Books Details
Author : Marian I. Doyle Pages : 176 pages Publisher : Schiffer Publishing Language :
ISBN-10 : 0764317342 ISBN-13 : 9780764317347
Books Descriptions
A fascinating timeline of hair fashion emerges through a progression of images. This
extensively illustrated history of hairstyles is a guide for theatrical hairstylists,
costumers, and historical reenactors, and provides invaluable reference for dating
vintage photographs. Employing nearly 500 period photographs and illustrations, it
shows how everyday men, women, and children have worn their hair, while providing
a surprisingly intriguing glimpse into their lives. Organized chronologically, the book
demonstrates the common use of supplemental hairpieces (always), and the years
that Grecian coiffures (1836), center parts (1840s to '70s), curls (1860s), combs
(1870), French twists (1890), and bobbed hair (1925) were introduced. From Madame
Pompadour to the Gibson Girls, the ladies of fashion kept up with competitive, and
sometimes eccentric, hairstyles. This informative, entertaining, and easy-to-use guide
cleverly relates how people really once wore their hair.
