Sure they had the generic trousers, stockings, undertunic, overtunic, coat and cloak, but вЂњoh - those accessoriesвЂ¦вЂќ (We will go into this more in future articles вЂ¦ IвЂ™m drooling just thinking of it. The often stereotyped, yet usually aptly described вЂњtestosterone-basedвЂќ Vikings donвЂ™t usually bring to mind вЂњhigh fashion.вЂќ But these men were quite the fashion hogs (as opposed to divas) if you look a little closer and the creative side of their ire is rather admirable. Makes me sayвЂ“, along with the mechanical singing-children in Anaheim, CA, Orlando, FL, and Tokyo, Japan, (wherever DisneyвЂ™s вЂњMagic KingdomвЂќ is found)вЂ“ вЂњItвЂ™s a small world after all.вЂќ So, fashion even in our modern holiday art looks like ancient Iraqis and the cultures they influenced. That is great design! Actually, there are traditionalists who still dress like that. It has lasted and been popular for not centuries вЂ“ millennia. Three wise men going to visit the baby Jesus, usually with a camel or two in tow, or riding them, and a few boxes of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Everybody dressed like the вЂњwise menвЂќ from the East and whether you like it or not, that is one of the most powerful images in the world. Much of todayвЂ™s ideology and ideas about commerce, religion and family structures (even math) had its origin in Babylonian territory, and of course thereвЂ™s the вЂњfashion and artвЂќ, striking then and striking now.ДЇor most of the Western world, the ancient Babylonian-styled fashions probably most commonly resemble the Christmas card guys. Though now a hot spot in the вЂњwar on terrorismвЂќ and civil unrest, it is considered one of the birthplaces of modern civilization, in fact, the вЂњcradle of civilizationвЂќ as a whole. Babylon often took prisoners of conquered nations, carrying away the wealthy, the educated and highborn to their capital city, as вЂњshow-trophiesвЂќ and to enhance their cultural diversity and prominence. The Babylonian Empire extended from Turkey to Iran, down through the now-contested Israel-Palestine territories into Egypt and the borders of Saudi Arabia. a Wonder of the Ancient World - most famous for its вЂњhanging gardens.вЂќ Babylon was a вЂњmelting pot,вЂќ much like the U.S. Much more вЂњmodernвЂќ than the Minoans, the Babylonian Empire was at its height around 550 B.C. They are the greatest invention fashion ever fashioned. If they had had jeans on Crete in 1600 B.C., I would have worn them. If I ever go and I donвЂ™t have to wear some kind of space suit, IвЂ™m wearing jeans. Incidentally, Alpha Centauri is the star system nearest to our own, and the likeliest to possibly have extra-terrestrial life, even if that is on a different dimensional level. If youвЂ™re too young to remember and havenвЂ™t seen the syndicated reruns вЂ“ you must find them. I thought by now, weвЂ™d be wearing the George Jetson look that came out in the 60s at least. Where are they going? What will we wear when we finally get off this freakinвЂ™ planet and go to say вЂ“ Alpha Centauri. All this from that fateful day when they adorned themselves with figs as God asked, вЂњWho told you that you were naked?вЂќ (okay, another story). A great suit can nail the job, a beautiful woman in the right outfit has sent men to war.ДЇashion is legislated by choice in many organizations and by force in some societies. Medieval coats of mail, witchdoctorвЂ™s headdresses, dГ©colletage (French term for вЂњlow necklineвЂќ), mini-skirts, bustles, neckties and wigs have subconsciously affected the psyche of us all throughout the ages and usually without us thinking about it. The term form follows function is an architectural term, yet fashionвЂ™s adherence and/or rebellion to this principle has cleverly excited us through time. At the time other civilizations went more on the arrangement and fold of the fabric than the cut of the garment itself, Minoan statuettes show them to be tailors, conscious of exact form and fit. The most striking feature of these costumes is that they were вЂњfitted,вЂќ much like today.

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