ancient histroy of fashion

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1. The Egyptian era – ( short description on Egypt) 2. The material and the reason.- The materials used had to be easily accessible in Egypt. Linen was the most common material used for Egyptian clothing. Flax, the plant that produces linen threads grew easily in the rich silt soil of the River Nile. The cloth made from the flax was produced either in the home or in temples and the workshops of the palace. The flax was combed and spun with a balance wheel on a spindle for spinning the thread from the flax. The types of linen produced ranged from a course sackcloth type of material to the finest, almost transparent linen. The climate of Egypt is dry and hot so it was necessary for Egyptian clothing and fashion to be comfortable in the heat. The temperature did however drop in the evening and night and during the winter season. The clothing and fashion therefore had to be both light, cool and non-restrictive. Egyptian clothing was dictated by the materials that were available in Egypt. Cotton did not grow in Egypt and there were no wool- bearing sheep. 3. the clothing men and women: Men wore loincloth which is a basic lungi type of a drape and then they had kilts which was a again a type of a wraparound skirt and schenti and shendoh were the variations along with time . Men did not wear anything for their torso They bejeweled it by collars and pectorals they also had elaborate headgears. Each head gear was different to notify the class of people.

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Page 1: Ancient Histroy of Fashion

1. The Egyptian era – ( short description on Egypt)2. The material and the reason.- The materials used had to be easily accessible in

Egypt. Linen was the most common material used for Egyptian clothing. Flax, the plant that produces linen threads grew easily in the rich silt soil of the River Nile. The cloth made from the flax was produced either in the home or in temples and the workshops of the palace. The flax was combed and spun with a balance wheel on a spindle for spinning the thread from the flax. The types of linen produced ranged from a course sackcloth type of material to the finest, almost transparent linen.

The climate of Egypt is dry and hot so it was necessary for Egyptian clothing and fashion to be comfortable in the heat. The temperature did however drop in the evening and night and during the winter season. The clothing and fashion therefore had to be both light, cool and non-restrictive. Egyptian clothing was dictated by the materials that were available in Egypt. Cotton did not grow in Egypt and there were no wool- bearing sheep.

3. the clothing men and women:

Men wore loincloth which is a basic lungi type of a drape and then they had kilts which was a again a type of a wraparound skirt and schenti and shendoh were the variations along with time .

Men did not wear anything for their torso

They bejeweled it by collars and pectorals they also had elaborate headgears.

Each head gear was different to notify the class of people.

And to finish the whole mens look one needs to have his eye lids painted in black or green and also hold few religious signs

Women-

Women would wear clothes that showed off their breasts like kalarsis and pocardium showing breasts but not the nipples.

They also wore sheer gowns like gala gowns and also tunics

They also adorned themselves with many wigs headgears and lots of jewelry like collars pectorals amulets earings anklets.

They loved to apply kohl and also golden powder on their body. no wonder with so much of care and beautification, Cleopatra became one of the most beautiful women.

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4. Talking about the famous people and also how Egyptian invented linen for us. Because of Egyptian civilization may were inspired to make wrap arounds and lungis. Our famous narendra kumar has very much taken the kalaris the dress were they showoff their bossom as his inspiration to design this outfit.

5. We now talks about period were great mythologies have inspired many today. The Greek were innovators. In just 400 years the Greeks had invented politics and philosophy, as well as much of mathematics and geometry. Although their society was sophisticated, there were few skilled professionals except smiths, stone cutters, armourers and jewelers. Most people lived off the land. Although public buildings such as the temples and the Parthenon at Athens were exquisitely grand, the average Greek lived simple life in a small house and few had slaves or servants. The battles and the spirit to conquer were high. Rome had a conservative government. Under this form of movement Rome fought various battles and almost conquered the large areas of middle east and eastern Europe and most of the continental Europe. Sport was a great activity in these eras. They played nude. But we talk about these two eras together as both these eras had similar fashion of clothing and culture.

6. By this time weaving of other fabrics came in practices and other styles also came in. the use of wool for clothing has been traced back to mountain dwelling doranians who kept sheep. By 1000bc, cloth making had developed into an industry and the different stages of production shearing, washing carding spinning weaving and dying were divided between specialized workers. Woolen clothing in these eras meant that most of their clothing was of white shades. But eventually when dyeing was found they were dyed in rusty red to the brown shades according to the minerals available. But then purple borders and green borders were formed signifying classes. As the trading had already begun, importing of silk had also begun from china via india. The texture would have been rough and uneven comparable to raw silk or shantung.

7. Greeks and Romans are known for their battles and conquering stories. It seems that when they would conquer a particular state or city they would get all the things made in that state or country. This would include the fine fabrics weaved by the skilled workers. these fabrics were gifted by the king to the queens.

8. The women would meet together and weave fabrics for their husbands and the low class women would weave for their queens. The two on the left fill a basket with yarn; the next two fold the finished cloths; one spins fine thread next to a woman combing wool into a basket; two others work together at a warp-weighted vertical loom; and the two on the right weigh out the balls of yarn" (Marilyn A. Katz ). In Greek Mythology a famous weaver

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was Arachne (Gr. Spider) a woman from Lydia who challenged Athena to a contest. Athena destroyed Arachne's work. Arachne hanged herself but she was transformed into a spider.

9. Explaining the garments.

10. Explain the modern adaptation

11. Renaissance period came after the byzantine period we take this period directly as byzantine was an extention of roman era. The itialians believed that 1000years of darkness and ignorance separated them from thr roman ear and their names. They believd that there had been a re- birth of arts and learning.