Women’s Clothing in the Ancient World

1. Women’s Clothing in the Ancient World Erica Dawn Nelson

2. Egyptian Tube dresses to ankle, with straps over the breast and shoulder to hold it up.

4. Babylon • The Tunic and Mantle.—Both were long, fringe being used a great deal for borders; sleeves, elbow length. The round neck, also the edges of sleeves and skirt, received much decoration in the form of embroidery. An outer tunic or peplum was so folded about the hips that the trimming with which it was bordered ran diagonally, one row above another from skirt hem to waist, causing the costume to be drawn in about the knees and hips. The fringed mantle was folded with the upper part over the lower, then placed under the right arm and fastened on the left shoulder, thus creating more diagonal lines.

5. Mayan, Incan, and Aztec • Mayan women wore skirts with or without a scarf tied to cover their breasts • Aztec and Inca women wore dresses made from a wrapped piece of fabric, or ankle-length tunic dresses. • None of the clothing was cut to fit the body. Any holes needed for the head were left during the weaving process, and cloth was ready to wear straight off the loom, a weaving device.

8. Sources • http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women%27s%20clothing.htm • http://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/assyrian_clothing_pictures_assur.htm#Female_Assyrian_Dress_&_an_Assyrian_Queen • http://www.oldandsold.com/articles09/clothes-6.shtml • http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Early-Cultures-Mayans-Aztecs-and-Incas/Clothing-of-Mayans-Aztecs-and-Incas.html • http://www.franciscanjewelry.com/page11.php?view=thumbnailList&category=3 • http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/maya/maya5.htm • http://www.freewebs.com/fairypage/theaztecandpueblo.htm