In a New York Times February 25, 1923 article one fashion guru pronounced that America was in a better mood to produce styles than Europe due to World War I, and this year the American shows were dominated by Egyptian fashions. A February 27 article proclaimed a “complete change in furniture, decorations, jewelry and women’s dress… as a result of the discoveries in the tomb of Tutankhamun.” The newspaper also reported that Washington D.C.’s Patent office received a flood of applications for the use of Tut-Ankh-Amen as a trademark–objects chiefly for “women’s use.” In fact, commercially, Tutankhamen made the biggest impact on women’s fashion. Please note: Only one costume is included per sale, the main image shows that it can be worn unisex. Shoes, wig and staff not included.

As the building neared completion, the Sainsbury’s chairman and board got cold feet, claiming the decorative features overwhelmed the Homebase brand. Draw the outline of King Tut’s headcloth (the nemes) onto cardboard. Place the mask in position on top, and draw around it. Remove the mask and cut out the nemes. It was thought that brown spots, microbiological growths on the burial chamber's painted walls, might be growing. They shared a series of images of the tomb - but the most striking photos showed the Pharaoh's mummified face and feet.

Sign up to get $10 or 10% off your first order

The Ancient Egyptian-style design of this DIY and home store was researched by Pollard and his stone carver, Richard Kindersley (1939-), during visits to London’s British Museum and Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, as well as in consultation with Egyptian experts. Our DIY Tutankhamun’s mask was a lot of fun to do, and was actually pretty easy. Read on to find out how we made it. He spent several months cataloguing the antechamber before opening the burial chamber and discovering the sarcophagus in February 1923.

Jewellery: Jewellery is another important aspect of your Egyptian costume , as it often symbolised power, religion and status. Our range includes several styles of wrist cuffs, face jewels and most importantly cobra armbands which were seen as a symbol of protection and perfect for adding that authentic look to your Egyptian God or Goddess costume. A group of tourists view the linen-wrapped mummy of of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, taking in his mummified body Place the mask in position on top of the nemes, then flip both over and attach together around the inner edge of the mask, using modroc. Leave to dry.

That royal respect even applies to the mini queens. After all, there are plenty of kid Cleopatra costumes out there. Once your little girl is wearing the wide gold collar and is walking with a billowing gauze cape behind her, there's not much distance between her and the last queen of Egypt!