- 1. This 19th Century Empress's Beauty Routine Was Simply Too Muc
- (Feminism)
- ... to that of a university professor.” Fanny’s services were greatly in demand and the braided coiffure that she created for the empress was repeatedly copied by women who wished to duplicate Sisi’s unique ...
- Created on 25 September 2019
- 2. This Cap Was A Modest Necessity For 19th Century Women
- (Style)
- ... with a sprig of flowers, which droops over it; there is no caul, consequently while these pretty coiffures ornament the hair in the most graceful style; they also display it in all its luxuriance. This ...
- Created on 28 November 2018
- 3. The Rats, Cats, And Mice Of 1860s Ladies' Hairstyles
- (Style)
- ... roll — puff upon puff.” Clarissa Coiffure and Morny Headdress. Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1864. Such coiffures required more than a few rats to pad out their many rolls. Godey’s describes a style which used ...
- Created on 14 November 2018
- 4. Long Before Festival Fashion Was A Thing, Victorian Women Wore Glitter In Their Hair
- (Style)
- ... coiffure where the hair is light brown or of an auburn tint; to which it imparts that shining golden hue, which to the poetical observer, appears as though a sunbeam had been broken into bits, and scattered ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 5. Here's What Victorian Women Used For Hairspra
- (Style)
- ... when it came to setting the entire coiffure into place, nothing could take the place of liquid bandoline. Like hairspray, bandoline helped to keep intricate hairstyles fixed in place. La Coiffure Francaise, ...
- Created on 01 November 2017
- 6. How Victorian Women Styled Their Hair For Work And Everyday Life
- (Style)
- ... by Gustave Leonard de Jonghe, 1864.) The July 1860 edition of Godey’s Lady’s Book describes a simple coiffure comprised of four, intertwined sections of plaits. To create this style, the hair was divided ...
- Created on 19 September 2017
- 7. How Finding My Birth Family Helped Me Find Myself
- (Living)
- ... she was sweet and gave me her bronzed baby shoes and some photos. She was an old woman with an immobile coiffure and a tendency to ramble, but eventually I got my story. Improbable and seriously flawed ...
- Created on 08 August 2017
- 8. These Butterfly Hair Ornaments Were The Flower Crowns Of The Victorian Era
- (Style)
- ... era. Embroidered butterflies decorated women’s ball gowns, enameled butterfly pins adorned lady’s hats, and diamond butterfly hair ornaments accented fashionable coiffures. But the butterfly was not only ...
- Created on 19 April 2017
- 9. Here's How Women Wore Their Hair in the 1860
- (Style)
- ... Popular coiffures changed from year to year, and often from month to month. Today, we look at a few of the most fashionable styles of 1863. To begin, it is important to understand that most ladies of ...
- Created on 09 March 2017
- 10. Here's What Elizabeth Bennet Would Have Worn In 'Pride & Prejudic
- (Style)
- ... might almost forget the importance of a lady’s coiffure. Never fear! La Belle Assemblée has words of wisdom on that topic as well, reporting that: “The dressing and disposing the hair yet maintains its ...
- Created on 18 October 2016
- 11. No Reading Books Allowed, And Other Disturbing Victorian Advice On Motherhood
- (Living)
- ... parts of her body which are the regions of procreative life, be worn quite loosely.” 1882 Silk Maternity Dress. (Image via Met Museum) A Delivery Room Coiffure In her 1896 book Preparation for Motherhood, author ...
- Created on 20 September 2016
- 12. 8 TV Boss Ladies Who Will Inspire You to Get the Job Done
- (TV)
- ... 7. Sophia Burset, Orange is the New Black As the unofficial prison hairdresser, Sophia comes up with some seriously fierce convict coiffures. But her true greatness hinges on her personal triumphs ...
- Created on 22 June 2016
- 13. The Beauty Rituals Of 19th Century Empress Elisabeth Of Austria — Including Brandy Shampoo And Raw Veal Face Masks
- (Style)
- ... be extremely high, “corresponding roughly to that of a university professor.” Fanny’s services were greatly in demand and the braided coiffure that she created for the empress was repeatedly copied by ...
- Created on 25 May 2016
