, and is now fixed. There are no quotes in the history section, and I see nothing redundant there.

Certainly the wording should be cleaned up, though. It's pretty old-fashioned, due to its source. So I won't dispute the necessity of cleanup. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 06:11, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Am I the only one who finds the invention of the toga by a "Caesar Millan" somewhat suspicious? Iridius 03:02, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recategorization OK?

Hi, several of us are trying to organize the various "history of clothing" categories into a coherent framework, and we'd like to replace Category:Roman era clothing with Category:History of clothing (ancient Rome).. Is that OK with you all? Please add your comments and suggestions here and I'll check back here in a few days -- thanks muchly! :) WillowW 15:35, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Please do not degrade Category:Clothing by nationality with this undertaking. --The Editrix 18:05, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I personally don't like using parentheses unless they're really, genuinely necessary, so I'd say no, sorry. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 23:46, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Togas are an important part of our old Latin heratige.


For the modern usage, information should be added on it's actual use, not costume parties. The soul heirs to the toga are the Libyans, and the toga, known as the 'jerrid' or 'howley' in libyan dialect, is the traditional dress for men, and a different variation of the same for women. Although the kids these days dont wear them, they're still very common among the older generations.

[edit] Silk Road, Buddhist statues etc.

I remember reading or hearing somewhere that togas travelled east and ended up on Buddhist statues in China. Does anyone know if this is correct? Ireneshusband 04:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


Megome = cheesegirl!!

toga cositsted of one piece of clothing they also where worn by the romans and greeks. It is said that the romas copied the greeks. Greek and geek are nothing a like so people stop making jokes about it.

Does anyone know why non Roman citizens couldn't wear togas?24.62.93.176 21:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

- I assumed non-citizens didn't wear togas because togas were 'the' symbol of Roman citizenship...you could wear one, you'd just get in a bit of trouble if found out to not be a citizen. Tbarker 13:45, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I've just been working on a translation of the Hymn of the Pearl and the protagonist wears a toga (Syriac: ܛܘܓܝ, ṭôg(î), '(my) toga'). It seems to be part of his Parthian royal garb. Does nayone know of records of the Roman toga being adopted by 3rd-century Parthian royalty? — Gareth Hughes 23:58, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

suster tolol bego jelek lagi? What on earth does this mean? T@nn 07:17, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Probably vandalism. I've reverted to the earlier edit. T@nn 07:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plural of toga

Hello. Can someone add the plural of toga to the article? I think it is togae but I'm not sure. Thanks. 206.168.224.66 17:47, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it is togae. It's a feminine noun of the first declension — if you're learning Latin, that might make some sense to you. — Gareth Hughes 17:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Bit patronising.

[edit] photos

These aren't encyclopedic. By their own admission, these show things which aren't togas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pauldanon (talkcontribs)

The modern day ones? They show the modern usage of the word "toga" and "toga parties". Even though those aren't true togas, it's what modern culture considers to be togas.  hmwith  talk 14:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wearing of Togae

I remember in my college Latin class that my professor made a big deal about what a toga was and was not. (She even sewed one and made one of the students wear it!) One of her points was that the way it was kept on the body kept the left arm immobile and useless, which made it okay as attire for Senators, who spent their days debating, but precluded the wearing of a toga for any sort of physical labor. This seems a major point to me. Can anyone expand this article to reflect this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.216.36.69 (talk) 06:17, 22 February 2008 (UTC)