2017年9月28日 · By the 1740s, the full heavy wig was only worn by judges. Throughout the century, wigs got progressively smaller. In the 1780s, some fashionable young men began wearing their natural hair lightly powdered. By the 1790s, wigs and hair powder were no longer fashionable, and wigs were only commonly worn by the older generation of men.

2021年7月26日 · Chinoiserie silks were also in vogue during the 1740s. A brocaded satin robe à la fran çaise (Figs. 15, 16) with the newly fashionable oval sleeve cuffs combines familiar floral-and-foliate motifs with whimsical diminutive pagoda-like structures, seated figures in tall, pointed hats, and fantastical birds.

During this time we see the emergence of the bag wig in the 1720s (the hair was tied at the back and then put in a small black bag, curls were made over the ears), and the bob wig (hair falling just below the ears, it had curls or a simple frizz all over) begins to be worn in the 30s

2020年5月26日 · Campaign wigs, particularly the Ramillies wig, named after a British victory during the War of Spanish Succession in 1706, were used by officers. It was a short pigtail, or “queue” tied near the scalp and at the bottom of the plait. While these queues were originally fashioned from a soldier’s real hair, fake queues quickly became the norm.

Wigs were introduced in the 17th century, when King Louis XIII of France (1610-43), who had let his own hair grow long, began to bald prematurely at the age of 23. Courtiers were quick to emulate the fashion, which spread to England during the period of the Restoration of Charles II …

Wigs remained essential for men and women of substance, and were often white; natural hair was powdered to achieve the fashionable look. The costume of the eighteenth century, if lacking in the refinement and grace of earlier times, was distinctly quaint and picturesque.

The book includes a detailed history of men's and women's hair from 1700 to 1799: which styles were worn when, as well as how 18th century wigs and hair were styled. It provides practical techniques for styling hair and wigs that will be useful to anyone who wants to learn more about historical hairstyling, from beginners to advanced users.

2016年1月4日 · From orange flower scents and sparkling jewels, to violet-hued powders and plush feathers and plumes, these wigs were desperately sought after by all members of society, whether they were in the...

But where does the powdered wig come from? Why was such a peculiar look the sign of nobility in England during the 1500s-1700s? It all has to do with syphilis, head lice, the shame of male-pattern baldness, and the fashion tastes of Louis XIV.

2014年6月9日 · Instead of wigs, the men grew their hair long and according to the prevailing fashion in a nation’s army, hair was either allowed to grow long with simple modeling, as in the French army of the 1740s, or else was elaborately coiffured as in Prussian and British armies.