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Men, a boy dresses for comfort. A man dresses for duty.>There was a time when a man’s clothing announced his character to the world. In Rome, a young man left boyhood behind when he donned the toga virilis — the plain white toga of manhood. Before this, he wore the toga praetexta, edged in purple, a visible sign of youth, dependence, and immaturity. The moment he put on the white toga, the world knew: this boy is now a man.

Originally published in Catholic Manhood. Read original article