Linen was apparently the in fabric because everyone was using it.  After all, linen is great for hot weather, it keeps you cool and it looks great but damn it's hard to iron.

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Men wore a loincloth and women wore a dress with straps.  The loin cloth came in different lengths, short during the Old Kingdom and down to the calf by the Middle Kingdom when it was also worn ensemble with a sleeveless shirt or long robe.  The Kalasiris Robe was quite popular with the men and ladies and came in a variety of fashionable styles.  There was the short sleeve or the sleeveless version along with a variety of widths to choose from.  No matter, the hem always touched the ankle for maximum wearability and almost always held together with a belt.
  
SHOES:
Sandals are believed to be the first crafted footwear which is not surprising considering their simplicity.  They were plain, practical and consisted of only two parts:  The sole and the thong.  The first “flip flop” so to speak.  Except these first sandals weren’t made of colorful plastic or rubber obviously, they had to be made from whatever was available.  Which wasn’t much.
The first sandals were basically made from a footprint in wet sand.  Braided papyrus was then molded into the sole prints and then they were attached to the foot by palm fiber by way of the thong. 
But once the Egyptians learned to tan hide, sandals were made from leather and these early leather shoes were not made to accommodate right and left fittings, instead constructed exactly the same giving no allowance for the big toe or instep which I imagine made walking a bit awkward to say the least. 

In ancient Egypt, the sandal was the sign of power and rank, because they were considered a luxury and not everyone could afford good ones.  Which makes sense. But those Egyptians went so far as to allocate class by color. Gold and jeweled sandals were for the king and his court, pastels for dignitaries with red and yellow being the only colors allowed for the middle class.  What about the poor and the slaves? They went barefoot, of course.
What’s the difference between a common man’s sandal and the Pharaoh’s?

The peak, the peak!
These pointed shoes began to show up around 1234-1250 and were made from fabric or soft leather.  Who knows why pointed toes were developed for there seemed to be no function. My guess is that Pharaohs were just show offs.

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