Wigs: image for five minutes

If at the end of the twentieth century, even the most advanced at that time belonged to the mods wig with some prejudice, seeing them as simply a means of masking of certain deficiencies appearance, then in the world today relating to wigs has changed radically. Wigs have become a symbol of chic and elegance. You can use them without special effort to radically change the style and image.


The concept of "wig" invented sophisticated in matters of fashion and aesthetics of the french. They are denoted by imitating the hair product from the covers sewn on the basis of hair - natural or artificial, and sometimes from the usual wool strands. The latest technology of the beauty industry can make wigs that look completely natural. And, despite the fact that there are other, more advanced methods of hair replacement, wigs are extremely popular.

It is curious that the ancient Egyptians were making some similarity of artificial hair, using as a base material for the manufacture of papyrus. But then they learned how to make wigs and more plausible. So, during excavations found wigs of human hair chestnut-colored woven with fibers of date palms. They wore during the various official and ceremonial priests and pharaohs. Special love for wigs entertained roman aristocrats - at faustina, wife of Marcus Aurelius, there were, in particular, a few hundred. And the residents of ancient Greece belonged to the wigs rather condescendingly, seeing in them only theatrical props.

Wigs French kings  

In Europe, the glory of the godmother wig has got to the French Queen Blanca of Castile. Perhaps she would not partake in hairdressing, But her son, King Louis IX came back from another crusade in Palestine completely bald - so influenced his health harsh climate of the southern countries. In the courtyard stood in 1224, and the French monarch at the time was not yet twenty and eight years.

Blanca was very disappointed that her son looks like an old man, and then she came up with the great idea. She made him a hat from fine fabrics and asked each court, has the same color hair, and that Louis, the strands of hair. All strands of it and then manually mounted on a cap, and the monarch no longer had an inferiority complex, appearing in public. Subsequently, Louis IX was canonized as catholic saints and has since been considered the patron saint of hairdressers.

And another French King, Louis XIII, the famous novel by Alexander Dumas the three musketeers, lost their own hair, carrying a venereal disease. Naturally, he too had to use a hair bill. In order to please his majesty, immediately put on wigs and all the courtiers were male. But a real boom for wigs began under Louis XIV - the sun king. They are worn by men and women, rich and poor, people of venerable age and young people. Etiquette prescribed the french nobility to wear a black wig in the morning, afternoon - chestnut and evening, as well as all the ceremonies - white.