Womens Hair 1700s. Both men and women powdered their hair or wig throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The hair at the front of the head was curled waved frizzed or teased to produce a very high and round style particularly surrounding the face.

1714-1800 Georgian Womens Hair Headdresses As Shown In English Costume History by Dion Clayton Calthrop This costume history page is about hair fashion history. Fashion was an important part of womens lives in the Victorian period and hairstyles were an extension of their clothes revealing a lot about a persons wealth and status. The hat changed to match empires dynasties and ages but it did not take on a fashionable turn until the mid-1700s.

The cadogan style of mens hair developed and became popular during this period with horizontal rolls of hair over the ears.

Up until then women did not have to wear wigs because social convention demanded long hair in women anyway so pre-1770s hairdos could be realised with the natural hair. 1714-1800 Georgian Womens Hair Headdresses As Shown In English Costume History by Dion Clayton Calthrop This costume history page is about hair fashion history. The hair at the front of the head was curled waved frizzed or teased to produce a very high and round style particularly surrounding the face. Furthermore at that time blonde hair was also popular and many women died their hair.