An Illustrated History of Hairstyles 1830-1930 From Madame Pompadour to the Gibson Girls, the ladies of fashion kept up with competitive, and sometimes eccentric, hairstyles. This extensively illustrated history of hairstyles is a guide for theatrical hairstylists, costumers, and histo
| TITLE | : | An Illustrated History of Hairstyles 1830-1930 |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.68 (935 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0764317342 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 192 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2007-07-01 |
| GENRE | : |
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
Editorial :
The Sike's family are amazing people that you think could only exist in fairy tales. This is a wonderful book. I approach this book as a novice hobbyist. This has marvelous information and photographs on how to add a natural front hairline, natural back neck hairline, natural part, etc. As a costume designer, I am often also responsible for designing the actors hair and make-up. Granted, it's still work, but even professionals have found that adapting a commercial wig may be the way to go.
The whole book is really wonderfully illustrated. If you are involved in a re-enactment society this book is very helpful as to how folks wore their hair during each period and even afew "how to's".. What an amazing and inspiring story. This isn't just a regular book though. This is a small step in wig-making, but this book has given me the tools and inspiration to pull it off magnificently,
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