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10,000 BCE
paleolithic period (100,000 to 10,000 BC)
The first clothes made of natural elements appear like skins, hair of animals, leaves, bones and shells.
The man covered his body with skins like loincloths, which were fastened with strips of rawhide; It was adorned with necklaces made with the nails and the teeth of the animals that it hunted for its sustenance, as well as snails,
that threading in thin strips. -
5000 BCE
neolithic period (10,000 to 5,000)
When the glaciers disappeared, the primitive man looked for more temperate climates, reason why it began to use the wool of some animal like the sheep and the goat for the confection of weaves. The carved wooden loom was invented.
He started agriculture so they started using vegetable fibers from flax and cotton crops to make the dresses. The groups of families were shaping the first cities. Women already painted their faces and wore ivory bracelets. -
5000 BCE
mesolytic period (10,000 to 5,000
During the glaciers, the man had to take refuge in the caverns, so he began to use new elements to make warm clothing that he was forced to wear, covering his entire body.
With slivers of polished bone he created the needle to sew his garments and created the brooches made of bone.
As a complement, hats, boots and leather shoes were used. -
4000 BCE
egyptians (4000 bc)
Popular wardrobe: shenti, cloth cinched at the waist with a leather belt. Fabric according to the social hierarchy.
Nobility: on the shenti a transparent linen tunic called kalasyris. Ornamented in the outline with gold and rhinestones such as turquoise, coral, ebony and tortoiseshell.
Feminine: long skirt with high waist fastened with two straps. Short coat covering the shoulders. The servants were naked.
Footwear: for special occasions. Sandals of vegetal fibers, braided leather and papyrus. -
babylon (2105 bc)
Wool and linen weaver industry, most common wool.
The dress: tunic of straight size and fringed edges, long or short, is called candys, and an embroidered shawl of different dimensions.
Men and women wore the same clothes, only that the women's shawls were wider with various artistically designed embroideries.
Tassels and fringes were used. Red, blue and green colors, as well as purple for the kings.