In prehistoric times, the climate in Egypt has forced people to wear thin, light-colored clothing made from flax yarn, which was the most available; wool and cotton were used in later eras. The paintings, dating back to the pre-dynastic period, show men naked; only from a belt around the center, from which hangs a cloth covering the waist - or a pincushion of pinches and shrubs or thick of plant material. King Narmer (Narmer - or King Mena) was the oldest record of a king wearing a short calf, called "Shendit"; it was crossed by a pagan under a belt strapped to the front. The pharaoh's robe changed slightly, with time. The headdress was a piece of linen cloth gathered at the back. The pharaoh also wore a borrowed beard to distinguish it and tied it to the gods who were thought to have a straight beard. Senior officials of the old state, along with the knight of the old state, wore necklaces and necklaces. The important men wore shala on their shoulders, while the priests of Sam and others who performed priestly duties wore full tiger skin, including the head, claws, and tail. By the modern era, those who held high positions wore a longer jacket that reached the ankles. These will fit under the armpits, and hold the strap around the neck. Other senior officials wore a braided tunic or a mantle on top of which was an apron and an embroidered skullcap. They also wore a short sleeveless mantle and sandals made of leather, papyrus or palm fronds.


Women's robes, in pre-familial times, may have covered her entire body. The traditional woman's dress in the old and middle states was a jacket, like a hibka, with two straps tied to the shoulders and the upper edge above or below the chest. In the cold weather, chandeliers would wear long, long-sleeved clothes; those dresses would hang in their folds. During the celebrations, they wore a pair of ceramic earthenware beads through the middle of the blazer. By the modern state, women's robes were of two or more pieces of cloth; usually, white cloth, sometimes with light tones. Women began to wear outer garments entirely over the jacket, whether straight or braided; they were pinned in a decorative shape, above the chest. Then, over the shoulder, gowns were added, with lashes tied to the Urdu.
The general wore plain clothes; in the case of skis, fishermen and papyrus collectors, they were not dressed at all; the maids wore only a kerchief or apron. The peasants and other workers wore a simple jacket; they wore a veil when they came to the city with their products, or when they visited relatives or temples. By the middle of the country, the dress became a daily garment; sometimes a loose shirt or jacket.
During the Ptolemaic period, dresses were affected by the dresses of the conquerors; men and women wore clothes made of large pieces of cloth, intricately wrinkled: in folds, braids or wide sleeves. The cloth was fixed in place using pins. The Egyptians adopted Greco-Roman clothing, including the Chiton, the Hemation, and the Chalmers.
In the Coptic era, men and women wore a jacket, a rectangular dress resembling a shirt, tied with a belt. They are made of wool or gentle linen; they were decorated with a single strap that extends to the center of the garment, or with two vertical ribbons on the shoulders that lie down to the knees or down the garment. The tapes were intricately woven and painted. The Coptic priests wore loose robes covering the whole body; above them the belly button, a white linen waistcoat decorated with religious images on the chest.


Egypt was famous for the reigns of the Muslim rulers, with its beautiful textiles. The clothes worn by the governors or bearing an inscription in their names were indicative of their authority. When the Sultan took office in the country, he was given a ceremonial robe known as "kulah". In order to win the caliphs and sultans and the followers of their subjects, they invented the tradition of distributing clothes to the people; on special occasions.


The clothing of ancient Egypt was influenced by climate and lifestyle.
The Egyptians wore large pieces of clothing wrapped in the body in various ways
Both men and women wore tunics, up to knees for men and to ankles for women .


The men who worked outside wore short skirts
In general, the garments were made of linen, the beaten, mature plants, turned into fibers and then spun into yarns, then woven into looms
In Tutankhamun's tomb was found many pieces of clothing, tunics, shirts, skirts, scarves, socks, hats, gloves, etc.

Both sexes wore robes. Women's clothes were sometimes beaded and pleats.

Nails and hands were painted with henna
Blake kohl wich was used to mark the eyes was obtained from galena
Eye shadow from crushed malachite
Red,applied to lips from ochreThat products were mixed with animal fat for homogenization and preservation

They wore the make up because they believed it keep the dust and dirt away from their eyes.


Children wore no clothing until six years old, the hair-style was the side -lock on the right side of the head.They wore jewelry such as hair accessories, bracelets, collars.

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