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Julius Caesar
wore a laurel
wreath to hide his
baldness and even
attempted a
comb-over

ALL HAIR LEADS TO ROME BRAIDED PLUCKING
False hairpieces, made from slave hair,
created long, thick hair that was elaborately TRESSES AWAY
decorated to Women wore long, Plucking one’s forehead
indicate wealth. braided hair decorated was all the rage when
Hairnets and veils with ribbons and thread, women sought to emulate
were also popular which they covered with Queen Elizabeth I’s look,
accessories for hats and veils if they were complete with ornate
women while married. The pageboy headdresses. When the
men began hairstyle became popular queen began to lose her
to abandon among men along with hair and resorted to wigs,
their beards. the clean-shaven look. their popularity soared.

509 BCE – 476 CE 400-1400 CE 1558-1603

DEMAND SOPHISTICATED STYLE REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

IN THE US Victorian women The hairstyles of
French women,
Number of barbers loved upswept, particularly the
and hairdressers romantic styles ‘pouf’, became
working in 1880. with curly hair or so tall and
84,982 elegant and demure extravagant that
tight ringlets, more
padding and wire
than the previous
structures were
century. Facial hair
made a comeback necessary to keep
Number of barbers and hairdressers them supported.
in 1890, almost double last decade. for men with Powdered Marie
moustaches, white wigs Antoinette
131,116 Number of barbers and hairdressers sideburns were popular with her hairstyles,
created scenes
working by 1900, almost triple the
and beards.
with men.
amount from two decades before.
including a vegetable
garden complete
with carrots
1880-1900 1840-1900 1700-1800S
ECCENTRIC LAYERED LOCKS BLAST FROM

GLAM Reacting against the excess of the THE PAST
1980s, super-sleek, straight, layered
Perms took centre hair and natural, unkempt styles were Hairstyles have
stage for women’s all the rage with the arrival of the become more free
hair alongside minimalist and grunge movements. and experimental than
copious amounts ever before with lots
of teasing and of different cuts and
hairspray. As colours for both men
for men, it was Over 11 million and women. Vintage
women asked for
business in the trends from the past
the ‘Rachel’ cut, made
front, party in the famous by Jennifer century have resurged
back as the mullet Aniston once again but most
hairstyle arrived on have come with a
the scene. modern twist.

1980S 1990S 2000-PRESENT

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