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haute couture history
providing a delicate contrast to the richness of the velvet
The sophisticated combination of materials and textures
The hair of loved ones was made into small mementos
Assuit Shawl, 1920s #eveningdress haute couture historyIn the 1920s, travel to Egypt had become very fashionable. The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 triggered a "travel wave." It suddenly became fashionable to have been to Egypt. The pattern of the Assuit or Assiut shawls is a pattern from this North African country on the Nile. Assiut is a city in central Egypt. Assuit shawls quickly became a status symbol of wealth and prosperity. The fabric of this beautiful shawl is made of dark colored