18th century hairstyles

18th Century Hairstyles

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  Coiffure Belle-Poule
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  Fourteen heads showing different types of wigs for men.
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18th Century Women's Hairstyles

In the 18th century it became fashionable for women to wear a very tall wig adorned with pearls and ribbons. These wigs were often powdered, sometimes with colored powder.

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  Some people even put model boats in their hair
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  A woman having her extraordinarily high wig covered with a protective cone by a maidservant and hair-dresser mounting a step-ladder; the woman's lover, who also wears a high wig and protective cover, sits at her feet.
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  A woman wearing a high wig and protective hood (called a 'calash') entering a breakfast parlour and being greeted by another woman wearing an elaborate wig and hat with feathers attached to the back of it; in the background a seated man looks on and a maid-servant brings in a tray of tea things.

18th Century Men's Hairstyles

Did you know some men would shave off their real hair because it was more fashionable to have a wig. Men's wigs were a lot simpler then woman's.

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  A fashionable man takes his hat off whilst strolling; his hat off whilst strolling; his hairdresser assists him by supporting the weight of his large wig.
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