Saturday, February 23, 2013

Ancient Egyptian fashion

Egypt is a country in Africa and the Middle East. The ancient name of Egypt is "black earth" Kemet meaning. He received his name due to the fertility of black soil found in the plains of the Nile River flowing through Egypt.
 
Egypt is also known for its historical monuments such as the Giza pyramid complex and even the Egyptian civilization holds a lot of importance. Egypt is a country with a political and cultural significance for the Middle East. Egypt gets its English name from various sources such as Egypt word French, Latin and Greek Aegyptus Aigyptos old.









It was not essential for the Egyptian people to wear the climate was pleasant unlike Egypt today. Despite this, people do not wear clothes and fashion wholesale clothing remained the same over the years until Egypt some changes were noted in the New Kingdom. Light clothing were preferred by the Egyptian people as a result of hot summers and mild winters.
There were references indicating that even silk, but a small amount was used. Animal skins such as leopard were sometimes worn by priests and pharaohs when they were in the first servants of God.


Feathers were also used to decorate the vestments of Kings and Queens. Women's clothing made from their home. The machine was a key textile made from linen. He was even buried with people.
The clothes were made mainly from white linen. Egyptian men treated the early stages of the production machine to harvest the plant. The plants are then beaten and combined to obtain the fibers which were subsequently rejected and followed by other steps. Meanwhile, horizontal looms were in use, but vertical looms have been used in the New Kingdom.
The Egyptian people have also used wool. However, clothes made of wool were forbidden in temples as they were made on animals. Egyptian people believed that the wool should not touch the skin and has been done this way.


However, the Egyptians did not use wool so often. The clothes were often hemmed to avoid fraying. Cotton cloth was unknown until the Coptic period.
The men wore loincloths or short skirts that hit just above the knees. These were made from rectangular piece of linen which was tied around the waist with a knot or a loop. The women wore dresses in general or tight dresses. Some dresses had some straps hiding her breasts and others have exposed.
However, much depends on the way that reigned. Egyptian children while not wearing clothes until they reach adolescence. Fashion clothing was simple in the early years of Egyptian rule, but it has become complex butt of the New Kingdom. Clothing model was determined by the occupation of a person.


Farmers wore short skirts while a poor person wearing less clothing. Clothing worn by people was completed with jewels adorning even the simplest of clothes. We even wore wigs over their natural hair and were users of cosmetics. These cosmetics have improved their characteristics and are believed to contain medicinal qualities and hygiene.
The concept of tailored clothing was not known and people clothes draped around their bodies. Pleating was the main form of embellishment used. The use of colored clothing was rare dyes were difficult to fix a machine without teeth. However, colorful attires were broadcast on the graves of the dead. Only the rich or the royals used woven textiles.

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