---
node: fashion_third_intermediate
type: fashion
slug: third_intermediate_period_fashion
title: "Fashion in the Third Intermediate Period"
lead: "In the Third Intermediate Period the sumptuous linen dress of the New Kingdom was carried on more conservatively; Libyan and Kushite (25th Dynasty) kings appeared, adding new elements to dress."
published: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-07-28
change: "Created as a fashion sub-page under the history section (egypt region)"
requester: internal
reason: "Per the owner's decision, fashion lives under each history era"
---

## Overview

In this age of divided kingship and foreign dynasties, dress changed while keeping the New Kingdom pattern.

## Key garments and style

Pleated linen garments, wigs and broad collars continued. The Nubian (Kushite) kings were shown in Egyptian-style dress with their own headgear and ornaments.

## Transition

In the Late Period, under foreign powers such as Persia, traditional dress coexisted with foreign styles.