Clothing
After the arrival of Romans, and the increase of trade, Brittons were able to get access to a greater variety of clothing from different materials, and variety of jewelry from overseas. However the style of most people, especially commoners, was not so influenced. Women usually wore a woollen tunic gathered at the waist and belted. Tunics of different thicknesses were worn according to the weather. Men usually wore shorter tunics than women, especially if they did manual work. Over their tunics women wore a longer robe called a stola which came down to their feet. Around their shoulders they wore a shawl or mantle called a palla, which was a very similar style of dress of commoners in Rome.