Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorations

by Mary G. Houston; Florence S. Hornblower

CUTTING OUT

The garments illustrated in this style are of four types; of these, three have already appeared in the two previous styles—namely, the type of the tunic, the type of the robe, and the type of the shawl or drapery. In ancient Persian costume we come for the first time to type five: the coat. We may refer here also for the first time to the wearing of trousers, for these are usually shown worn with the coats in ancient Persian costume, and a diagram is given on p. 86 showing one of the earliest known methods of cutting these garments.