Twists and plaits with ribbon.

Elizabethan Plaits and twists with ribbon.

Below is an Elizabethan portrait of a young girl. Looking at the portrait you can see the persons hair has been tightly plaited at the hair line and has been twisted or wrapped to the back of her head forming an up do. It sort of looks to me as though the hair has been twisted into a bun. The hair looks as if has been done in a heart shape. There is a clear middle parting down the middle of the hair style (very Elizabethan) The hair has been decorated in pearls and what looks to me like roses. This to me looks as if the woman in the portrait is wealthy due to her adornment in the hair. The plait looks to me as if it has been french plaited due to how close the plait is to the root of the hair. The pearls being wrapped around the plait looks as if it is helping hold the hair up as I do not think that they had hair grips in that era! Her hair looks to me as though it is  a medium reddish brown. The person in the portrait defiantly screams aristocracy due to the luxurious hair adornment and her clothing are nothing but pearls and what looks like roses.

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Here are some images I found of how they thought Elizabethan plaits were worn due to portraits. As you can see I think that ribbons were for decoration and for practical reasons to hold the hair in place it also added colour and a silky texture.


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In the Elizabethan era to often adorn and secure the hair the women used ribbon. Ribbons were often used instead of hair grips and hair ties. The hair styles also began to become more imaginative as Elizabeth's fashion often inspired her follower to become more creative with their experience.

 Here I created a standard three strand plait. I added blue ribbon by wrapping it around the plait. This is a simple Elizabethan look that many women wore as it looked attractive. I wanted to do something simple as I want to improve on my technical skills with hair as this is my weakness therefore over the weeks I hope to develop my plaiting skills which will hopefully help capture my imagination more.

 Here I tried a renaissance look which I saw in a portrait and failed to attempt the style! I had also seen it in the film `Ever After`. So I started by selecting two pieces of hair and twisting them outwards, I then began to plait them adding a bit of hair and twisting it into the strand of hair every time I plaited. I did this on both sides forming two twists. I then wrapped the hair round the head. I did not join the hair together and twist into a bun (which is what I should have done). However I will learn from this mistake!

 It sort of looked like a hair band which I liked. I also noticed how the plaited headbands came into trend  few years back! However it looked tremendously messy I will work on this and document on my blog.I think in the future I will use the front sections on hair to create a cleaner more accurate Renaissance look before I alter it.

Here I attempted to wrap some ribbon in the hair which looks again pretty messy! I watched a few you tube turtrials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yoj7-GQdDc of which I found helpful! Next time I will have to use a needle to wrap the ribbon around the hair in a neater manner. I understand that this hairstyle was popular in Italy in the Elizabethan era more so than England.

The hair studio plaits and buns.

Plaits and buns were extremely popular in the Elizabethan era. Alot of older women wore their air up in a bun as it was an indication that you were married. Judging from pictures many young women would wear their hair in plaits.

Bun.

Bun.

Equipment.

·         Cape.

·         Consultation form.

·         Paddle brush.

·         Hair bands.

·         Curvy grips.

·         Geisha pins.

·         Hair spray.

Firstly fill in a consultation form to make sure your model does not have a scalp condition, as you will be brushing the hair quite firmly as well as putting it up firmly. You may also want to check that they are not allergic to any of the products in this case the hair spray.

Brush thoroughly through the hair using a paddle brush to ensure there are no hair knots.

Brush the top section of hair back using a paddle brush making sure the surface of the hair is lying flat and neat no bumps.

Section the hair into two sections, like a pony tail put a band in the top section. Leave the bottom section with no band in.

Split the hair in the ponytail into four sections using your fingers.

Barrel roll each sections of hair holds them into place by applying a curvy grip.

Then apply a geisha pin in each section for extra hold. Then using either your fingers or the geisha pin push the hair together neatly. By sort teasing it into place to fill in the gaps so the bun looks full.

For extra hold you can spray the hair lightly with hair spray.

Evaluation.

I had no trouble creating the bun. However I do think if somebody had extremely fine hair you may have to make the sections bigger as there would not be enough hair covers the gaps. This bun also creates the same effect as the hair sponge but only looks more natural.

Plaits.

Equipment.

·         Sectioning comb.

·         Paddle brush.

·         Hair bands.

·         Cape.

