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Hair 1900-1920Early C20th Hair StylesEdwardian Hairstyle Fashion HistoryBy Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com |
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Hair Styles 1901-1914Pads and frames of false hair helped the hairstyle of this era appear full and soft with the promise of being luxurious caught up tresses. The pompadour style continued in the early Edwardian years and was achieved not only by supports, but by back combing. All the back hair was pulled together into a plait or flat coil and drawn onto the crown of the head. The 'Transformation' Pompadour StyleBy 1902 a product called a transformation was being used. Made of natural hair the product was waved and could literally transform any hairstyle into one of abundant wavy hair. The transformation support often referred to as a pompadour frame was easy to buy. It was used as a base for the style and a woman’s own hair was built up and smoothed over the base. The volume these contraptions allowed, meant that the hats had a great support to rest on and so they gave an impression of often appearing to be hovering when they rested on a firm foundation.
Personal hair combings (collected from the hairbrush by a woman or by her maid) were added when extra matching hair was needed to get just the right effect. False curls, switches and frizzle fringes were all available to make styling effects achievable.
Pictures of Edwardian Hairstyles
Look at the header on this page to see an unusual twist on the pompadour theme. That style is reminiscent of 1830's Apollo Knots. At night hair had to be even higher. So plumes and ornaments that helped achieve the illusion of height were de rigueur.
Curling Edwardian HairMost women still curled their hair using curling tongs which their sometimes zealous maids overheated and cause many a singed head. But a new feature was on the horizon and this was the Nestlé permanent wave. Women would sit attached to Karl Nessler’s machine for up to 12 hours to achieve an early permanent and this endurance test can compare to some of the hair extension sittings that people go through today. Women are ever vain for the sake of fashion! Width was essential to all hair styling of the period. The hats were so wide they demanded support. The transformation frames women used under the hair and which they then covered with their hair were important in acting as a rigid support for a heavily adorned hat.
By 1911 hairstyling began to follow the natural head shape
much more and finally the ears began to be covered. New styles followed
the trends for Mediterranean and near eastern influence.
Right - Grecian Influence 1913 BandeauxAttractive bands or bandeaux made of embellished fabric were first seen during this timeframe and they continued as hair ornamentation well into the 1920s. Many of them acted like swathes of fabric after styles set by Poiret. Some of the headbands were very narrow jewel strips and matching combs completed a hair set. None of the hairstyles of the day would have been accomplished without firm hair pins made of much heavier wire gauge than those used in hairpins today. Read more detail about the Edwardian hat in the hats section. See more Edwardian hair/hats drawings here. Fashion plates courtesy of alldressforms.com where fashion art is for sale.For More Information on Hats and Hairstyles go to:- *
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