Task 2: Carnival, Egyptian influences -Design

Egyptian Clothing:


These are the musicians and dancers wearing very light clothes. They either wear adornment clothing or no clothes at all, as the Egyptian climate in summer and beginning of winter the temperature will be very high. In the later kingdom clothing became more adorned.



These are wedding dresses of a recent designer (Zuhair Murad) -(designs of the spring/summer 2011) that has been inspired from the Egyptian clothing -light adored dresses with golden accessories that glamour the rest of the design. The high heels she's wearing also reminds of that of the Egyptian sandals footwear that are made of the plant called 'reed'.

(Egyptian pleated sandals-made out of pleed)


(King Tut's sandals -found in his tomb)

(The reed plant)

Egyptian style -contemporary sandals with golden design and thin bronze straps that represent a majestic richness.

Here I'm showing another example of sandals that is flat and decorated with small golden stones, that reminded me of the Egyptian necklace, these represent the gods symbolic animals (the fire and the glory of the sun).



A good example of this model hair style is that it resembles the goddess of Egypt which she used to wear -the wig (short shoulder length), it used to be maintained with wax. It also looks like the patterned braids that we see in today's fashion (especially in summer time).

         


Talking about the head part of the body, the Egyptian gods used to wear the headdress crown:



These are the crowns the King



Crown -in the film of Cleopatra
This is one example (replica) of the Queen's crown, wearing the winged solar disk that represents the sun, it has the wings going down over her shoulders, the snakes that meet in the middle and then there's the sun on top. 

Looking at Cleopatra's eyes...

show another artistic talent -make up design that is also verified on the wall painting of the Egyptians, sculptures and so much others, this was part of their culture. 


Linking the eyes of the Egyptians that are represented wide and stretched, I compare it to the carnival masks of Venice.
 
Such a colourful mask using bright showy colours, with patterns of tears going down her cheek, also using gold on the perfect form of the lips decorated with other types of beads and materials.  



Here I'm showing a close up painting of the ancient Egypt that is representing the accessories that they're wearing. The picture next to it is a recent famous design bracelet that has been inspired from them including the hieroglyphics symbols.




Reference:
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