Egyptian clothing varied by gender and social class. Men commonly wore a short skirt called a shenti, while women wore a long, one-piece skirt with straps and a thin cape. Those of nobility resembled common clothes but included symbols of status like scepters and crowns. Men kept their hair cut short and wore wigs, while both men and women used cosmetics made from animal fats, with some legends saying cosmetics were invented by the god Horus to repair his eye after injury in battle.