Shirt robe

Germanic tunic from the Thorsberger Moor , approx. 4th century.

The shirt robe is a simply cut piece of clothing that is pulled over the head. It exists

• from a continuous length of fabric with a head hole and two side seams or
• made of two lengths of fabric with shoulder and side seams or
• from a length of fabric with a shoulder and a side seam on one side.

The seams are straight, which means that the entire length of fabric is used except for a possible cutout on the head, so the shirt garment is optimal with regard to any waste . In principle, it is sleeveless , but it also comes with attached sleeves. In its simplest form, the shirt gown is open at the side and is held together by a belt, and the neckline is created by a slit running parallel to the fabric.

The shirt robe is already documented in various forms in ancient cultures . These include:

• the Kalasiris in ancient Egypt ,
• the kethoneth of the Babylonians , Assyrians and Hebrews ,
• the Median garment adopted by the Persians ,
• the sleeve chiton among the Asians and Etruscans ,
• the chiton among the Greeks ,
• the tunic of the Romans ,
• the Dalmatika with the Copts ,
• the shirt garment held together with shoulder brooches, which was common among the Iron Age Celts and Teutons ,
• the medieval cotte .

The shirt robe is not only common in the ancient Orient and ancient Europe , numerous forms are also documented in the ancient cultures of Asia and pre-Columbian America.

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  Peruvian tunic, 1470-1532

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  Kushung from Bhutan , late 19th century

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  Modern shirt garment: tunic by Pierre Cardin , 1967

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  Doric chiton, which is open at the side and is held together with two shoulder fibulae and a belt

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  "Slave girl" ( Kajira ) in the simplest form of shirt robe , according to the descriptions of the Gor cycle

literature

• Ingrid Loschek : Reclam's fashion and costume lexicon. 5th, updated and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-010577-3 , p. 261.