Also, there are two ringlet curls hanging down by the ears, which to many people screams “18th century!” but they’re not. These are glued on but can be pulled off easily and don’t leave a gap or a mark. The wig comes with pink satin bows on either side of the head. ![]() These things aren’t “bad,” they just need altering. Here it is out of the package, a little fluffing, and I’ve removed the pink bows. It is also easy to create more distinct ringlets just by twirling the hair around your fingers. The curls of this wig are actually quite natural, and it’s easy to fluff the hairstyle up and make it look pretty darn cute within a matter of minutes. The hair comes up and off the face, with no bangs or ringlets framing the forehead, as is the sad case on almost every “costume wig” I’ve found for 18th c. Let’s start with the Marie Antoinette Wig fresh out of the bag, then I’ll take you through the “how to” for how I altered it.Īs mentioned above, the overall shape of this wig is pretty nice for 1770s pouf styles. I’m also big on the D-I-Y, and I was eager to try out some new tips and tricks I’d picked up since my last adventure in Wig Wrangling. Some of you will know that I posted a link to this wig on my Facebook fan page, and it sparked all kinds of discussion about period accuracy, quality versus pricing, “cheaping out,” and if in this particular subject of wiggery, do you really “get what you pay for.” I am one of those who does not believe that you have to pay and arm and a leg to have nice things. My criteria for judging this goodness were the overall shape, color of the hair (it wasn’t WHITE), but most importantly if this wig could form the base upon which to create a really great period styled wig. not to mention forget that thourgh the soldiers people across europe had the opportunity to see and copy french fashions.Earlier this week I espied on a “Marie Antoinette” wig that looked surprisingly good. (Well, Murat still favoured longer hair, but it is well known that he wanted appeared as dashing as possible, so probabaly he wanted to show off his beautiful dark curls.) it is also interesting to note that most of these officers came from middle and working class families. All the others had short hair with sideburns. ![]() Take the portraits of Napoleon’s marshals and generals for example: only those thait at the end of the century were already in their 40es or more still have powdered or long hair. Only some men in the army (like some hussards that wore one or two braids) and the elderly kept their hair long. Some supporters of the monarchy adopeted short hair to remember those who had their hair cut before being behaded. Supporters of the revolution rejected powder, wigs and long hair because they were used by the aristcracy and to imiteta roman republican heroes. I don’t know much obout england, but probably the fashion ended in the rest of Europe because of the influence of the french revolution. I noted your remarks concerning the more conservative professions, but I guess Im curious to know if there would be an instance where someone would just choose a hair style out of sheer preference? I am trying to get a sense of why this character would choose to keep his hair long and why he would want to cut it short. Was also curious to know if any feelings were expressed by men about long hair, if in its time of popularity it was considered a hallmark of masculinity, then later changed because of the desire to express an “upwardly mobile” intent? I ask this because I am developing a character who wears his hair in a long queue, but lives in the late Georgian era. the lower classes? I remember reading in Patrick O’Brian that those serving in the navy tended to hold on to the ‘older’ hairstyles (long hair held in a queue or braided). The question I’d like to ask is were these hairstyles of the ton, or did the general populace take on these styles as well i.e.
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