Friday, 5 February 2016

Hair: Early Victorian women

For this unit, we are looking at Victorian hair. Helen started the lesson by showing us images and portraiture of Victorian men and women and explained to us how the hair changed throughout the era. In early 18th century women's hair was parted in the middle with tight curls/rolls on the side. Women were often seen with buns at the back of the head and were mostly created using plaits. In the 1830's the curls dropped and were lower down on the head. When Queen Victoria married, her hair featured a bun at the back of the head and was parted in the middle of the head with hair looped round the ear.  Men's hair was often parted at the side. It was also sleek and curly. 












Helen wanted us to complete a simple Victorian hairstyle. You part the hair down the middle of the head until you reach the crown ensuring that it is an even as possible. You then need to split the hair into two sections. On both sides, section the hair from the top of the head down to just above the ear. These two sections will be used to create the plaits. With the hair at the back of the head you will create a plait pun. At the bottom of the head create a simple plait and then wrap it around creating the bun. Then use pins to secure it. With the two sections at the front create two plaits starting from just above the ear. Loop these around the ear and attach at the top of the plait bun you already created. Ensure that everything is secure and neat. 

I found this hairstyle very simple and easy to create. The style featured elements that we had practiced last year, however we were creating a different style. If I were to create this hairstyle again I would make sure that the plaits at the front of the head were as neat as possible and close to the head. I would also make sure that no pins are visible. I feel this hairstyle is really sophisticated yet simple. 

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