The History Of Coiffure In The XVIII Century.

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The history of the coiffures of the XVIII century is amazing. The XVIII century is considered to be “a century of women”. That’s the time of sophistication, mannerism, simplicity and unimaginable complex coiffures at the same time. Hair has always been a reflection of general trends in fashion and Rococo style defines the accents in the XVIII century.
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  • added May 01, 2009

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    I was surveying the 18th century with my Humanities class last week. I urged that they focus on the fascinating fact that the century begins with the archetypal absolute monarch, Louis XIV, on the throne. It ends with revolution and the beheading of Louis' grandson. It's the Rococo in visual arts, classicism in music, and "Enlightenment" in intellectual circles. (And, to add to your list, the salons were presided over by women, right?)

    Anyhow, re coiffures, emblematic (and cruel) that Marie Antoinette was taken to the guillotine sans wig.

    Just as interesting is what happened to women's waistlines. Mme Pompadour on the left, Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun.

    Scarabus
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    I was just looking at both Elizabethan and Edwardian fashion just the other day on Google Images.

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