Roman Morgue

dalmatic tunic
This is a tunic that could be worn by both men and women during this time period. Usually people of lower class would only wear tunics.
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/dalmatic-tunic/
Christ Crowning Michael VII Doukas (relabeled Nikephoros III Botaneiates) and Maria of Alania. Illustration from the Homilies of John Chrysostom. Evans, Helen C. and William D. Wixom, ed.
This is a picture of the clothing men would wear. Upperclass men would wear these cloaks with a piece of embroidered fabric. Men also typically did not have facial hair.
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/dalmatic-tunic/
tablion
Here is another image of the different cloak styles men wore. These men are upperclass and their embroidered fabric, known as a tablion, showed court ranking and membership in the royal house.
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/tablion/

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