Overview
The dress of this pre-dynastic age is known from figurines and burials, and the growing of flax and weaving of linen began early.
Key garments and style
Men wore a cloth wrapped at the waist and women a simple wrapped linen garment. Shell and bone ornaments and cosmetic palettes show that care for appearance was there from the start.
Transition
As the dynasties began, the linen kilt and sheath dress settled as the basis of Egyptian dress.