·         Consultation form.

Firstly fill in a consultation form to make sure they have no scalp conditions. As when plaiting the hair you will need to pull the hair which may irritate the scalp. As well as brushing the hair flat at the roots.

Then you will need to apply the cape to your model this is to ensure they get no strands of hair or product on their clothing.

Brush through the hair thoroughly using a paddle brush ensuring there are no knots in the hair as this will make the plaiting process run more smoothly and be painless for your model.

Regular plait.

·         Section the hair into three sections, suing a sectioning comb for sharper sections. Making sure the sections are of equal thickness.

·         Holding two sections of hair in your right or left hand this for me makes the process easier.

·         Grab the left section of hair and pull it through the middle section of hair, then pull the right strand of hair through the middle.

·         Making sure that the strands of hair only go through the middle section.

·         Repeat this process making sure the pull firmly but not too firm so your model is in discomfort. Do this until you have reached the end of the hair. The tie a band in the hair.

I found doing a regular plait rather challenging as I have never been able to do a plait but after a few practices I could finally do a plait.

French plait.

Firstly section the hair using the sectioning comb. If you want a French plait from the centre then section the hair as close to the root as possible into three sections in the middle of the hair. Or if you want a plait from the side then section the hair from the side of the head into three sections making sure all of the sections are of equal thicknesses.

Take your three sections so that two strands are held in one hand, and the third strand is held in your opposite hand. Create a few rows of a regular braid by taking the strand on the right and crossing it over the center. Then take the strand from the left and cross it over the center.

Continue plaiting the hair as normal, but incorporating new pieces of hair. By grabbing loose pieces of hair and crossing them over the middle strand of hair diagonally.

Keep incorporating new pieces of hair until all strands of your hair are incorporated then finish off the plait by doing a regular plait if there is not much hair left then put a band at the end to hold the plait. 

Evaluation.

It took me a few times to be able to create a French plait especially with a doll head as the hair seems to get so knotty easily. However after a few trials I was able to create a French plait.

 Fishtail Plait.

Divide your hair into two sections of hair either with your fingers or with a sectioning comb.

Then pull a thin strand of hair from the left side from the back of the section and cross it over to the right section of making sure the strand of is at the front of the right section of hair. Continue this process right to the last strand of hair.

You can separate the plait for a messier more casual look this is more on trend. But for Elizabethan purpose keep it tight and fairly neat.

Evaluation.

I find creating a fishtail plait a lot easier than the other two plaits. I could do it straight away without practice. However I find it easier to do a fishtail plait on an actual person rather than a head.

Smart & wild collages.

Smart.

For my interpretation of what I thought smart hair looked like I chose an image of actress Brittany Snow. To make this image have Elizabethan reference to it. I decided to paint on top of the hair in a shade of orangery red just like Elizabeth's hair but more of a modern fashion colour.. "Her red wig made flame-colored tresses fashionable in England at the time."(The red head handbook, pg 19, Author Cort Cass). I also chose to paint upon both of my images as many Elizabethans had their portraits painted emphasizing the features they already had."Thus the conventions of female,physical beauty are closely tied  to their painted representations."(cosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama Author Farah Karim-Cooper). Which is why I wanted to paint on top of the images to create my own portrait in a sense. As this quote to me suggests that they altered the paintings to make their more like the `ideal` beauty of the time as the quote "closely tied" to me suggests.

Wild.

For my wild interpretation I wanted to create more texture and shapes. So I painted over the hair creating bigger curls, using colours such as Golds,oranges

pinks,blues and greens. I used the darker colours to shade and lighter to sort of  highlight. I wanted Gold to be the base colour of the hair as hair was once described as gold "for shining beyond fine gold of araby" (cosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama Author Farah Karim-Cooper). I added a flower in for adornment as young girls often wore flowers in their hair in this era it connatated innocence.

Hair collage.

Here is what may look like a disaster piece. It is however how I interpreted my partner(Violet) description of how she visualizes the words "curled,fall down,hanging over, and gold" in context of hair.  Our task for today was to pick an Elizabethan hair quote and pick out key words and translate these words into a hair style, considering shape and texture. We then got paired up into two groups (A&B). We then found ourselves a partner and the challenge began. My partner was Violet. Violet described her hair style she created to me as being round in shape, in the center of the head, with the rest of the hair lying flat. The hair was to b covered in Gold. Falling down the side of the face with added curls.

