Elizabethan Historical, shapes and structure examples

Elizabethan Historical, shapes and structure examples  

We looked at recreating traditional Elizabethan hairstyles mainly looking at shapes and textures. A common Elizabethan hairstyle will include heart shaped padding on each side of the head with jewels in the hair with a curly/frizzy texture. 

After crimping the hair and frizzing a few strands from the front I secured the padding into the french plait and put the hair over which created a big shape on her head. 

For the back i twisted the hair and wrapped it over the pins, again securing it.

I found creating shapes difficult because I struggled keeping both sides of the hair symmetrical however with practise and a good use of parting with a comb it became more similar to each other. 

The heart shape. Queen Elizabeth wore the heart shaped hairstyle a lot which decades later is still being adapted by famous fashion designers in catwalks. 















             Elizabethan Vs Contemporary hair shapes

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CHANEL's 2010 couture show looks with the heart shaped bouffants with silver and pastel bows are a gorgeous adaptation to the Elizabeths heart shaped wigs. 

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Chanel added fringes in contrast to the far back hairline of Queen Elizabeth.