EGYPTIAN CLOTHING

The Egyptians learned how to make cloth

A history of of cotton, linen, and wool. The men wore a
loincloth or a longer skirt with pleats in
CLOTHING the front. Women wore tight straight
dresses. They added color to their clothing
with embroidery. Slaves and children often
wore no clothing

2,000 B.C.E.
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GREEK CLOTHING
Both men and women wore tunics called
“chitons” that fell gracefully to their
knees or ankles. The tunics were made of
linen for summer and of wool for winter.
Clothes were often decorated to represent
the city-state in which they lived. The
first real hat, the broad-brimmed
“petasos”, was invented by the ancient
Greeks. It was worn only for traveling
1,600 B.C.E.
ROMAN CLOTHING
Romans imported wool from Britain, linen
from Egypt, cotton from India, gold from
Persia, and silk from China for their
clothing. Women wore long tunics like the
Greeks. Men’s tunics were shorter. Only a
free male citizen of Rome could wear a
special robe called a toga.
100 B.C.E.
MEDIEVAL CLOTHING
Medieval men wore tunics with a waist
band and circular cloaks clasped at the
right shoulder. The women wore colorful
knee-length dresses over long dresses of a
single color. Their cloaks were fastened at
the shoulder.
1,100 – 1,199 C.E.
16TH CENTURY CLOTHING
Women wore dresses with elegant, linear
lines under tight-fitting waistcoats
secured with buttons. Veils were worn on
top of the head with one of the veils
passing under the chin and framing the
face. Men covered their legs with hose and
wore close-fitting jackets topped with
very small velvet capes and velvet hats.
1,500 – 1,599 C.E.
17TH CENTURY CLOTHING
Men’s fashions were very showy. A wide,
feathered, felt hat was worn on top of a
long-haired wig. Tight jackets and lacy
shirts were worn over pantaloons that
fastened at the knees. Women wore high
starched collars and wide skirts over
wicker hoops. They curled their short hair.
1,600 – 1,699 C.E.
18TH CENTURY CLOTHING
During the 1700’s, James Hargreaves
invented the spinning machine and Edmund
Cartwright the power loom. This made it
possible for many people to buy cloth, so
styles changed quickly. The rich dressed in
very fancy clothing. Women wore
decorated hoop skirts, and men wore long-
tailed coats and breeches (pronounced
“britch-iz”)
1,700 – 1,799 C.E.
19TH CENTURY CLOTHING

Women wore tight jackets over lace-

trimmed silk gowns with side skirts held
out by wicker frames. Small bonnets
adorned their heads. Men wore long, slim
slacks, ties around their necks and spats
over their shoes to make them shine.
Sideburns and mustaches were very
popular.

1,800 – 1,899 C.E.