So I started by considering the shape of the hair (round). I used a round bath sponge as a structure to the hair and wrapped what I thought was golden red, browny, blonde curly hair around the sponge. I then tried to interpret the hair covered in gold although the hair had a golden tone to it, I decided to wrap the hair in gold paper string to make it look more grand, I spiraled the string around the bun. I then considered that she wanted the rest of the hair lying flat on the head so I used crape golden toned hair to the sides of the up do. I then considered the point that Violet explained that she visualized the hair being curled on the sides hanging down off the face. I just selected some ringlet looking curled bits of hair slightly darker shade to the bun. I used different colours to add dimension and to give different golden tones. I then applied a light blonde piece of crepe hair and placed it on top of the hair style. It reminded me of a feather. The whole up do reminded me of a birds nest covered in gold. I took into consideration that the hair texture should be rather messy and frizzy so I tried to puff out the hair using my fingers as much as possible without making the hair fall apart. If I could do this task again I think I would of used some netting as a structure rather than the hair sponge and wrapping the netting in gold as it does look extremely messy and child like.

Contemporary Elizabethan hair styles.

Contemporary Elizabethan hair trends.

The middle parting.

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The middle parting came in fashion a few years ago and since have never left! It is seen as rather fashionable to have long hair with a middle parting(however is not forgiving to my roots). As you can see the middle parting was also extremely popular in the Elizabethan era "the hair was usually parted at the center"(Fashions in hair, Richard Corson.)

The Bun Sponge.

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The bun sponge is shaped like a doughnut that comes in a variety of sizes and colours, made out of foam. It can be applied in many ways, one way is to put the hair in a high or low pony tail push the hair through the middle place the doughnut where desired and wrap the hair round the doughnut leaving a a tiny hole in the middle this looks big and smart. Or you can just wrap the hair round the bun not inside it gripping the hair so it looks like more of a twist. I believe this may be a modern version of the Elizabethan pad. Which used to create shapes in the hair.

Bump-its.

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 Bump-its like the paltdoesoe are created as a type of foundation to hold the hair in the desired shape. Bump-its are often made out of plastic and shaped like the top of the head. In a modern case may be to create the illusion of having big voluminous hair as at one stage that was a popular look!

Hair adornments.

Flowers.

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Flowers are extremely popular in the spring/summer. Usually artificial flowers are put onto head bands,wire and hair clips,bands and placed in the hair. You will see this look worn a lot at festivals, or even at weddings as it an innocent,pretty look.

Hair Brooches.

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In this months Vogue on the cat walks (Dolce and Gabbana) The models were spotted strutting down the catwalk with gold brooches and crowns in their hair. Making the hair look very gran indeed. However to wear them hair stylist George Northwood suggests you to "backcomb the roots before you sit the headbands on top of your head :they will act like pin cushion to any grips or slides"(George Northwood,Vogue Nov,238) To me this is exciting news I cannot wait to walk around with messy hair veiled in jewels.

Now I am continuously becoming aware of the Elizabethan trends I am seeing them everywhere but modernized. In this months vogue I noticed that a lot of Elizabethan hair accessory trends are making a comeback or did they ever go away?  One particular picture that struck me was this wired piece indulged in pearls. Which looked like a cage over the face. It looks as though it s a head band to me . Obviously this look is clearly been created for the catwalk(not to party in) it makes a strong stament hat possibly pearls are back. Possibly suggesting wear them as you please be creative with them not just aroiund your neck. Thats the message that this look coneys to me. The hair is pin curled down to the scalp like how Queen Elizabeth I would sometimes have her hair.(Alexander Mcqueen,Vogue Nov,pg85)

Vogue.Nov
Alexander Mcqueen.
Pg 85.

Lately in high fashion I have noticed that next seasons trends have been influenced by the Elizabethan era. I am even noticing elements of it in editorials, and adverts in magazines.

One of my favorites is a add by Jo Malone for her fragrance Peony&Blush Suede.

