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| − | + | Wigs were made of horsehair, yak hair and human hair, the latter being the most expensive. | |
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/barber| [[Image:barbert.gif]]]] A Barber & Wigmaker's Shop from Diderot''. | ||
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| + | Wigs were very expensive. A man could outfit himself with a hat, coat, breeches, shirt, hose, and shoes for about what a wig would cost him. A wig also required constant care from a hairdresser for cleaning, curling, and powdering. | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/whitewig| [[Image:whitewig_small.jpg]]]] | ||
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| + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558705139/thecostumersmani [[Image:hairandwigsforstage.gif]] Hair & Wigs for the Stage : Step by Step] | ||
| − | + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791437426/thecostumersmani [[Image:hairitspowerandmean.gif]] Hair : Its Power and Meaning in Asian Cultures] | |
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| − | [ | + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0856675067/thecostumersmani [[Image:thehistoryofhair.jpg]] The History of Hair : Fashion and Fantasy Down the Ages] |
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| − | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ | + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1930064012/thecostumersmani [[Image:1940shairstyles.jpg]] 1940s Hairstyles] |
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| − | + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0792846036/thecostumersmani [[Image:wigstock.jpg]] Wigstock-The Movie] | |
| − | + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001JSILI/thecostumersmani [[Image:colonialwig.jpeg]] Colonial Wig] | |
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001JUGB8/thecostumersmani [[Image:marieantoinette.jpeg]] Marie Antoinette Wig] | ||
| − | + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880655047/thecostumersmani [[Image:tidingsfrom18thcent.jpg]] Tidings from the 18th Century][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300062877/thecostumersmani [[Image:artofdress17501820.gif]] The Art of Dress : Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820] | |
| − | + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300071280/thecostumersmani [[Image:dressinfrance18thcent.gif]] Dress in France in the Eighteenth Century] | |
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0896762262/thecostumersmani [[Image:costumecloseup.jpg]] Costume Close Up : Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790] | ||
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0896762262/thecostumersmani ][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0865652023/thecostumersmani [[Image:keepersofthekingdom.jpg]] Keepers of the Kingdom : The Ancient Offices of Britain] | ||
| + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0887346375/thecostumersmani [[Image:mens17thand18thcent.jpg]] Men's Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Costume : Cut and Fashion][http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?wowwigs+sYZC9p+index.html+ [[Image:ww12.gif]] ] | ||
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002TXOPC/thecostumersmani [[Image:tricornblackhat.jpeg]] Tricorn Black Hat - Many uses from colonial to pirate costumes] | ||
| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001KJP7I/thecostumersmani [[Image:piratehatandearring.jpeg]] Pirate Hat and Earring] | ||
| − | < | + | [[Image:madness2.jpg|98px|madness2.jpg (9307 bytes)]] [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6305812314/thecostumersmani The Madness of King George][[Image:writingtheromance.gif]][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0961528893/thecostumersmani ][http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892689014/thecostumersmani Writing the Romance Novel] |
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/powder| [[Image:powder_small.jpg]]]] detail from a French fashion plate of 1778'' | ||
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| + | Powder rapidly became an essential for full dress occasions and it continued in use until almost the end of the century. | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_theatre/1735tomlinson| [[Image:1735tomlinson_small.gif|109px|1735tomlinson.gif (97520 bytes)]]]] Mr. Kellom Tomlinson, Author of the "Art of Dancing" 1724.'' | ||
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| + | [[leloir_vol10/33_1715-23wigs| [[Image:33_1715-23wigs_small.jpg|133px|33_1715-23wigs.jpg (69370 bytes)]]]] Wig fashions from 1715-1725 early in the reign of Louis XV | ||
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| + | At the beginning of the 18th Century, the most popular dress wig was the long, full-bottomed wig, left over from the previous century. It dribbled its way out of fashion until the 1720's when it was only worn by professional men such as lawyers and doctors. After 1740, it was only worn by judges and had gone completely out of fashion. | ||
