Plaits/Buns and Ribbons in the Elizabethan era

In the Elizabethan era the type of people who had elaborate hairstyles and wigs were upper class, as they had time and money to do so. The hair was crimped, plaited, and had accessories put into them, which would take time, for you or someone to do for you.

When looking at Elizabethan portraits, i can see that they used pearls, gems, and head dresses, and even hat like accessories, that they adorned. The hair style usually matched what the woman had on her head, such as a headdress. The contemporary versions that have been done and inspired by are usually in the make up artists way of thinking and what they want to achieve, but




I have found a inspiring images in Thom Browne's Spring/summer 2014 collection, in the makeup it is contemporary, but when you look at how the hair is big, but very messy and full of product, it does remind you of Elizabethan, but done in way where no accessories are needed or headdresses, as it stands out enough and made in his image of what they would look like today.

When i look at it i think that they don't have a similarity from that era to now, as the artist and designer have made it in their own way and what stands out to them, but i do see the concept of where it is coming from.

To me it is quite scary, but interesting the way it is scary and messy, but somehow elegant and stunning at the same time.

























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Hair that is a modern looking Elizabethan style that have plaits and is long, but
what makes them look modern is that the hair is straight, got a shine to it, so it looks wet, to do with lots of products in it, also it doesn't have height to it or accessories taking over the whole hair. The hair colour is modern, because there is all types of hair colour here, then in that era, as it doesn't matter now what class you are in.

What i like about it though, is they do look the same, but the plaits are in a different place each time and look so difficult, but are easy for anyone to do.








This reminds me of a Elizabethan portrait, with the position she is in and the look on her face, is serious and set. The hair is all put up with plaits surrounding the front, on top. This looks more like the style they would have had, but the hair colour is to dark and doesn't show the hairline very far back, which is how they wore it in that era and which was popular.

I like the hair put up in plaits,as it stands out then it just being straight and it looks like she has short hair from the side and front.

This work was in How to spend it the magazine and is Baroque style and are photographed by Andrew Yee, who is a fashion photographer. The hair is done by James O'Riley, and the images do look like renaissance paintings, which is another reason why i like it so much.

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These portraits depict the Elizabethan's hair is frizzy and crimped at the front and then up up at the back with a headdress on top. The hair its self is very far back, as they shaved the top of the hair line, as it showed wealth and desire, but to me i don't like it, but i can see why they done it. The modern styles though have a slight inspiration from this, but more messy and sleeker.




















The hair here is depicted a lot nicer i think, as it is frizzy and crimped, but not to much and over the top like some. The accessories in it make it look nice. This reminds me a modern look that you could have now, but without the hat.

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The hairstyle i did in lesson and its the first time i have done it on something other than my own hair and it felt weird, because it is difficult not on your own, which i do struggle with anyway.

When it came to the french plait, i couldn't get the hang of it at all, because i have never done it before and gradually i started to kind of know what to do. The bun was easy, but you could see right through it of how it was done, but i could work on that.

I liked doing it, as it good to know what the Elizabethan done and start to get a idea of how to do it.