The Egyptian Gods were faithful unto their people. Garments of fine linen - - - simple pleats - - - threads of Gold - - - perhaps an elaborate head dress but otherwise the Magnifigance of a God was Fashion unto itself. Simple sheaf garments on striong supple physiques. Egytian Gods tended to be sleek & fit which is amazing in a culture worshipping Hippos among other natural creatures. Many Egyptian Gods were Part Man Part Animal; a male torso with the head of a Falcon, or a Crocodile Body with a Man's Face.
Here is a link and words about Egytian Garb.
http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm
"""Clothing materials
The Egyptian climate with its hot summers and mild winters favoured light clothing made from plant fibers, predominantly linen and in Roman times occasionally cotton, an import from India [15]. Wool was used to a lesser extent [16], and seldom by Egyptians proper.
Small amounts of silk were traded to the eastern Mediterranean possibly as early as the second half of the second millennium BCE and traces of silk have been found in Egyptian tombs [2].
Animal skins, above all leopard skins, were sometimes worn by priests and by pharaohs in their role as first servants of the god. Such outfits were found in Tutankhamen's tomb and were depicted quite frequently on the walls of tombs. At times kings and queens wore decorative ceremonial clothing adorned with feathers.
Articles of dress
They wear tunics made of linen with fringes hanging about the legs, called "calasiris", and loose white woollen cloaks over these.
Herodotus, Histories 2,81
The clothes were generally made of linen and kept simple: a short loincloth resembling a kilt for men, a dress with straps for women. These basic garments with minor variations accounting for social status and wealth did not change much through Egypt's history. The length of the the kilts varied, being short during the the Old Kingdom and reaching the calf in the Middle Kingdom, when it was often supplemented with a sleeveless shirt or a long robe. The cloth, which was sometimes pleated, was wrapped round the waist and held in place by a belt. Very little sewing was done.
Tutankhamen's tomb yielded many pieces of clothing: tunics, shirts, kilts and sashes, socks, head-dresses, caps, scarves, gauntlets and gloves, some of them with fine linen linings, others with separate index and middle fingers and a hole for the thumb. Underwear in the form of a triangular loincloth was also found.
The robes worn by both sexes in Egypt were called kalasiris by Herodotus. Material and cut varied greatly over the centuries.
The kalasiris might cover one [3] or both shoulders or be worn with shoulder straps. While the top could reach anywhere from below the breast to the neck, the bottom hem generally touched the ankles. Some had short sleeves, others were sleeveless. The fit might be very tight or quite loose. They were often worn with a belt which held together the folds of cloth.
They were sewn from a rectangular piece of cloth twice the desired garment length. An opening for the head was cut at the centre of the cloth, which was then folded in half. The lower parts of the sides were stitched together leaving openings for the arms.
Women's dresses could be ornamented with beads and the cloth was at times pleated. They covered the breasts most of the time, though there were periods when fashion left them bare [4].
Circular capes date back as far as the Old Kingdom. They were generally made of linen and had an opening for the head cut at the centre. They were often dyed, painted or otherwise decorated and covered little more than the shoulders. Shawls were sometimes worn during the New Kingdom.
Apparently, servants and slave girls wore at times little more than skimpy panties and jewellery [7]. But mostly working women dressed in a short kind of kalasiris. Men doing physical labour wore a loin cloth, wide galabiyeh-like robes or, if they were working in the water, nothing at all.
Children usually ran around nude during the summer months, and wore wraps and cloaks in winter when temperatures might fall below 10°C.
The gods had to be dressed as well. Nesuhor, commander of the fortress at Elephantine under Apries, took care that the temple of Khnum had all the servants necessary to serve the needs of the god:
I appointed weavers, maid-servants and launderers for the august wardrobe of the great god and his divine ennead.
J.H.Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Four, § 992
As a rule ordinary Egyptians did not wear any headdress, similar to Africans further south. The better-off put on wigs - perhaps just on special occasions. These grew to a remarkable size during the New Kingdom.
The pharaohs are always represented wearing crowns, but whether this is a pictorial convention or whether they did so in every day life is undecided. Sandals made of gold have been found which cannot have been very comfortable to their wearers if they were worn at all. Among Tutankhamen's equipment there were 93 pieces of footwear. There were sandals made of wood with depictions of enemies on their soles, on which the king would tread with every step and another pair which was fastened with buttons.
One of the changes in daily life which occurred during the Middle and New Kingdoms was the increasing use of sandals, above all where soldiers [10] or travellers were concerned. In the story of The Two Brothers Anpu set out on a journey:
Then he took his staff and his sandals, as well as his clothes and his weapons, and he started to journey to the Valley of the Pine. """
http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.module&story_id=&module_id=220&language_id=1
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2007-06-20 01:03:39
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answered by JVHawai'i 7
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egyptian gods used to wear long clothes made of silk , & decorated by gold & silver , the cloth must be very colorfull , and they used to shave their heads completely & wear wigs , if you want to see it you can go to google.com & search images for egyptian gods
2007-06-20 01:00:29
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answered by Anonymous
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