Discuss The Influence Of Ancient Egypt To Today's Society

The Influential Society of Ancient Egypt and Today
It is no secret that the styles in ancient Egypt—artistic and otherwise—were those of innovative and fashion-forward minds. There were many trends that were adopted by other cultures throughout the history of the world. Many of those trends are still being utilized in modern society and keep evolving into other trends, like trickle-down fashion. However, other aspects such as: society, politics, economics, technology and art development served as influences during that time period of when the trends were set. So, behind the vision of ancient Egyptian clothing, jewelry, and makeup there is much more than just the impulse to decorate oneself, there is desire to standout in every possible context.
Sometimes their fashions exceeded the current trends and created new ones. For example, buried with King Tutankhamen was gold-beaded footwear and colored (painted) leather footwear. This was unusual because in paintings and sculptures royalty and the upper classes were shown mostly wearing sandals so a covered slipper-type shoe was a rarity. Tutankhamen had special needs regarding his feet, possibly due to many bone fractures, so special considerations were taken when designing his shoes, such as thicker soles and two different sizes (Brier and Hobbs 129). It is unclear, and probably untrue, if Tutankhamen’s foot deformities were the cause of the slipper’s popularity amongst the upper class but the fact that royalty wore them most likely helped the trend along. Besides slippers that partly covered the toe and the top of the foot, other types of shoes were introduced during the many kingdoms of ancient Egypt. These types include: sandals with only straps to hold the sole, ankle boots that covered the ankles and boots that covered the calf. Some of these items were made from plant fibers, papyrus or date palm. Craftsmen used two stages of craft weaving and three principal techniques in the production process. Firstly, fibers had to be weaved together to obtain a certain sized surface area. Then, it was cut and assembled using one of a variety of different methods to form a shoe. The most basic technique involved overlapping strips and then assembling them using a seam passed over the top and held in place with a fibrous thread. The second technique used the same overlapping method but diagonally to the lay of the plait. The manufacturing process of these items was similar to that of textiles. The third technique was similar to bound and stitched basketry. The manufacturing process of leather footwear involved three stages: transformation of animal hide