Aztec Clothing

      Along with every culture comes the way they dress. The Aztecs were no different. They dressed very casually and received a culture shock when the Spanish invaded due to their full armor. The Aztecs typically wore loose clothing, and while it was not considered skimpy, it did not fully cover everything. Their clothes and tunics were usually made of cotton and dyed with an array of colors. If they were in the military, their "costume" was usually embroidered with a eagle or a jaguar to show power and superiority. The common people dressed very differently. Slaves simply wore a loincloth, women wore skirts and sleeveless blouses with mild designs, and men often donned a cloak of sorts called tilmas, which was fashioned from a triangular cloth.