Rettangolo Gown
The rettangolo gown came into fashion in many places many times throughout the ages. It first appeared when a poor Berini woman in the 2nd century B.B was invited to a wedding and she had nothing to wear. What she did was that she wore her husband's other shirt (they really didn't have a lot of clothes, only 2 sets each) her nice shoes and she cleverly took a blanket and used it as a wraparound dress (yes, you can turn a sheet or blanket into a wraparound dress. I tried it myself before writing this article. Just don't ask.). A rich lady at the wedding saw her and asked her where the curious dress was from. After hearing the answer she was shocked and tried to make some herself. Fast forward to the 2nd century A.B when it was spread around the empire via conquest and cultural exchanges and became popular in places like Tesfan and it's surrounding region, the Zagr, Pali and it's surroundings, and even the Unified Kindom, Yu-Bai, various Tri-River city-states and other regions throughout the world. the rettangolo gown is known to be cheap, hard to tie on and easy to take off (the tying on part was made easier due to modifications) and a bit hard to walk and run in.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
The piece of cloth is held on by two adjacent corners on the long side that extend outwards more than usual in order to be tied together. This is the only thing preventing the gown from getting unwrapped and falling down altogether.
Manufacturing process
There are two ways to tie on the gown. There is the more-movement-restricting-and-harder-to-tie-but-will-keep-you-covered-for-longer-if-it-fails technique where you sling the upper left corner on the long side (with the inside facing you) over your shoulder and hold it behind your back while you wrap the rest around your waist and tie what was the upper right corner on the long side (with the inside facing you) to the corner you are holding behind your back in a double knot.
The other technique allows more freedom of motion and is easier to tie but is a complete catastrophe if the knot fails and you're not wearing a belt (though you'll still wind up being bare chested unlike in the first technique). You hold the upper left corner on the long side (with the inside facing you) in the center of your back while you wrap the cloth over your waist once and then over your right shoulder and tie what is really the the upper right corner on the long side (with the inside facing you) to the one you're holding. You then pull apart the layers in the bottom front slightly to allow the legs to move more and tie or buckle a belt at the hips or waist.
Significance
Changes from region to region. In some regions it's simply fashionable, in others it's associated with poverty, in others it's associated with prostitutes, it changes. It's mostly just fashionable. In some places it's fashionable for men, in others for women and others for both. The social or financial stature of whoever wears these gowns also changes from place to place.
Item type
Clothing / Accessory
Related ethnicities
Rarity
Common in some places and rarer in others. it really depends on the local fashion.
Dimensions
A large rectangular piece of cloth around 200cmX120cm
Base Price
It usually starts at 30 Copper Tulli, but some are ridiculously expensive and reaching up to 1 Gold Tullus (Currency)!
Raw materials & Components
1 big piece of cloth.
Tools
Loom and sewing equipment.
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