Persian clothing

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Traditional Persian clothing or traditional Iranian clothing is the historical costume of the courtly and urban population of Iran (Persia), before the Pahlavi dress reforms of the 1930s. Clothing in Iran can be divided into several historical periods, however little is known about its earliest history. The exact date of the emergence of weaving in Iran is not yet known, but it is likely to coincide with the emergence of civilization. There are historical discoveries in northern Iran from about 6,000 BC that refer to wool weaving at the time. Other discoveries in central Iran dating back to 4200 BC have shown that the animals' skin has not been the only clothing worn on the Iranian plateau since those years. The clothing of ancient Iran took an advanced form, with the fabric and color of clothing becoming very important, and over time Iranian civilization accepted various influences on its clothing from other cultures. Depictions of Iranian clothing can be found in Persian miniature and...

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