The men wore trousers or brags (bracae for the Romans) in many forms. They could be tight fitting and extending just over the knee and were adopted by the Roman legions which called them ‘femoralia’. Others were looser fitting with feet in them or secured at the ankles (=caviglie) with the strips (=lacci) from their shoes. The trousers either had a tie (= corda) at the waist (=vita) or had belt loops (=cincture). Shirts were either the basic t-tunic type or sleeveless (=senza maniche).
Cloaks were rectangular or ovoid; the oval ones were made on the loom (=telaio). Some Roman depictions show Celtic men wearing caps and hats.
Shoes for the most part were one piece leather or made of straw.
Women usually wore narrow tunic or chiton. In some tribes they used to wear white tunics with purple embroidery. Another form of clothing was the short tunic inserted into a long skirt.
Celtic people were skilful (=abili) weavers (= tessitori) and they made their own clothes. Usually they also dyed (= tingere) them with lively and bright colours. Continental Celtic clothing was made of wool (= lana)or linen (=lino) with occasional references to silk (=seta) . As they became more Romanized, luxury fabrics (= tessuti di lusso) increased (=aumentarono).