Thursday, April 19, 2012

Things I Learned When I Looked Up From Facebook: Ancient Egypt Edition

In searching through my History of Western Dress slides for the era with the second most potential for hilarity, (I'm pretty sure last week's edition, the 16th century, takes the cake for ridiculousness) I stumbled upon ancient Egypt.
Spoiler: leopard skin loin cloths are in your immediate future.

First off, lets talk about hats:

We Live Upstairs Ancient Egypt

Apparently, if you wore this bad boy, you were kind of a big deal. However, I discovered an uncanny resemblance to this gentleman:

We Live Upstairs Ancient Egypt

Not to mention, Mr. Ancient up top is totally giving the suspicious side-eye like something's up. Conspiracy? Probably.

We Live Upstairs Ancient Egypt

You could identify a priest by his bald head, short, straight beard, and his...loin cloth. Leopard skin loin cloth, at that. So basically, if he looked like today's stereotypical bouncer, drug dealer, and male stripper rolled into one, he was probably a Holyman. : )

We Live Upstairs Ancient Egypt

Can we PLEASE talk about this wig? For once, I have no words. Oh, wait, yes I do: this and this (ears, specifically). Enough said.

We Live Upstairs Ancient Egypt

Lastly, ladies used to wear cones of perfume on their heads to a) play like they didn't wreak and b) attract a fella'. Allegedly, these cones were made of oils and fats that were supposed to melt and mix with the wig.
I mean...................I just...............
You saw the wig, right?


*Unless otherwise linked/marked, all pictures are from the PowerPoint slides of Laurel Wilson, Professor at the University of Missouri.


6 comments:

  1. Well, the wig looks...interesting.
    Very funny and informative post. Haha. Keep them coming. ;)

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    1. That thing is its own animal, haha. I just can't imagine wearing that AND having melted fat on top of it.

      And thank you! That's very good to hear : )

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  2. This is hilarious! I especially love that wig. In the case I happen to loose all of my hair for some reason, I know that not all hope is lost because that wig exists.

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    1. Thanks, girl! And I'm glad I could give you such reassurance, haha.

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  3. I really thought the next wig reference was going to be Whoopie. Hahah.
    I love your credit to Laurel Wilson. I don't know why I thought it was funny.

    These posts are theee best.

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    1. Haha, thanks boo! My mind just went straight to muppets.

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