The possibilities of the robe are unlimited. Its capacity is all-embracing. It may be used as a bath-robe, as a motor-duster, as a prayer-rug, a shelter tent, a battle-flag on his scuttling boat.

Through the years, the toga (with its drapes, pleating, and adornments) was simplified into a robe, but it remained the dress of Roman nobility. It also became the attire in formal rites in many ...

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The advocate's robe, toga, or gown is supposed to have a piece of triangular cloth attached to the left shoulder that is cut in two lengthways. Its origin is obscure, but there are two theories.