Jo Malone London
Vogue
Noveber 2013

I feel this is a modern take on Elizabethan hair and even makeup. As the texture seems soft yet a little wirey to me. It looks as though they have possibly plaited the back and then maybe back combed it. The flower adornment in the hair. The light brows,pale skin and rosy cheeks and lips. It looks classy and elegant, feminine , yet has a striking element to it. Possibly signaling what the perfume stands for.

This image shows a hairstyle that may not be completely historically correct but could of been a method to get naturally curly hair by pinning it into a curl before they went to bed. I also saw this in the film Elizabeth The Golden Age. I believe it could be interrupted as Elizabethan as the curls look a bit like roses or flowers of which they wore in their hair.

Givenchy By Riccardo Tisci.
Vogue
November 2013

Hair in England and The Renaissance.

Artist Sandro Botticelli.
"A young women"

 Here is a image that I found interesting purely because it focuses on the hair more than anything. It gives me an insight of the different texture and plaits, & twists that were used. It is also refreshing to see an image that is not soo neat and tight. This is loose and a it messy looking. This hairstyle was from the renaissance period so although it was the same period as Elizabethan you can see how the style differed yet were similar. "it was usually straight and combed smoothly into a center parting,the long ends formed into braids,twists,curls,rolls, or chignons..and frequently interwoven with ribbons"(Fashions in hair Richard Corson pg 171). As you can see by the description of how women wore their hair at the beginning of this period you can see how the hair developed into neater hair styles that still used these elements like the braids and plaits.





However the hair then developed in England the hair was still styled in a center parting but began to have more texture and not be so flat. This hair style was worn in Italy and France before England; we can even see this from the image above. "instead of smooth flat hair at the temples, tended to be a fluffing out or frizzing"(Fashions in hair Richard Corson pg 171). Queen Elizabeth often wore this look ; since she had a huge impact of fashion and trends many upper class women wore their hair frizzed like hers. Lower class people often braided their hair.

Fashions in hair
Richard Corson.

 You can see how the hair differed depending on nationality, age, class and influences such as the Queen "no single individual has ever exerted such an influence on fashions and beauty of a period." (The Artificial face Fenja Gunn) Even poets were influenced by her her locks of hair "her haire threads of finest Gold"(Sir Phillip Sidney, Arcodia).

Studio Time Washing and blow drying hair.

How to wash hair.

Equipment.

·         Towel.

·         Cape.

·         Shampoo/Conditioner.

·         Wide tooth comb.

·         Consultation form.

Fill in a consultation form so you can see and feel their hair type, colour i.e natural, length , and condition, also making sure they are not allergic to any products that you will be using.

Using a wide tooth comb go through the hair detangling any hair knots. This will make the hair washing experience more relaxing for your model.

Then place a cape over your model to protect any clothing.

Take your model to the wash basin place a towel around the back of the neck, onto the shoulders.

Make sure your model is comfortable, lean their head back in a way that is comfortable to them.

Put the water on checking the temperature with the inside of your wrist; make sure the temperature is okay for your model.

Apply the water to the models hair till it is completely wet. Making sure all of the hair from the back of the neck and underneath is wet.

Using a quarter sized dollop of shampoo, work the shampoo into the scalp lathering the shampoo; massaging the scalp.

Rinse the hair with warm water then repeat the process. The hair should literally be squeaky clean when you’re finished.

Use a quarter-size of conditioner to strengthen your roots and moisturize your scalp.  Just run the conditioner through your tresses and leave to set for at least 5 minutes.

Rinse the conditioner out of the hair, and make sure your hair ‘squeaks’ when you wring out the excess water.

Lean your models head forward then wrap the hair up in a towel walk them to your station.

                                                Evaluation.

 It felt a little different washing another persons hair as you have to take a lot more care of the hair to ensure your model feels comfortable and relaxed.

Blow drying hair.

Equipment.

·         Wide tooth comb.

·         Head jog ceramic  G57 brush.

·         Heat protector.

·         Towel.

·         Cape.

·         Hair dryer.

·         Hair clips.

·         Hair dryer nozzle.

·         Consultation form.

Firstly brush through your clients hair thoroughly with the wide tooth comb making sure there is no knots, this will make the process easier for you, and less painful for your client. Make sure they have a cape around them to protect their clothing, and a towel around their shoulders.

Fill in a consultation form. This will help you decide what heat the hair dryer needs to be on. Dyed blonde hair is usually quite dry and damaged and will need to be on a lower heat this is the damage from the peroxide.