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| + | [[leloir_vol10/34_1723| [[Image:34_1723_small.jpg|100px|34_1723.jpg (39148 bytes)]]]] Wig in the fashion from the previous reign carried over into 1723 | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/wigs2| [[Image:wigs2_small.gif]]]] [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/frenchjudge| [[Image:frenchjudge_small.gif]]]] [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/longwig2d| [[Image:longwig2d_small.gif]]]] [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/longwigs| [[Image:longwigs_small.gif]]]] | ||
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| + | The most popular undress wig was the bob wig, a shorter wig that originally was worn by tradesman who could not afford the longer wigs. Bob wigs were the most popular wigs in colonial America and were also the standard wig worn by Protestant clergymen for the whole century. Catholic clergy wore a similar style with a built in tonsure at the top. | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/johnadams| [[Image:johnadams_small.gif]]]] ''John Adams in a bob wig '' | ||
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| + | '' [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bobwig2d| [[Image:bobwig2d_small.gif]]]] bob wig from Diderot.'' | ||
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| + | '' [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bobtonsure| [[Image:bobtonsure_small.gif]]]] bob wig with tonsure for Catholic clergy'' | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bobwigs| [[Image:bobwigs_small.gif]]]] | ||
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| + | After the 1720s, shorter wigs were more popular. | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/calthrop/1727-1760| [[Image:1727-1760_small.gif]]]] | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/pathenry| [[Image:pathenry_small.jpg]]]] Patrick Henry in a short tie wig.''[[Image:1760.gif]][[Image:1774.gif]][[Image:1775.gif]][[Image:1778.gif]][[Image:1782.gif]][[Image:1783.gif]][[Image:1783b.gif|92px|1783b.gif (874 bytes)]] | ||
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| + | The tie wig is the style most usually associated with the 18th Century, but the queue wig with one or more back braids, the bag wig, with a black taffeta bag attached, and the natural wig with a long straight or curled back were also popular. | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bagwig| [[Image:bagwig_small.gif]]]] A bag wig.'' | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/wigbag| [[Image:wigbag_small.gif|102px|wigbag.gif (3099 bytes)]]]] A wig bag. [[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bagwig2d| [[Image:bagwig2d_small.gif]]]] bag wig and bag details from Diderot''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/ramellieswig| [[Image:ramellieswig_small.gif]]]][[18thcent_accessories/wigs/ramellies2d|[[Image:ramellies2d_small.gif]]]] | ||
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| + | [[18thcent_general/fairholt/278| [[Image:278_small.GIF]]]]''Hats and wigs of the 1740's from Hogarth, including The Ramillies wig (center).[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/naturalwig| [[Image:naturalwig_small.gif]]]]A "natural" wig. ''''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/natural2d| [[Image:natural2d_small.gif]]]]Two types of "natural" from Diderot.'' | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/bagsmuffs&pockets/hogarthfop| [[Image:hogarthfop_small.gif]]]] A fop by Hogarth wears a long queue wig.'' | ||
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| + | In the 1770s, a simpler fashion called the Club wig or the Cadogan became popular as well. | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/clubdiderot| [[Image:clubdiderot_small.gif]]]] The club or Cadogan wig from Diderot.'' | ||
| + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0960902600/thecostumersmani [[Image:historiccolonialfrenchdress.jpg]] Historic Colonial French Dress : A Guide to Re-Creating North American French Clothing]</center> | ||
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| + | [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1851771166/thecostumersmani [[Image:400yearsoffash.jpg]] Four Hundred Years of Fashion] (V&A Costume Collection)[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486243311/thecostumersmani [[Image:18thcentfashplates.gif]] Eighteenth Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color][http://www.cafeshops.com/thecostumersman [[Image:mug.jpeg]] Costumer's Manifesto Logo Merchandise] | ||
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| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009XCZ7E/thecostumersmani [[Image:dukecostumewig.jpg]] Amazon.com Duke Costume Wig with Bow - COLOR CHOICES Apparel] | ||
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| + | [[Image:quillsdvd.jpg]] [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00003CXPV/thecostumersmani Quills] | ||
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| + | [[Image:Rothwig.gif|84px|Rothwig.gif (14284 bytes)]] [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304286317/thecostumersmani Rob Roy] | ||
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| + | ; [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568581645/thecostumersmani [[Image:1700scenes.jpg]] 1700 : Scenes from London Life][http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?wowwigs+sYZC9p+index.html+ [[Image:ww12.gif]]] | ||
