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Eighteenth Century ~ 1761-1779

The Linley Sisters by Gainsborough, 1772Marie Antoinette of France, artist unknown, 1780sLady in Blue by GainsboroughWilhelmine Encke Countess Lichtenau by Anna Dorothea TherbuschMme Freret-Déricour by Duplessis, 1769Singer by Fragonard, 1769photo credits ~All historical paintings taken from La Coutouriere Parisien...

Renaissance

The plucked brow and forehead was continued into the renaissance. It was popular for women to before marriage to wear their hair with loose and long with a center part. After marriage women covered their hair and continued to pluck their hairline and eyebrows. Women began experimenting with braids, and many intricate and individual styles developed. Check out Dream Weaver’s website for fascinating information and instruction...

Middle Ages

New!Check out Marian's hairstyles from BBC's Robin Hood!General InformationThe biggest change in women’s grooming habits in the Middle Ages involved eyebrows – women throughout Europe plucked them to appear thin, and in some cases shaved them entirely off. A center parting was common for women’s long hairstyles, but long hair was hard to manage, so women began to divide it into sections and lace it with ribbons. From this emerged...