Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinThe subject of this 18th-century portrait is an already established citizen who can afford the latest style of dress and a flowing wig. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.

For the real 18th-century women who wore such styles, the process of having one's hair made up might not be described in quite those terms. Wigs first became popular for men, not women.

Some of the products available were face stickers in various shapes — originally used in the 18th century to cover blemishes, which then turned into a fashion statement — colored hair powder ...

As Casey observes: “From the meagre materiaåls of lime, gypsum, sand, water and animal hair, a band of provincial craftsmen of varying vintage and skill crafted interiors in Britain and Ireland ...

‘Bridgerton’ Prequel Takes Queen Charlotte on an 18th-Century Natural Hair Journey "I've never seen it before in a period drama. And that's what this was all about, creating images that you ...

This late 18th-century hair bracelet found in the New Orleans Museum of Art's collection with an attached portrait miniature is an exquisite example of this handcraft often associated with women.

ELLE.com's brief history on hair removal. ... Wealthy women and men used razors made from flints, tweezers, ... The late 18th century ushered in a more civilized approach to hair removal.

Giant wigs were a must-have for any man in the court of Louis XIV. The king’s absolute love for big hair sparked a trend that spread all over 17th-century Europe.

The decorative arts have so often been sidelined by art historians—especially architectural historians—but Christine Casey’s revelatory book, Making Magnificence: Architects, Stuccatori and ...