Did you not see Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Arc?" That film for the most part, took place in Egypt.And, it is my understanding that the national dress style has not changed much for years. The dress of the men consists of wide cotton drawers tied with a cord at the waist, a loose shirt, a cotton waist coat, and over all, the principle garment...the" gallabiya"...a wide sleeved collarless shirt that falls to the ankles.The typical headdress is the "lebda",a brown felt scull-cap, round which a white scarf is sometimes worn, turban-wise. The feet are usually bare, but heavy heelless slippers "balgha" of yellow leather may be worn.
Women wear long, wide drawers, a long chemise,and over them, a rather shapeless cotton dress with long sleeves, and a flounce on the bottom, which often trails on the ground. Out-of-doors she wears a black cloak, " Milaya" which covers the head and may be drawn across the face when men are met. The simplicity of their costumes are relieved by ornaments. Necklaces of beads, often in blue, to ward off the EVIL EYE. Bracelets of colored glass, silver or even gold, and anklets of copper or silver, which married women always wear.
This is the way the peasants, farmers and other working class dress.As the clannish Egyptian social level rises, one will see more and more western influence not only in education, but also in dress, but by and large, the old ways of Egypt die hard.
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