Clothing

In biblical times, men, women and children wore the same items of clothing:

Women usually wore a long tunic, with half-length or full-length sleeves and covered their heads. Men wore a long or a short tunic and did not always cover their heads.

Most clothing was made of wool or linen. According to Matthew 3:4 and Mark 1:6, John the Baptist wore a rough cloak made of camel’s hair.
Ezekiel 16:10-13 mentions silk clothing, but it is not entirely certain whether the Hebrew word does indeed mean “silk”. It might also be a different valuable type of cloth. The only time that the Bible definitely mentions silk, is in Revelation 18:12.
It was forbidden to use two different types of cloth in one item of clothing. Deuteronomy 22:11 states: “Do not wear cloth made by weaving wool and linen together.”

Linen was off-white or beige in colour. Wool could be natural colours, black, brown and beige, but it could also be dyed different colours. In the Bible, the colours red, blue and purple are mentioned in particular.
Purple clothing was only worn by the wealthiest people. The dye used was made from the secretions of a particular type of sea snail and was very expensive. Acts 16:14 mentions a woman named Lydia, who was a dealer in purple cloth.