Most footwear such as sandals were made of leather, footwear was only worn on special occasions. (Ancient Egyptian Fabrics and Clothing - Crystalinks) Men mostly wore simple garments such as loincloths with shirts and later changes in fashion occurred and they began to wear tunics or blouses with sleeves. Women’s clothing was relatively more conservative, it consisted of sheath dresses which were known as a Kalasiris. These dresses were long, down to the ankle and held up by straps around the shoulders. Shawls or robes could be worn over the dress if desired. (Ancient Egyptian Clothing, Go to Legends and Chronicles) Even though most of their clothing was white, some of it was dyed. They dyed their clothes by using minerals and plants such as, alkanet, archil, madder, safflower, and woad. From these came, red, purple, yellow, and blue dye. Clothes were dyed by painting on the colors. (Colouring fabrics and other materials, Dyeing fabrics and
Most footwear such as sandals were made of leather, footwear was only worn on special occasions. (Ancient Egyptian Fabrics and Clothing - Crystalinks) Men mostly wore simple garments such as loincloths with shirts and later changes in fashion occurred and they began to wear tunics or blouses with sleeves. Women’s clothing was relatively more conservative, it consisted of sheath dresses which were known as a Kalasiris. These dresses were long, down to the ankle and held up by straps around the shoulders. Shawls or robes could be worn over the dress if desired. (Ancient Egyptian Clothing, Go to Legends and Chronicles) Even though most of their clothing was white, some of it was dyed. They dyed their clothes by using minerals and plants such as, alkanet, archil, madder, safflower, and woad. From these came, red, purple, yellow, and blue dye. Clothes were dyed by painting on the colors. (Colouring fabrics and other materials, Dyeing fabrics and