Once you have made your decision spray the hair with heat protector. Set your hair dryer to the needed heat and blow dry the hair until it is damp. Making sure the wire of the hair dryer is not in the way. 

Then brush the hair again using a wide tooth comb. As the hair can sometime become a little tangled after you have blow dried the hair specifically long hair.

Brush back the hair finding the parting and section the hair using the clips. Section the hair from front to back and clip into place. The hair should look as if half of the hair is up in a ponytail and half is down.

Attach the diffuser on the end of the hair dryer. Now working from the back bottom section use the rounded brush at the roots of that section of hair pull the brush away from the roots, then back under whilst the hair dryer is blowing down on the hair.  Using a rounded bristle brush is best for blow drying hair as the brushes tend to be well ventilated making sure the heat is going on the head. Keep repeating this pull away and roll back in hair routine until the hair is dry then take it to the ends. The hair at the root should be lifted creating volume.

Repeat this routine until you get to the front sections of hair. You will need to again turn the brush from the roots except hold the hair upwards instead of downwards. 

Then shape the hair into the face shaping complimenting the face shape.

Brush through the hair with a wide tooth comb. Add hair spray if desired.                                                         

Evaluation.

I found blow drying hair to be a little difficult as it took me time to get used to holding the brush and the hair dryer. My model also had long hair I struggled with the length of the hair as I found I had less control of the brush it seemed to just slip to the ends. But once I did the first few seconds I found the process easier. 

The Elizabethans.

The Elizabethan era.

The Elizabethan era is a important time in British history. It is the time that Queen Elizabeth I reigned (1558-1603). It shows the influence that Britain had internationally; it was a very political time when there was constant debates about religion (i.e protestant,catholic). It was a time when the people could express themselves through literature, music,art, fashion and hair and makeup. It also has made its mark on history as Queen Elizabeth and her army defeated The Spanish Armada.

Elizabeth's influence on hair.

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I have noticed that during Elizabeth's reign her hair style changed during her rise to power.

When Elizabeth was young her hair was a light ginger, she often had her hair down and wavy. The texture was soft,flat she also wore plaits. From what I have seen in portraits  She then wore her hair in an half up and half of her down sort of style with curls in her hair. After the Spanish Armada Elizabeth's hair grew with her power it became a strong copper red and was worn high and big using various hair pieces, and hair wiring to achieve this look.  She also adorned her hair in pearls, and jewels this showed her social class, and wealth. 

."Normally women covered their hair after marriage and wore it long and flowing before"(Fashions in hair Richard Corson 139).I found this intriguing as to me it implies that although Elizabeth was not married could this mean she was with another? Or could this be symbolising her relationship with Britain? I believe it symbolises her relationship with Britain as it was said that Elizabeth was married to the country and was known as `The Virgin Queen`.

Her people looked up to Elizabeth as an idol. Therefore what ever image she portrayed other women wanted to imitate.  Much like western cultures society today. Women would try to dye their hair using materials such as Saffron, cumin seed and in some cases urine! Why? Because Elizabeth was seen as the ideal beauty. With a dreamy pale complexion rosy cheeks, and lips, with a contrast of big red curly hair. Her look signified innocence,power, wealth, and of course a virginal image.

Elizabethan Hair Styles.

Long Loose Hair.

A lot of Elizabethan women or girls would wear their hair long and loose allowing the hair to flow down their backs. Brides also did this and adorned the hair with flowers. It often implied that they were virginal."Normally women covered their hair after marriage and wore it long and flowing before"(Fashions in hair Richard Corson 139). This to me also states that it was a sign they were single and virgins. The waves were created with heated irons. The hair was also worn down straight "The hair was usually parted at the center and worn straight or slightly waved" (Fashions in hair Richard Corson)

Now it is still very much in fashion to wear your hair wavy and loosely as it gives off a grungy look that is a sub culture in today's fashion. It can give the impression that you not don't care but think less about your appearance than perhaps others to me. As I usually wear my hair like this as it is naturally wavy.

Early Elizabethan Hairstyle.

A popular hairstyle that was often worn with the hair at the front of the head parted down the middle, leaving the hair towards the back in one section.The back of the hair was often braided and then put into a bun to shelter head coverings like the coif ,french hood, the caul and the pillbox.