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| + | <center>[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0810941082/thecostumersmani [[Image:baroqueandrococoart.jpg]] Baroque & Rococo: Art & Culture]</center><center>[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486231097/thecostumersmani [[Image:everydaydressofamericolonialperiod.gif]] Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period Coloring Book]</center> | ||
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| + | Still the outrageous hair fashions of women in the 1770s influenced mens fashion and several brief but memorable styles aped the high built coiffures of the ladies, on a smaller scale. | ||
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| + | ''[[18thcent_general/fairholt/291| [[Image:291_small.GIF]]]] Fashions of 1772, as shown in Fairholt.'' | ||
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| + | By the 1780s, young men were setting a fashion for natural hair lightly powdered. | ||
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| + | [[Image:1784.gif|143px|1784.gif (1174 bytes)]] [[Image:1786.gif|117px|1786.gif (1131 bytes)]] [[Image:1786b.gif|86px|1786b.gif (1009 bytes)]] [[Image:1790.gif|170px|1790.gif (1298 bytes)]] [[Image:1793.gif|109px|1793.gif (1129 bytes)]] [[Image:1796.gif|109px|1796.gif (1024 bytes)]] | ||
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| + | After 1790, both wigs and powder were reserved for older more conservative men, and ladies being presented at court. In 1795, the English government put a tax of hair powder of one guinea per year which effectively caused the demise of both the fashion for wigs and powder by 1800. In France the association of wigs with the aristocracy caused the fashion for both to evaporate during the terror of 1793. | ||
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| + | [[galleryimages_diderot/diderotfashion/pages/wigmakerbarber|'' [[Image:wigmakerbarber.jpg|75px|wigmakerbarber]]'']] | ||
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| + | [[galleryimages_diderot/diderotfashion/pages/wigsandhairpieces|'' [[Image:wigsandhairpieces.jpg|75px|wigsandhairpieces]]'']] | ||
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| + | [[galleryimages_diderot/diderotfashion/pages/wigmakerbarber|''wigmakerbarber.jpg'']] | ||
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| + | [[galleryimages_diderot/diderotfashion/pages/wigsandhairpieces|''wigsandhairpiece...'']] | ||
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| + | ''Images from Diderot's Encyclopedia, c.1762'' | ||
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| + | * [[Image:scisdot.gif]] [[classes_254pages/projects/18THWIGS|Make your own 18th century style wig]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0910412227/thecostumersmani Amazon.com: Wigmaker in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg:] | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0823954269/thecostumersmani Amazon.com: A Day in the Life of a Colonial Wigmaker] | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761411461/thecostumersmani Amazon.com: The Hatters (Colonial Craftsmen)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.makeup-fx.com/ www.Makeup-FX.com: Special Makeup Effects by Lars Carlsson] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.makeup-fx.com/Perukeng.html Step-by-step ventilated Wigmaking] | ||
| + | * [http://www.historyinthemaking.org/catalog/wigs.htm Handmade 18th Century Style Wigs for Sale] | ||
| + | * [http://www.si.edu/ndm/dfl/daily/e156.htm Man's indoor hat c.1720] | ||
| + | * [http://www.manchestergalleries.org/costume/narrative.php?irn=156&QueryPage=index.php&themeback=1 Gallery of Costume - Man's Wig & Wig Bag 1780-1790] | ||
| + | * [[travel_00pages/uktour/2002uktourvandaheads|Portrait busts showing wigs/hats/hairstyles of the 18th & early 19th Century in the V&A ]][[Image:scissdotclear.gif]] | ||
| + | * [http://members.aol.com/muzeloader/doclist.htm French and Indian War Downloadable documents on French Uniforms & how to salute with the hat] | ||
| + | * [[The Costumer's Manifesto: 18th Century Costume Resources Online |18th Century Wig, Hair and Hat Links]][[Image:scissdotclear.gif]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.costumegallery.com/part2.htm THE HANDBOOK OF GERMAN DRESS- Hair & Headdress 1500s-1700s] | ||
| + | * [http://www.geocities.com/vintageconnection/VintageConnection--18thCenturyHair.html VintageConnection--18thCenturyHair] | ||
| + | * [http://www.history.org/history/teaching/wigmkr.cfm Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Resources 18th Century Wigmakers] | ||
| + | * [http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/enlightened_elegance/head.htm Wigs, Hats and Hairdresses: Keeping in High Style (18th Century)] | ||
| + | * [http://pweb.jps.net/~patterns/hats18th.html 18th Century Hats] | ||
| + | * [http://histclo.hispeed.com/style/head/hair/hair-histet1700.html boys hair styles: the 18th century] | ||
| + | [http://www.costumes.org Home] [[advice_1pages/questions|Questions]] [[store_100pages/giftstore|Buy Books and More]] </small>[[classes_254pages/teacherbio|About Me]] | ||
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[[17thcent_mensfashionplates/louis14bighair|
]] Louis XIV (son of Louis XIII) in the Full bottomed wig he made fashionable in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
Wigs were made of horsehair, yak hair and human hair, the latter being the most expensive.
