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British Army officer in the First World War A man wearing a short navy blue–coloured trenchcoat (2018). A trench coat is a variety of coat made of waterproof heavy-duty fabric, [1] originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches, hence the name trench coat.
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The shendyt (šnḏyt, Schenti, Schent, Shent, Skent) [1] was a type of loincloth similar to a skirt. It was a kilt-like garment worn in ancient Egypt.It was made of cloth and was worn around the waist, typically extending to above the knees.
[citation needed] Free citizens were required to wear togas because only slaves and children wore tunics. By the 2nd century BC, however, it was worn over a tunic, and the tunic became the basic item of dress for both men and women. Women wore an outer garment known as a stola, which was a long pleated dress similar to the Greek chitons.
During the Old, Middle and New Kingdom, ancient Egyptian women mostly wore a simple sheath dress called a kalasiris, [9] which is shown to cover the breasts in statues, but in paintings and relief the single breast depicted in profile is exposed. [10] Women's clothing in ancient Egypt was more conservative than men's clothing.
The jukaniyya was a sleeved women's garment made of linen, brocade, or silk. It may have been named after the Persian town of Juwakan, or it may have been named after a game of polo, indicating the garment resembled a polo jacket, a short coat with narrow sleeves. [13] The makhtuna was a women's garment that may have occasionally been worn by men.
1855 – Redgate combines a circular loom with a warp knitting machine; 1856 – Thomas Jeacock of Leicester patented the tubular pipe compound needle. 1857 – Luke Barton introduces a self-acting narrowing mechanism on S. Wise's knitting machine. 1857 – Arthur Paget patents a multi-head knitting machine called "Paget-machine".
The coats are typically ankle-length, though some modern Ghawazi troupes wear a shorter version over a full, knee-length skirt. Ghawazi dancers often adorn their heads with elaborate headresses, with dancers often accompanying themselves by playing zils , or small cymbals that are used by dancers in many forms of Middle Eastern dance .