Egyptian Fashion and Art

Ancient egyptian were very Fashion savy to say at least . I love the way they paid attention at details , accessories and their prints . they preffered light clothing made with plant fibera ( mainly liken from flax )mainly and occasionally cotton ( imported from India ) the manufacturingprocess was mainly done by women at homeThe clothes were generally made of linen and kept simple: a short loincloth resembling a kilt for men, a dress with straps for women. These basic garments with minor variations accounting for fashion, social status and wealth did not change fundamentally throughout Egypt's history.

Women

Egyptian women wore full length straight dresses with one or two shoulder straps. During the New Kingdom period it became fashionable for dresses to be pleated or draped. The dresses worn by rich Egyptian women were made from fine transparent linen. Like the men, rich Egyptian women decorated their clothes and wore jewellery and headdresses.

Men

All men wore a wrap-round skirt that was tied at the waist with a belt. Sometimes the material was wrapped around the legs as well. The length of the skirt varied depending on the fashion of the time - in the time of the Old Kingdom they were short while in the Middle Kingdom they were calf length. During the New Kingdom period it was fashionable to wear a pleated garment.

Jewelry

Egyptian Jewelry

The Ancient Egyptians wore jewelry to show their wealth and also because they believed it made them more attractive to the Gods.

They wore rings, ear-rings, bracelets, decorated buttons, necklaces, neck collars and pendants.Only the very rich could afford jewelry made of gold and precious stones. Ordinary people made jewelry from coloured pottery beads.

Make up

Egyptian men and women wore make up.They used black kohl eyeliner to line their eyes and darken their eye lashes and eye brows. Theycoloured their eye lids with blue or green eye shadow made from powdered minerals.

Henna dye was used to colour their lips and nails.