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worealaurel
wreathtohidehis
baldnessandeven
attempteda
comb-over

ALL HAIR LEADS TO ROME BRAIDED PLUCKING

False hairpieces, made from slave hair, TRESSES AWAY
created long, thick hair that was elaborately
decorated to Women wore long, Plucking one’s forehead
indicate wealth. braided hair decorated was all the rage when
Hairnets and veils with ribbons and thread, women sought to emulate
were also popular which they covered with Queen Elizabeth I’s look,
accessories for hats and veils if they were complete with ornate
women while married. The pageboy headdresses. When the
men began hairstyle became popular queen began to lose her
to abandon among men along with hair and resorted to wigs,
their beards. the clean-shaven look. their popularity soared.

509 BCE – 476 CE 400-1400 CE 1558-1603

DEMAND SOPHISTICATED STYLE REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

IN THE US Victorian women The hairstyles of

loved upswept, French women,
Number of barbers particularly the
and hairdressers romantic styles ‘pouf’, became
working in 1880. with curly hair or so tall and
84,982 elegant and demure extravagant that
tight ringlets, more
padding and wire
than the previous
structures were
century. Facial hair
made a comeback necessary to keep
Number of barbers and hairdressers them supported.
in1890,almostdoublelastdecade. for men with Powdered Marie
moustaches, white wigs Antoinette
131,116 Number of barbers and hairdressers sideburns were popular withherhairstyles,
createdscenes
working by 1900, almost triple the
and beards.
with men.
amount from two decades before.
includingavegetable
gardencomplete
withcarrots
1880-1900 1840-1900 1700-1800S
ECCENTRIC LAYERED LOCKS BLAST FROM
GLAM Reacting against the excess of the THE PAST
1980s, super-sleek, straight, layered
Perms took centre hair and natural, unkempt styles were Hairstyles have
stage for women’s all the rage with the arrival of the become more free
hair alongside minimalist and grunge movements. and experimental than
copious amounts ever before with lots
of teasing and of different cuts and
hairspray. As colours for both men
for men, it was Over11million and women. Vintage
womenaskedfor
business in the trends from the past
the‘Rachel’cut,made
front, party in the famousbyJennifer century have resurged
back as the mullet Aniston once again but most
hairstyle arrived on have come with a
the scene. modern twist.

1980S 1990S 2000-PRESENT

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