- 1). Iron the fabric or the sheet to remove wrinkles caused by folding or laundering.
- 2). Put on the t-shirt. In republic times, women sometimes wore tunics longer than the outer toga as a show of wealth and status. If you prefer, wear a long, straight dress or skirt to create a wealthy Roman woman look.
- 3). Hold the sheet or fabric horizontally, or lengthwise, behind your back. Hold one corner in one of your hands. You do not have to reach for the other corner.
- 4). Wrap the remainder of the fabric or sheet, not the corner that is in your hand, around your body one to three times. The number of times wrapped will depend on the size of your body and the length of the fabric or sheet. Wrap the fabric or sheet snugly at your waist, but not so tightly that it becomes uncomfortable or restricts your movement.
- 5). Pin the fabric or sheet at your waist where the ends meet from being wrapped. The closer to your hip you can pin it, the better. This way, the pin will be hidden once the costume is completed.
- 6). Wrap the corner that is in your hand around the front of your body and over your opposite shoulder. For example, if the corner is in your left hand, drape the fabric over your right shoulder.
- 7). Continue wrapping the fabric over your shoulder until you have reached your waistline in the back of the garment. Pin the corner in place at the waistline, concealing the pin as much as possible. As an alternative, tuck the corner in first, and then pin on the inside.
- 8). Use a safety pin to pin the edge of the sheet to your t-shirt at the shoulder, concealing the pin in the folds or gather of the sheet. Pin from inside the t-shirt to conceal the pin.
- 9). Place pins anywhere else on the toga that you do not feel it is completely secure or that you feel extra pins are needed to hold it in place to achieve the look you want. The toga can be pinned on the sides under your arm to form more of a sleeve or to provide extra coverage.
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