History of Hairstyles and Fashion
In the 19th century, men began to favor the shorter hairstyles. Facial hair that used to be so common in one decade went away completely in the next only to make a comeback in the following decade. In mid-century Naples, …
Standards for beauty have changed tremendously depending on the time and the place.
As long as we remain social animals, hairdressing will always have a role to play in the quest for status and reproduction. “Humans” according to Robin Bryer …
In the 18th century, a lot of focus shifted to women’s hair and the impressive amounts of headdresses of the middle decades became a reminder of the old regime and the excesses in fashion. Coiffures got to the peak of …
At this point in history, whatever arrangement is made, hairstyles quickly became one of those sayings of international art that spread fashion across the globe. The standards were variety and innovation. Some women shaved off their foreheads and were left …
The European culture went through a period of revival in the middle ages and this brought back things like international fashion which was inclusive of coiffures.
Hairstyles varied in northern and southern Europe and if the comeback of fashion stood …
The Pre-Raphaelites had several paintings in their possession that signified a specific image of Arthurian damsels and knights.
Some evidence indicates that the interval between the exit of the Romans and the entry of the Normans in England gravitated towards …
The Romans initially imitated the Greeks and then came up with their own innovative hairstyles that align with their own imperial ethics. Men usually carry short hairs and this came to be known as the “Titus”. Catered to by the …
The ancient Greeks came up with the beauty salon.
A place where women could come gather around and have their cheeks blanched with white lead and have their hair dressed in various artistic ways. Sometimes they had their hair dyed …
According to archaeological studies, early Egyptians used to wear their natural hair in tight braids. It all changed when wigs were discovered.
This gave way for cutting the hair short or shaving it. Young boys still kept their hair but …
When an exceptional hairdresser Marcel Grateau from Paris, in the mid-1880s discovered an ingenious way to give hair a beautiful and wavy look with a soft texture, it ushered in a new era of modern hairdressing. Rendering the postiches and …