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THE EMPIRE OF THE NILE

“QUEEN FOR THE NILE” Dress

THE DESIGN OF THE DRESS IS INSPIRED BY THE NILE RIVER, AS IT REPRESENTED THE FORC- ES OF LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. THE CONCEPT CONSISTS OF TRANSVERSE GRADIENT LINES IN- SPIRED BY THE APPEARANCE OF THE SIX GON- DOLAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE COURSE OF THE NILE RIVER. THIS DESIGN ALSO INCLUDED EMBROIDERY WITH GOLDEN THREADS, CON- SIDERING 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 COR- RESPONDING 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.