\paperw3990 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Clothes were usually made from linen. The color was always the natural white of the fiber.\par
The most common male garment was the l
oincloth, reaching down to the knees. It took different forms in different periods: open or closed in front, with a sort of pleated apron, with a projecting point.\par
Among the prosperous classes, the loincloth was often worn with a loose shirt and a s
ort of cloak.\par
The gods were dressed in the same way, as was the pharaoh.\par
Over time, garments became more complicated, growing longer and fuller and with ever increasing numbers of pleats, puffs and slashes.\par
Women wore long, close fitting d
resses, gathered under the breast.\par
This was sometimes accompanied by a cloak, which became the principal element during the New Kingdom.\par
Goddesses were dressed in the same manner: just like women of the well-to-do classes, they wore light and d
iaphanous garments that revealed their forms.\par
While they had perfectly good hair of their own, Egyptians were fond of wigs, hairpieces and plaits.\par
The wigs worn by the upper classes were abundant, made of real hair fixed to a skullcap made of v
egetable matter and often divided into many tresses or plaits.
