By the canons of beauty of ancient Egypt treated many contemporary designers and make-up with the release of their new collections. But what we call today a fashion, in the conventional sense then is not, rather the fashion of ancient Egypt - it was the style of clothing that has remained unchanged for millennia. Men, women and children dressed according to their social class, which can not be changed, so the wardrobe of the ancient Egyptians had more clothes, frozen for centuries, very simple, but uninteresting.

Own way

Fashion Ancient Egypt is appropriate to compare with ancient Roman and Greek, but not in order to see how they look like, and vice versa - how they were different. Romans and Greeks were heavy drapes, throwing simple fabric over one shoulder, or use a belt or a strap for a more complex decor. With this style of their pieces were hidden and seemed more voluminous than they really are. The ancient Egyptians developed the fashion of their own way, which blended chaste sexuality, conciseness fabrics with original decorations and dress length to floor with bare breasts. Such was the fashion of ancient Egypt - full of contradictions, but with his face does not look like any other.

Men's and women's clothing

Skhenti and kalaziris long time remained the only possible clothing for men and women. Skhenti were a primitive loincloth worn by the men, leaving the torso bare. Women are also mainly covered the lower part of the body. Kalaziris was like a modern sundress, which begins under the chest and reaches the ankles. Chest remained open in kalaziris could be either one or two wide straps. We can say that it has become a kind kalaziris ancestor of modern dresses, sheaths and summer sundresses. It was the fashion of the Old Kingdom, relating to the period of approximately three thousand years before our era.

In later civilizations, and in the women's and men's locker room details are beginning to emerge, similar to shirts and skhendi kalaziris and gradually withdraw to the lower garment, which accumulate large clothes covering the entire body. In the neighboring Syrian people Egyptians borrowed Amice. Making it did not require much effort: he took a thin linen cloth, folded in half and place the fold was made a slit for the head. Amice skhendi worn with or without him, but that he is well behaved on the body at the waist was tied a long scarf Fashion Scarf - stylish accessory   Sindona. Amice worn and women decorating the shoulder drape of fabric tied over the scapular.

Shoes

Historical excavations confirm that for many thousands of Egyptians went barefoot. Sandals, which represented the sole of one or two jumpers crossed on the rise for a long time remained a universal shoe for Egyptians of both sexes, but only representatives of royal dynasties and approached Pharaoh. Leather sandals were relatively rare, mostly woven from the leaves of the papyrus.

Leather sandals and slippers, richly decorated with precious materials were found in the tombs of the pharaohs, but historians say that even they are rarely worn because of the inconvenience, moreover, they can cause pain. There is an opinion that was most precious shoes apparel for part of the post-mortem of the Pharaohs, rather than lifetime.

Accessories

A huge difference in the lives of ancient Egyptians were accessories that initially were only symbolic, and then began to combine the functions of a talisman and decorative ornaments. One of the main symbols of the civilization is the solar disk, which is reflected in pendants, pendants, massive rings, earrings. Egyptians loved variety of bracelets, which they decorated with both wrists and ankles. Tiaras, tiara, hoops of gold and other metals coated with white or colored enamel were the most important hair accessories women of ancient Egypt.

And men and women become practical accessories belt that fastened the shirt. They could not only tissue, but also leather, with metallic trim and fringe.

Children's fashion in ancient Egypt did not exist - the children were the same as that worn by adults.