Mens Fashion in Egyptian

 Mens Fashion in Egyptian

Egyptian ancient wear

Egypt had a spread of ancient costumes. The farmers (fellahin) primarily wear gallibayas. within the cities the higher categories adopted the garments of their conquerors - Ottoman Turks from 1500s, and later European from 1798. To the south the Nubians have their own distinctive costume and across the desert the Arabian even have a separate variety of wear.

The basic ancient Egyptian garment for men may be a long shirt (galabeya). Tilke conjointly distinguishes one with a looser work underneath the arms (eri) and really wide version of the galabeya referred to as a kamis that was worn by fellahin. whereas operating fellahin would draw the skirt of the gallebaya and wrap it around their thighs.

Trousers (surreal) were generally worn underneath the gallebaya.

Over the gallebaya a kaftan (often striped) was worn. A kaftan may be a full length garment sort of a coat with long wide sleeves open ahead and infrequently sure by a material belt (hizan). Over the kaftan was a binish - a textile overcoat with wide sleeves - usually slit below typically dark gray and unlined. as an alternative, a jubbah that had was additional advanced cut than the binish may be worn particularly by Turks throughout the Ottoman occupation. The `ulama conjointly wore a jubbah over stripped kaftan. The jubbah was an extended, wide sleeved robe that reached to 

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