Dress Like An EGYPTIAN

    

       Dress Like An EGYPTIAN

                  by Bill Knell

A few years ago I met some of the Board Members of a small corporation. They wanted to pick my brain and I was happy to share my business knowledge, philosophy and experience with them. The first thing I noticed was the way they dressed. Our meeting was casual, but they dressed like they were going to play golf or tennis. Their choice of clothing left me with an immediate bad impression. As Board Members, everything they wear, say and do reflects on the Business they represent.

Clothing is as old as Humans. Anthropologists tell us that Stone Age peoples used animal skins and leather to make clothes. My guess is that some of them looked better than those Board Members! They also say that the earliest woven fabrics have been found in  Nahal Hemar Cave and have been dated to be 8,500 years old.

Ancient Egyptians may have been some of the first people to produce and use intricate woven fabrics in a wide variety of colors. They created all sorts of designs that were indicators of wealth, status and religious zeal. 

The Tarkhan Dress was found in Tarkhan Cemetery, south of Cairo, in 1913. It's 5000 years old and still mostly intact. Quality counts.

At some point in the past the appearance of clothing became as important as its utilitarian use to stay warm or cover our bodies. That appearance sent an important message to those viewing it without the wearer having to say a word. The same is true today.