enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Egyptian cultural dress - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_cultural_dress

   Egyptian cultural dress is the clothes, shoes, ... Modern Egyptian earrings. Amulets which are, or are made to look like, containers are also popular, taking the form ...

3. Melaya leff - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaya_leff

   The melaya leff (meaning "wrapping sheet") is a mantle commonly worn in Egypt until the late 20th century, originally worn as a modesty garment throughout the major cities of Egypt. [1] Today it is frequently worn as part of dance costume and used as a prop during performances. It is an example of Egyptian cultural dress.

4. Sheath dress - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheath_dress

   Paul Poiret is credited as the first designer of the modern sheath dress. In doing so, he also created a rubber girdle as an alternative to the boned corset to wear under the dress. [6] In great contrast to the emphasized curves of Victorian era and earlier dress, the sheath dress offered a sleek look that revealed the legs and lower torso with ...

5. Clothing in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing_in_ancient_Egypt

   Sample of ancient Egyptian linen from Saqqara, dating to 390-343 BC (Late Period) Modern illustration of a man's tunic in the style popularized in the New Kingdom. In ancient Egypt, linen was a common textile as it helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat.

6. Jellabiya - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellabiya

   The roots of the Jalabeya can be traced back to Ancient Egypt, where similar long, loose-fitting garments were worn by both men and women. [5] Many scholars associate the origin of jellabiya with the clothes of Ancient Egypt, as more and more discoveries from Egypt assert that the Egyptians dressed in a similar style garments, such as Tarkhan dress, currently in the collection of the Petrie ...

7. Pleated linen - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleated_linen

   The earliest form of pleated linen dates from ancient Egypt and can be seen in a garment known as the Tarkhan dress, which is over 5000 years old and is believed to be one of the oldest dresses in existence. [1] Other examples of pleated linen from ancient history include pleated linen from the tomb of queen Neferu. [2]