Overview
Amid the luxury the empire’s wealth brought, dress became more elaborate and graceful than ever.
Key garments and style
Both sexes wore thin, finely pleated linen — folded gowns and bag tunics — the sheer cloth revealing the line of the body. Large wigs, cones of perfumed fat, broad collars and fine cosmetics completed the look; the banquet scene from the tomb of Nebamun is the classic example.
Transition
In the Third Intermediate Period this sumptuous style was carried on more conservatively.