 During the New Kingdom of Egypt kilts with a pleated triangular section became fashionable for men.Beneath was worn a triangular loincloth, or shente, whose ends were fastened with cord ties.In Ancient Greece the simple, sleeved T-shaped tunics were constructed of three seamed tubes of cloth, a style that originated in the Semitic Near East, along with the Semitic-based word khiton, also referred to as a chiton.