7-2 Final Prensation

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Dresses first appeared during ancient times when people started living together.

In Mesopotamia where Babylonians, Sumerians, and Assyrians lived, their native

clothing was in the form of a dress. This was during the third millennium, which is

2500BC. They wore the tunic dress. This garment covered their arms and shoulders

and it was made from wool but later changed to linen. It was both worn by men and

women but men's dresses were shorter Another dress the wore was a shawl that was

rectangular and the edges had frills on them. It had no folds and there were holes for

the head and hands only (Tortora, n.d).

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Mesopotamian dress

Source: Thomas (n.d)

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Source: Thomas (n.d)

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References

Thomas, P. W. (n.d.). Ancient Costume [Photograph]. www.fashion-era.com. https://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/assyrian_clothing_pictures_assur. htm

Tortora, P. (n.d.). Ancient world: History of dress. LoveToKnow. https://fashion- history.lovetoknow.com/alphabetical-index-fashion-clothing-history/ancient-world- history-dress