6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 16

The Astounding Fashionistas of Ancient Egypt.
Tracy Rasare

What comes into your mind

when you hear the word clothing? Is
it fashion, is it fabulousness or is it
gorgeousness? Ancient Egyptian
clothes were adorned with precious
gems and jewels and their fashions
were not only for beauty but for
comfort. The Egyptians’ clothing was
created due to their processes, their
styles and their materials.
First
and
foremost,
Ancient
Egyptians had numerous processes
to fabricate their attires. One of the
procedures was to make sure the
material was swaddled around one’s
body, allow an overlay of at least a
portion of the width and then emblem
the material and cut it. As the author
from the Ancient Egypt Article,
Haslam also reveals, “Once the
fabric is wrap around the person, you
should allow an overlap of at least
half of the width and mark the fabric
and cut it.” Another formula was to
use the residue cloth to create two
thongs and use a safety pin to hold
the tube together by pinning it
carefully at the top of the back. As
the writer Haslam, who is from
the Ancient Egypt Article, explains,
“If you use the reminder cloth to
create two straps and use the pin to
hold the tube, you will end up with a
fantastical
dress.

Another significant reason is
that, Ancient Egypt had breath taking
styles of their clothing which made
them look more beautiful. Ancient
Egyptians women clothing ended
either at the bottom or above the
breasts and were held up by two
tapering. The author of the costume
article, Phillip J Watson states, “The
clothes were flabbergasting due to
their creation for example the women
held up by two tapering and ended
below or above.” Additionally, the
garbs were further adorned with
beadwork patterns or had entire
bead nets over laid on them. Well,
Phillip J Watson did not lie when he
declared, “The clothes had an entire
bead nets overlaid on them and
made women look more attractive”

Lastly, as from the two
paragraphs you have just read, you
realized that the clothes form Ancient
Egypt made them look amazing but
what are they made of? Ancient
Egyptians made their habiliments
from linen which only came in just
one color, but could protect them
from fair weather. As the author of
the Hatshepsut and Ancient Egypt