Jonathan Edmondson is professor of History and Classical Studies in the Department of History at York University. Alison Keith is a professor of classics and director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto.

• PrefaceContributorsList of FiguresAbbreviationsIntroduction: From Costume History to Dress StudiesJONATHAN EDMONDSON and ALISON KEITHPART I INVESTMENTS IN MASCULINITY Public Dress and Social Control in Late Republican and Early Imperial RomeJONATHAN EDMONDSONTogam virilem sumere: Coming of Age in the Roman WorldFANNY DOLANSKYThe Double Identity of Roman Portrait Statues: Costumes and Their Symbolism at RomeMICHAEL KOORTBOJIANThe ‘Dark Side’ of the TogaMICHELE GEORGE(Un)Dressed to Kill: Viewing the RetiariusMICHAEL CARTERPART II FASHIONING THE FEMALE The Appearance of the Young Roman GirlKELLY OLSONCovering the Head at Rome: Ritual and GenderELAINE FANTHAMDesigning Women: The Representation of Women’s Toiletries on Funerary Monuments in Roman ItalyLESLIE SHUMKASartorial Elegance and Poetic Finesse in the Sulpician CorpusALISON KEITHPART III THE CULTURAL POETICS OF DRESS The Woven Garment as Literary Metaphor: The Peplos in Ciris 9–41RIEMER FABERSpinning the Trabea: Consular Robes and Propaganda in the Panegyrics of Claudian MICHAEL DEWARAppearing for the Defence: Apuleius on DisplayKEITH BRADLEYTertullian’s De Pallio and Roman Dress in North AfricaT. COREY BRENNANPrudery and Chic in Late Antique ClothingGUY P.R. METRAUXReferencesIndex LocorumGeneral Index

'Those entering the field of Roman clothing studies will find this concise survey very useful ... Illustrating the various threads of current investigation into Roman clothing, these intriguing essays show that understanding the symbolism of Roman clothing is essential in recovering the Romans' way of thinking about themselves and the "others" of their empire.- Judith Lynn Sebesta (Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada)