Christianity in Egypt in Egypt Business Directory

As early as the Pharaonic period of Egypts New Kingdom, and because of increasing contact with the Near East, a fashion developed in Egypt of wearing ornate garments decorated withcolorful decorations. This fashion disappeared during the Late Pharaonic Period only to reappear during Roman times, with the spread of the use of wool. Flax (linen), which was used almost exclusively until the Greek period was very difficult to dye, but in contrast, wool allowed colors to be applied that have lasted into our own time. There also evolved silk garments with shimmering colors that obviously had their origins in the east, consisting of caftans, leggings and tunics, for example. As in the pharaonic period, Coptic fabrics remained well known for a long time and even in distant lands.

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