Stola Stola The stola was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga, that was worn by men. The stola was usually woollen. Originally, women wore togas as well, but after the 2nd century BC, the toga was worn exclusively by men, and women were expected to wear the stola. At that point, it was considered disgraceful for a woman to wear a toga; wearing the male garment was associated with prostitution and adultery. The stola was a staple of fashion in ancient Rome spanning from the early Roman Republic through the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire into the
Russell Woollen and musicians in the region, both through his university teaching and through personal contact. Russell Woollen died on March 16, 1994 at the University of Virginia Medical Center while visiting Charlottesville. This article is substantially drawn from Patrick M. O'Shea's "A Stylistic and Structural Analysis of Russell Woollen's La Corona", DMA dissertation, Arizona State University, 1995, and is used by permission. Russell Woollen Russell Woollen (born Hartford, Connecticut January 7, 1923, died March 16, 1994) was an American keyboard artist and composer. With composer Robert Evett (1922–1975), and Robert Parris (1924–1999), he was a key figure in what might be