Introduction

Introduction

This semester we were give the task of creating an Elizabethan hair style and a contemporary style for our assessment, as i retook the year this year so i feel a lot more comfortable with what i was doing, Elizabethans were known to have red hair, it was usually crimped or curled, young girls wore their hair down and waved this was a sign that they were a virgin, brides would also this was favoured as a brides hair style dressed with fresh flowers when they achieved the marital status they pinned it up, until they were married they would wear it pinned up, dye of the hair was very common to create the red/blonde look they would use crushed cumin seeds saffron, oil and celandine or even urine, hair would become thin and start to fall out so woman would wear wigs, some women would even shave their hair off to have the desired hair the Queen Elizabeth had, woman would also shave their hair line back to give a bigger forehead as fringes were not fashionable at all, when they had their their hair pinned up they wore jewels, ribbon, lace and head pieces such as, 

• The coif - A white linen close fitting cap, it would tie up under then chin and was worn by children.
• The French hood - Introduced by Anne Boleyn Queen Elizabeth's mother, its a half moon or crescent style band or brim sloping away from the face. The edges would often have pearls or glass jewels on them, called bilaments, and a veil covering the back of the hair.
• The Atifet - Very similar to the French hood but this has a hear shaped crescent lace was usually added this was favoured by Mary Queen of Scots.
• The Caul - This is a hair net that covered the back of the head make from fabric.
• The Pillbox style hat- this would usually have a veil at the back.

I took last years design into consideration so i did some research to find a simpler idea and came up with making a tiara out of hair with long wavy hair this would symbolise a contemporary Elizabethan Bride. 

• http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/05/20/beauty-history-the-elizabethan-era/
• http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-hair-styles.htm