Controversy Clothing In Ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt the climate was very hot and dry all the time, because of this Egyptians had to base their wardrobe around this. Most people wore, flowy clothing that kept their bodies cool. Men wore a long tunic like t-shirt that would go just below the knee working men also wore kilts around the waist. Women wore a long tunic that would go to the ankles, these tunics were usually higher quality then men’s. Women often added hand sewn pieces and embroidery. These tunics were made from linen that came from a flax plant, Egyptians tried to use as many natural resources as they could. The richer you were the higher quality your clothing was. Shoes were not something that was very common, most wealthy people would wear sandals made of leather. In Egypt fashion was based around climate and the materials they had to use which was only the flax plant.

We also have more fabrics to work with such as cotton, wool, polyester and many more fabrics not just the flax seed. In the Egyptian time most clothing items were very plain and basic now, we have more elaborate clothing that is used to express ourselves! We also have various forms of accessories from hats, scarves, many different types of shoes, jewelry and the list goes on and on these were things that were not common. Over the years, the fashion world has evolved in many significant ways, some of the clothing ideas even came from ancient Greece, ancient Egypt and the medieval times as