Wire framed hair.

Many women of the Aristocracy and Bourgeois would wear their hair this way as it required difficulty and it was a law that only the rich were allowed to be fashionable and look pretty. They would smooth their hair into a heart shaped wire (paltsodoe). Any loose hairs were curled along the hair line completed the look."They were not the styles of common people"(Fashions in Hair Richard Corson 140)

The pad hairstyle.

At the end the period, padded coifs became very trendy. This style parts the hair from the top of one ear, over the top of the head and down to the top of the other ear. The back section is once again fashioned into a plaited bun that lies flat against the back of the head. The front section of hair is divided int a middle parting. A pad of hair called a rat (because it is shaped like a rat) is placed on top of the end of the brushed hair on one side . with the smaller end of the rat head piece facing towards the middle of the forehead, the hair and rat are rolled up to the scalp. The end of the hair is rolled and tucked over.

A visual analysis of curled,frizzled and crisped.

 A visual analysis.                               

curled, frizled and crisped.   When I read these words, I can invisulate images of what I think the words textures mean to me!

Curled.

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When I read the word curled,  I visualize a curled wood piece of shredding especially when I read the three descriptive words together. The trimming looks as though it has a rough texture which is what I see when I put into perspective the word curled being associated with hair in this era.

"Frizled and crisped".

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The words "frizled and crisped" Instantly and strangely brings to mind glass insulation wool. As to look at it sort of looks rather soft, perhaps fluffy, a little fuzzy. However if you touch this wool it has a rough almost wired texture to it. It feels quite hard and if it were hair it may  be considered serverly damaged. 

These words also remind me of an over fried egg! the bottom of the egg, if you over fry it it it gets burnt and it goes all crispy and looks as if you were to touch it it wouldn't just break off it would snap off. Making me think that the hair was `over cooked` possibly giving me the impression that if you bent it it would just snap off like a twig!

Elizabethan Hair Quote.

Queen Elizabeth I Of Engalnd. 

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"Then followeth the trimming and tricking of their heds in laying out their hair to the show, which of force must be curled, frizled and crisped, laid out on wreathes & borders from one eare to an other. And lest it should fall down, it is underpropped with forks, wyres, & I can not tel what, rather like grim stern monsters, than chaste christian matrones. Then on the edges of their bolstered heir (for it standeth crested round about their frontiers, & hanging over their faces like pendices or vails with glasse windows on every side) there is layd great wreathes of gold and silver, curiously wrought & cunningly applied to the temples of their heads. And for feare of lacking any thing to set foorth their pride withal, at their heyre, thus wreathed and crested, are hanged bugles, ouches, rings, gold, silver, glasses , & such other gewgawes and trinckets besides, which, for that they be innumerable, and I unskilfull in wemens terms, I cannot easily recount." (The Anatonie of Abuses. Published 1583, Author Philip Stubbes. Veiwed 1.10.2013.)

I found this paragraph intriguing as rather than praising the way women of the Elizabethan era wore their hair (Stubbes) is documenting the fashions  in a perhaps negative manner.I find it interesting as I love anything that causes controversy as it entices me to see that not everyone looks at something and thinks the same, its good to see other peoples truthful views. It shows how different some peoples worlds are. I get the impression (Stubbes) is not a fan of superficial people. After seeing this extract out of his reputable book I was so interested in his views on fashions.  (Stubbes) References the texture "curled,frizled and crisped" which are not particularly  nice words to describe hair in our era. It suggests that the hair was damaged, and quite sturdy  looking to say the least! The fact that he says"which of forced" forced implying they must look a certain way to be socially accepted. The hair is big "underpropped with forks,wyre" Which gives you the impression that the hair was extremely big and theatrical looking. (Stubbes) States that he cannot tell a pure christian woman from perhaps`lady of the evening`  possibly insinuating that its a `fake`look. The hair sounds grand  covered in Jewels suggesting its only to be worn by the elite possibly created to separate the elite fashions to the lower class, just to make them feel a bit more worthless!. All of the hair styles seem to be created with thought to show social status and class. After reading this the hair process sounds extremely painful and by all means a lot of effort to create. Just by reading this you can tell the hair was dramatic and full of meaning, and held so many connotations of; class,power,wealth, and social status.