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/barber|]] A Barber & Wigmaker's Shop from Diderot.
Wigs were very expensive. A man could outfit himself with a hat, coat, breeches, shirt, hose, and shoes for about what a wig would cost him. A wig also required constant care from a hairdresser for cleaning, curling, and powdering.
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/whitewig|]]
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Hair & Wigs for the Stage : Step by Step
Hair : Its Power and Meaning in Asian Cultures
The History of Hair : Fashion and Fantasy Down the Ages
Hair in African Art and Culture
Tidings from the 18th Century
The Art of Dress : Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820
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Dress in France in the Eighteenth Century
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Costume Close Up : Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790
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Keepers of the Kingdom : The Ancient Offices of Britain
Men's Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Costume : Cut and Fashion
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]] detail from a French fashion plate of 1778
Powder rapidly became an essential for full dress occasions and it continued in use until almost the end of the century.
[[18thcent_theatre/1735tomlinson|
]] Mr. Kellom Tomlinson, Author of the "Art of Dancing" 1724.
[[leloir_vol10/33_1715-23wigs|
]] Wig fashions from 1715-1725 early in the reign of Louis XV
At the beginning of the 18th Century, the most popular dress wig was the long, full-bottomed wig, left over from the previous century. It dribbled its way out of fashion until the 1720's when it was only worn by professional men such as lawyers and doctors. After 1740, it was only worn by judges and had gone completely out of fashion.
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]] Wig in the fashion from the previous reign carried over into 1723
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The most popular undress wig was the bob wig, a shorter wig that originally was worn by tradesman who could not afford the longer wigs. Bob wigs were the most popular wigs in colonial America and were also the standard wig worn by Protestant clergymen for the whole century. Catholic clergy wore a similar style with a built in tonsure at the top.
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/johnadams|
]] John Adams in a bob wig
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bobwig2d|
]] bob wig from Diderot.
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/bobtonsure|
]] bob wig with tonsure for Catholic clergy
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After the 1720s, shorter wigs were more popular.
[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/calthrop/1727-1760|
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]] Patrick Henry in a short tie wig.





The tie wig is the style most usually associated with the 18th Century, but the queue wig with one or more back braids, the bag wig, with a black taffeta bag attached, and the natural wig with a long straight or curled back were also popular.
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[[18thcent_general/fairholt/278| ]]Hats and wigs of the 1740's from Hogarth, including The Ramillies wig (center).[[18thcent_accessories/wigs/naturalwig|
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]]Two types of "natural" from Diderot.
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In the 1770s, a simpler fashion called the Club wig or the Cadogan became popular as well.
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]] The club or Cadogan wig from Diderot.
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Baroque & Rococo: Art & Culture
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[[18thcent_general/fairholt/291| ]] Fashions of 1772, as shown in Fairholt.
By the 1780s, young men were setting a fashion for natural hair lightly powdered.
After 1790, both wigs and powder were reserved for older more conservative men, and ladies being presented at court. In 1795, the English government put a tax of hair powder of one guinea per year which effectively caused the demise of both the fashion for wigs and powder by 1800. In France the association of wigs with the aristocracy caused the fashion for both to evaporate during the terror of 1793.
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Images from Diderot's Encyclopedia, c.1762
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Make your own 18th century style wig
- Amazon.com: Wigmaker in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg:
- Amazon.com: A Day in the Life of a Colonial Wigmaker
- Amazon.com: The Hatters (Colonial Craftsmen)
- www.Makeup-FX.com: Special Makeup Effects by Lars Carlsson
- Handmade 18th Century Style Wigs for Sale
- Man's indoor hat c.1720
- Gallery of Costume - Man's Wig & Wig Bag 1780-1790
- Portrait busts showing wigs/hats/hairstyles of the 18th & early 19th Century in the V&A
- French and Indian War Downloadable documents on French Uniforms & how to salute with the hat
- 18th Century Wig, Hair and Hat Links
- THE HANDBOOK OF GERMAN DRESS- Hair & Headdress 1500s-1700s
- VintageConnection--18thCenturyHair
- Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Resources 18th Century Wigmakers
- Wigs, Hats and Hairdresses: Keeping in High Style (18th Century)
- 18th Century Hats
- boys hair styles: the 18th century
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