6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 10

The Fashion Life of a Wealthy Ancient Egyptian
By Kaitlyn Cullinane
Many people think, wealthy
Ancient Egyptians dressed in long
dresses or pants made of wool. Now
it is time to get our facts straight.
Wealthy Egyptians refused to dress in
wool, because they found it to be
unclean. The biggest part to living a
wealthy life was fashion. How
pharaohs dressed, clothing, and
makeup was a big part of their life
Lets unravel the secrets of how the
wealthy class dressed.
Pharaohs were at the very top
of the social class, and they knew
what the new fashion was. The
headdress of a pharaoh was one of
his most prized possessions. Also, it
was the most fashionable possession.
“Picturing the Past”, by John Malam,
states that pharaohs wore a striped
piece of cloth on their head. This
piece proved they were the King.
Also, attached to the headdress, John
says, there was a gold cobra.
Pharaoh’s attire also included a
scarab
beetle.
The beetle was
thought to give
the pharaoh so
much power that
he could create,
“something out

of nothing”. In other words he could
create something in air, and nothing
supplied
him
with necessities
to create life.
The
wealthy class
wore a lot of
gold
items.
Jewelry
was
worn often on
both men and women. The KIDS
DISCOVER (KD) magazine claims,
Egyptians wore, earrings, necklaces,
rings, armbands and
anklets (a lot like
today). Women wore
long tunics made
form lion cloth. On
special
occasions
both genders wore
long
braided
or
curled wigs.
Although only
women wear makeup
in our era things in
Egypt were a lot
different. In ancient Egypt both men
and women wore makeup. Especially
eye makeup, lip stick, and rouge.
They made their own eye makeup, by