Toga Party Costumes

A toga is a loose piece of cloth wrapped around the body. A little toga flashback...togas were worn in Ancient Rome, by men, over a tunic, or a loincloth. Foreigners and slaves didn't have the right to wear this ancient Roman clothing, toga. The toga was considered the only proper attire, when outdoors. Today, toga party costumes have become a popular part of many party themes.

How to Wear a Toga
Here is a list of the steps to make a toga.

1. Take a cloth that is long and narrow. If you can get a cloth with one end shaped like a semicircle, it will work better. Keep this semicircle at the bottom, near your feet, when draping the cloth.
2. Now, pin one end of the cloth at the left side near your hip. Wrap the cloth around your back, to the place where you had pinned it. You have completed one round. Now, wrap the cloth around your back again, and bring it to front, and throw the rest over your left shoulder so that it is resting over the back. If there is still some cloth left, carry it in your right hand.
3. If you want a free motion of your hands, pin the free cloth resting on the back at your waist.

So, now that you have learnt how to make a toga, you need to decide whether you wish to dress up in a plain white toga, or wear a colorful one for the toga party to have all the eyes on you! Here are some toga party costumes ideas.

The Basic White Toga
If you are shy, and don't want to wear anything flashy; or if you are the kind of person who has a simple and classic taste, try this. Take a plain white cloth, and make a toga. Linen is a good choice of clothing material for toga cloth. Wear a pair of simple sandals to go with it.

The Elegant Toga
An elegant toga will make you stand out without looking over the top. You can choose cloth with a colored or embroidered pattern, for your toga. Another way to give your toga that elegant look, is to pick a color of your choice, and wear a nice neckline, or belt that stands-out on the toga. Here, are some toga party costumes combinations.

• White toga with a nice gold plaited belt.
• A pink toga with a neckline in different colors, for the girls.
• A plain white toga, with big green colored bracelets, on both hands.
• White tunic and a blue toga, for the boys.

These were some ideas for toga party costumes, but you can experiment, and make your own combinations. For the elegant look, remember not to use too many accessories, and not to wear a toga with too much of design, or colors on it.

The Creative Toga
For people who want to stand out, and also look nice, you can try these toga party costumes. Get the cloth for the toga, with different colors. You can also choose cloth having some design on it, or mix both, colors and design. Accessorize with a belt, a tiara, necklines, etc.

The Theme (Non-Traditional) Toga
Now it's time to go crazy! If you don't care to match your toga with the accessories, here are some non-traditional toga party costumes ideas.

• Sporty: Wear your toga with your running shoes, and a baseball cap.
• Cowboy: Wear your toga with a cowboy hat and boots. You can keep chewing on clean straw, for that extra cowboy feel. Don't chew too much though, or you will miss the party food!
• Warrior: You can wear an armor, helmet, and a sword for this look.
• Angel: You can wear a halo headband, and wings, for the angel look.

These were a few toga party costumes' ideas, but you can also device your own.

The Last Minute Toga
So, you were not invited but somehow got the invitation at the last hour? Worry not, use a clean bed sheet to wrap around like a toga. What?(!) You don't even have an extra bed sheet, then knock on your neighbor's door to get one. Use the bed sheet to make the toga. It is good if you can get a soft cotton bed sheet, rather than a thick one. Make sure you pin up the sheet nicely. Use basic accessories like sandals, and a belt, to go along with the toga.

Accessories
You can wear different types of accessories to go with your toga. Some of them are sandals (with straps worn around calves or ankles), belts, tiaras, necklines, bracelets, arm bands, ribbons, sashes, etc. You can also use hair accessories like wigs, ribbons and pins.

Remember

• Do wear an undergarment inside the toga!
• To keep it decent, wear a tunic inside the toga, if you don't have a tunic, a normal plain t-shirt will do.
• Ladies who want their togas to be revealing, be a bit careful on how much to show. Also, make sure you have pinned-up well at the right places.
• Always, keep some extra pins with you.
• Keep, the length of your toga above the ankles, so you can move easily.
• After wearing the toga, do a little check. Walk around a bit, dance a bit, to see if the toga stays put on your body.
• If you are using a bed sheet, and don't like the print on it, you can wear it inside out.
• If you are uncomfortable with a certain accessory, it is a better idea not to wear it.

If you are hosting the party, check out these toga party ideas. So, for the toga party costumes, you can have a toga which looks elegant, creative or non-traditional. Just choose the right cloth and accessories. Well, my work here is done. Enjoy!