Fashion and Beauty in Ancient Egypt
EGYPT What did the average Egyptian look like? A tour of the clothes, jewelry and makeup worn in Ancient Egypt. What was an Ancient Egyptian’s beauty regime like? Ancient Egyptians had no qualms about nudity. To be fair, it does get really hot there. But that doesn’t mean they ran around naked all day. They did have a sense of style — the clothes tended to be simple, with jewelry adding colorful accents. “ When you think about these standards of beauty, you realize how similar they are to our own modern-day ideals. The dry desert climate has preserved an astounding amount of statues and paintings from Ancient Egypt, so we have a good idea of what they looked like and what they wore. What did Ancient Egyptians look like? On the average, they were shorter than modern-day humans: Women were about 5 feet tall, while men were typically around 5'5". Ancient Egyptian women strived to be thin with pert breasts, while men with broad shoulders tapering down to flat stomachs were consid...