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The Tarkhan Dress, named for the Tarkhan cemetery south of Cairo in Egypt where it was excavated in 1913, is an over 5000 year old linen garment that was confirmed as the world's oldest piece of woven clothing. [2] [1] The dress coded UC28614B is currently in the collection of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. [3]
Revenge dress, a black dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales following the revelation that her husband had been unfaithful; Tarkhan dress, a 5000-year old linen dress considered the known oldest woven garment; Travolta dress, a midnight blue gown worn by Diana and named for John Travolta, with whom she danced while wearing it
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]
The gele is peered with Iro ati Buba, Komole dress or Asoebi dresses by Yoruba women. Edo women wear a wedding crown called an okuku. [2] Muslim women in northern Nigeria wear various types of veil, including the hijab, which reveal the face but cover the hair and may cover much of the body. Veiling may take fashionable forms.
For example, Ugandan men have started to wear "full length trousers and long-sleeved shirts". On the other hand, women have started to adapt influences from "19th-century Victorian dress". These styles include: "long sleeves and puffed shoulders, a full skirt, and commonly a colorful bow tied around the waist".
Meghan Markle made a quick change into a flowing gold gown for the final engagement of her Nigeria trip. While visiting the prestigious Lagos Polo Club, the duchess looked radiant in a beige maxi ...
For example, Arabic texts refer to a "Tarkhan, king of the Khazars" as reigning in the mid ninth century. Whether this is a confused reference to a military official or the name of an individual Khazar khagan remains unclear. The name is occasionally used today in Turkish and Arabic speaking countries. It is used as family name in Hungary today.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.