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THE EMPIRE OF LIFE
QUEEN OF ANKH
“The key of life” Dress
The design of the dress is inspired by the symbol of “the key to life”, representing the forces of life in ancient Egypt, where a contemporary ornament was formed inspired by the hieroglyphic symbol representing the “key of life”, the symbol of “ankh” and placed on the entire front of the costume. This design concept included embroidery with golden threads, given that gold represents a physical embodiment of the sun rays and the keys of the “ankh”, according to the prevailing concepts at the time. This is in addition to the use of the white color of the dress as it represents a physical expression of the manifestations of life in ancient Egypt.
THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Queen Nefertari
Queen Nefertari Dress
The design of Queen Nefertari Dress is inspired by the celestial appearance of the goddess “Hathor” and her crown associated with the sun disk. This due to the similarity between the sacred status of the queen and the goddess “Hathor” as the daughter of the sun and the wife of the solar deity “Hoor Al-Bahdati”, the victor over his enemies in ancient Egyptian mythology.
THE EMPIRE OF PLANTS
Queen OF THE LOTUS
Lotus Flower Dress
The design of the dress is inspired by the “lotus” flower, as it represents the forces of life in ancient Egypt, where a decorative formation consisting of three “lotus” flowers was used on the entire front of the dress, and the costume envelops a scarf in the form of an open “lotus” flower bud. As an expression of the breeze of life emanating from the “lotus” flower, according to ancient Egyptian myths. This design included also embroidery with golden threads, considering that gold represents a physical embodiment of the first sun that appeared shining from the bud of the “lotus” flower in the myth of the creation of the universe prevailing at the time, in addition to the use of the white color of the dress as an expressive appearance of the “lotus” flower.
THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Queen taia
The design of the dress is inspired by the design vocabulary of the prevailing appearance of the god “Aten” during the flourishing period of the arts of the “Tel el-Amarna” region - “Akhet Aten” at the time. The appearance in which the god “Aton” is depicted in the form of a sun disk with rays extending with powers. This is demonstrated through the use of the idol “Aten” as a decorative unit on the top of the waist for the dress, in addition to the crown of the statue of Queen “Nefertiti” located in the Museum of “Berlin”. is known that King Akhenaten, husband of Queen Nefertiti, was the first to call for the one-ness of worship under the sovereignty of the god Aten, and subsequently built a new city to rule, Akhet Aten. This dress included copper units coated with a layer of gold, as gold is a physical embodiment of the sun rays of the idol “Aton” in ancient, and from it came its relationship with the life forces of the sun, in addition to the use of the white color of the dress because it represents themanifestations of life .
THE EMPIRE OF PLANTS
QUEEN ANKHESENAMUN
Queen Ankhesenamun Dress
The design of the contemporary dress of Queen “Ankhesenamun” is inspired by a piece of art found in the tomb of her husband, King “Tutankhamun” in the “Valley of the Kings” region, where the “lotus” flower was used anatomically at the top of the dress – next to the heart. The lotus flower is a mythical embodiment of the moment of birth of the first sunrise when it emerged from the first water source in the myths of ancient Egypt, and what the moment of sunrise symbolizes from the manifestations of the birth of life and permanent renewal according to the prevailing beliefs at the time. The blue “lotus” flower in ancient Egypt in general also represents a symbol of affection between lovers, which in turn represents a symbolic confirmation of the emotional bond between Queen “Ankhesenamun” and her husband, King “Tutankhamun”. This design concept was also confirmed through the use of copper units coated with a layer of gold, as gold is a physical embodiment of sunlight in ancient Egypt, and from it came its relationship with the sunrise and the “lotus” flower, in addition to the use of black color, a physical embodiment of the night sky as the moment in time before sunrise.
THE EMPIRE OF THE NILE
Queen of the nile
THE DESIGN OF THE DRESS IS INSPIRED BY THE NILE RIVER, AS IT REPRESENTED THE FORCES OF LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. THE CONCEPT CONSISTS OF TRANSVERSE GRADIENT LINES INSPIRED BY THE APPEARANCE OF THE SIX GONDOLAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE COURSE OF THE NILE RIVER. THIS DESIGN ALSO INCLUDED EMBROIDERY WITH GOLDEN THREADS, CONSIDERING THAT GOLD REPRESENTS A PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT OF THE SUN, WHICH TAKES ITS DAILY JOURNEY BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY ON TWO BOATS WHOSE PATH FOLLOWS THE COURSE OF ANOTHER HEAVENLY RIVER CORRESPONDING TO THE “NILE” RIVER IN THE SKY, ACCORDING TO THE LEGENDS PREVAILING AT THE TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THE USE OF THE BLACK COLOR OF THE DRESS EXPRESSES THE CELESTIAL RIVER IN THE MYTHS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
THE EMPIRE OF THE PYRAMIDS
Queen Meritites I Dress
Queen Meritites I Dress
THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED CONTEMPORARY DRESS FOR QUEEN MERITITES I IS INSPIRED BY THE PYRAMID OF HER HUSBAND, KING KHUFU, PERCHED ON THE TOP OF THE “GIZA” PLATEAU, WHERE THE PYRAMIDAL SHAPE OF COPPER COATED WITH A LAYER OF GOLD WAS USED FREELY AT THE TOP OF THE DRESS – NEXT TO THE HEART. WHERE THE PYRAMID IS REPRESENTED BY A PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT OF THE SUN’S RAYS THAT CONNECT THE SKY AND THE EARTH, AND WHAT THESE RAYS SYMBOLIZE OF THE MANIFESTATIONS OF LIFE AND THE HOPES OF IMMORTALITY. BELOW THAT PYRAMIDAL SHAPE APPEARS AN ARTISTIC FORMATION OF A CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACTION OF THE “GRAND GALLERY” INSIDE THE GREAT PYRAMID, AS IT IS THE MAIN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE INSIDE THE PYRAMID LEADING TO THE BURIAL ROOM OF KING “KHUFU”, WHICH IN TURN REPRESENTS, ALONG WITH THE PYRAMID SHAPE AT THE TOP OF THE DRESS, A SYMBOLIC CONFIRMATION OF THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN QUEEN MERITITES I AND HER HUSBAND, KING KHUFU. THIS DESIGN CONCEPT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED THROUGH THE USE OF COPPER UNITS COATED WITH A LAYER OF GOLD, CONSIDERING GOLD AS A PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT OF THE SUN’S RAYS IN THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BELIEFS PREVAILING AT THE TIME, IN ADDITION TO THE USE OF THE BLACK COLOR AS A SYMBOL OF THE EGYPTIAN LANDS BACK THEN.
THE EMPIRE OF LIFE
QUEEN OF ANKH
“The key of life” Dress
The design of the dress is inspired by the symbol of “the key to life”, representing the forces of life in ancient Egypt, where a contemporary ornament was formed inspired by the hieroglyphic symbol representing the “key of life”, the symbol of “ankh” and placed on the entire front of the costume. This design concept included embroidery with golden threads, given that gold represents a physical embodiment of the sun rays and the keys of the “ankh”, according to the prevailing concepts at the time. This is in addition to the use of the white color of the dress as it represents a physical expression of the manifestations of life in ancient Egypt.
