From 1720 wigs were an important status symbol for women

Posted by Aeasuds Janse
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Dec 30, 2015
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Heyday of the wig fashion: Rococo
From 1720 wigs were an important status symbol for women and men, With fuel rod, pomade and much flour and powder hair was intricately molded color human hair wigs, Fine hair defined roles in bright white and pink are now sorted meticulously and symmetrical, With the wild shaggy wigs from the time of Louis XIII, these works of art have nothing more to do, With subpad and wire the pompous wigs often took on an amazing height and were up to 90cm high.
The sudden end of the wig fashion
With the French Revolution (1789-1799) the wig fashion took a very sudden end, The nobility was dethroned and thus their lifestyle and fashion, Only one saw yet one way or another wig as Amtstracht of judges & Co. In the women were in the Biedermeier period (1820-1848) hairpieces than chic - after it was over .... but be final.

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