Men's clothing in Egyptian

 Men's clothing in Egyptian

However, from the 1800s European dress replaced ancient dress among the Ottoman court and this was preoccupied by members of the elite. Therefore, senior civil servants and members of the ruling elite may well be seen in Egypt in European vogue vesture.

However European headwear wasn't adopted. Instead grand Turk Mahmud Khan II appointed that checheya headgear would be worn. In Egypt this was known as "tarboosh". Later soldier was to include the fez as a part of the uniform. This was abolished as headwear when the 1952 revolution. For more data on the layers worn see Male Headwear

What wasn't worn by Egyptians was the Arab keffiyeh and `agal - except presumably among some Beduin.

Nubia straddles the south of Egypt and also the North of the Sudan. when the building of the Aswan High Dam several Nubians were resettled in Aswan. Nubians belong to 5 main tribes - 2 of that (Kanuz and Fadiga) square measure in Egypt. The Kanuz individuals square measure the northmost.

The Kanuz girls wear dresses shaped by horizontal lengths of material every of that is longer than the one higher than giving a dress with nearly a flounce at very cheap. For special occasions - akin to weddings a semi-transparent layer is another over the dress. Khadija girls wear a wrapped garment a touch sort of a dress.

Men wear trousers, shirts, vests and turbans.