Brief History of Women's Clothing

Women are considered to be more fashionablelocal women clothing of India and mixed with
than men. In most cases, this assumption is truePersian, Turkish and Arabic style of women
as women are always concerned about theirclothing. The result was a fabulous amalgam of
looks and clothes. Men, on the other hand, do notwomen's clothing that included intricate designs,
worry about their looks or wardrobe to a greatjewels embedded into clothing, gold and silver
degree. Given this universal trend and passion oflaced clothing and other great pieces of art that
women for their clothing and wardrobe, therewere worn by the women royalty.
always have been some designs and costumesWestern clothing for women at that time was
that catch these ladies' attention and make themalso undergoing a dynamic change. Women were
compete against each other.trying to abandon the old style frocks and maxis
The history of women's clothing dates back toand were adopting shorter versions of these
Roman and Egyptian dynasties. Cleopatra isclothes. The emancipation of women under the
considered to be the first most beautiful womenenlightment period offered them great
in the world with her own style of clothing.opportunities to change their clothing.
Gowns, tiaras and other clothing of that time areMany women adopted clothing that was similar to
attributed to Cleopatra. Additionally, Cleopatra wasmales, but with some added features. Pants,
also known for her great taste in clothing thatskirts and dress shirts became a norm and
forced her to look for innovations in her dresswomen started copying male's clothing in their
and accessories.casual wear too. That was the time when some
After the fall of the Roman Empire, women in thewomen started wearing men's sleeping suits
rising Persian dynasty adopted the fashion senseinstead of their nighties.
and started wearing Roman cloths, with someThe situation has become much clearer now as
alterations. They also introduced long frocks towomen are reverting to old style of clothing, but
comply with the desert heat of that region. Thiswith some moderation. Frocks and tank tops are
trend, when combined with the traditional Arabagain becoming in vogue and many women are
robes, gave way to a colorful yet elegant style ofturning towards skirts instead of pants. However,
dressing where women kept their faces covered,Denim remains the most favorite item of
but made these veils into great display ofwomen's clothing, especially the younger ones.
traditional handicraft, among other things.Indian style short shirts, called Kurtis are also
Islamic kingdoms introduced their own style ofmaking a wide impact in the United Kingdom's
women's clothing that was inspired by the landswomen clothing industry. These shirts are
they conquered, but also had the elements ofrelatively larger than average European short shirt
Islamic modesty. Mughal dynasty will always standand are embellished with great designs and works
out among Muslim kingdoms, as it combined theof art.