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Scientists reported evidence of clothes being made 120,000 years ago based on findings in deposits in Morocco. This discovery appeared in September 2021 and challenges previous estimates that ranged from 40,000 to as many as 3 million years ago.
The oldest known piece of woven clothing is the Tarkhan dress which is an over 5000 year old linen garment. Archeologists have identified very early sewing needles of bone and ivory from about 30,000 BC found near Kostenki Russia in 1988.
In ancient Rome only senators could wear garments dyed with Tyrian purple. Sumptuary laws regulate what men and women are required to wear in some societies including restrictions on specific colors for certain classes.
China is the world's largest clothing exporter with a value of US$178.4 billion accounting for 22.6% of the global market share. The value of global clothing exports in 2022 reached US$790.1 billion up 10.6% from 2021.
In 2016 researchers discovered a needle at least 50,000 years old from Denisova Cave in Siberia made by Denisovans. Dyed flax fibers dating back to 34,000 BC could have been used in clothing and were found in a prehistoric cave in Georgia.