In 1550 the fashion of frizzing the hair had arrived from France, and this was done in a similar way to modern backcombing then the hair was brushed over rats or wire frames and help in place with a sticky paste of gum or mucelage however this could only be used by the upper classes so lower classes used to use dust of rotten oak or flour.
- All Images are of Queen Elizabeth I
After experimenting with creating texture in the hair using frizzing and backcombing I have gathered some images of Elizabethan hairstyles that include these techniques. I have chosen these portraits because the curling and frizzing techniques are all very different, In the first one it looks like it was created with very tight curls at the top and has turned into very loose ones for the tendrils at the bottom, I like this hairstyle as it is very controlled and has very little frizz. The second one look more crimped in texture where as the third one looks like a series of tight ringlet curls that are all very separate, I included this as I believe you could re create this look very effectively by using the method of zig zagging the hair around a pin and setting with a hair straightener.
I have chosen these contemporary versions because they are a fun take on the controlled Elizabethan style, I particularly like the first image, the hair almost looks like sheets of copper in the hair, I like the high shine and the movement it creates, the colour of the hair makes me link it to the Elizabethans and would be interesting to use in my designs. The middle picture I chose because of how fine the frizz in the hair is and also because of how it has been moulded., it reminds me of the first portrait of queen Elizabeth with the curly tendrils. The third one I just chose because I love the texture. this alone would be such a beautiful modern way to show Elizabethan hair.
Keyes J. (1967). Hairstyles. In: A History of Hairstyles 1500-1965. London: Methuen & Co LTD. p6 - 7.
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