ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FASHION

BY: ANJALI

Beauty~ The women and men used makeup on their eyes and lips.

~They also used powder called kohl to darken their lashes.

~ Their red cheek powder was called ochre.

~When women wanted their hair to smell nice they would wear a cone of scented fat which would slowly melt and let out a good smell.

Jewelry

~The jewelry they wore were rings, necklaces and ear studs.

~The jewelry was made from gold or colourful beads.

~Jewelry was very popular throughout the Egyptian nation.

~The queens of Egypt were mostly always buried with a lot of jewelry to be used in the after life.

Foot wear

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~The ancient Egyptian fashion did not include much foot wear because of their warm weather. ~ But the ones who could afford footwear would have them.

~The sandals they wore commonly had jewels and beads, and they were made from palm fiber or braided papyrus.

A Papyrus (a tall water plant that grows in the Nile)

Hair

~Most of the population had a shaved head underneath their wig because it was a sign of cleanliness and social status.

~Those Egyptians who wore a wig, wore a different one everyday.

~They would wear a curled wig for special occasions

~Their wigs were made out of human hair or wool.

Clothing~The clothing they wore included many different colours.

~For their clothes they used linen because it would keep cool and comfortable in the hot climate. ~The Egyptians

cared a lot about their appearance because they did not get “new style”, so they took pride in keeping there clothes spotlessly clean.