The Characteristics Of Fashion In Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Egyptians were fairly interested in fashion. Which was evident by how the lower classes copied the upper classes because they looked cool. The most popular fabric among the Egyptians was linen, but due to the fact that it was hard to dye most of their clothing stayed white/off-white (the original color of the linen). Due to having very bland colored clothing the Egyptians would add a lot of colors to their collars along with wearing other jewelry as well. The oldest pieces of garment were worn by the men of the civilization, they wore kilts. The kilts were a rectangular piece of linen that was wrapped around their hips, but they were short enough that the men 's knees were uncovered. The kilt was standard for all men, it did not matter if they were normal peasants to the richest of royalty. Even though even man wore kilts, the kilts varied in quality and style depending on your wealth. The wealthier they were the softer the linen would be. For most of the Pharaonic Period the women liked to wear the hair long and straight and eventually their hairstyles became more elaborate. Both the men and the women wore wigs, but while the women had naturally long hair the men kept their natural hair short. Those wigs were made out of human hair or plant fiber. Both the men and the women wore a lot of perfumes and cosmetics made from ground minerals and earth pigments. The men would also carry around staffs that were marked with their social class so that other people would be able to

There was a sign (Fig. 2) that described it and the sign read "Egyptians carved double-sided combs much like modern examples with thick teeth on one side and fine teeth along the other. Ancient hairstyles especially those of women, were often quite elaborate. Combs like this would have been used for natural hair and for wigs which were worn by both men and women." The comb says a lot about the Egyptians, it shows