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Napoleon’s Hair Helps to Solve Mystery
Hairstyles in History | July 5, 2011 | By: David Jones |
As we all know, hair has many uses other than its everyday use on the top of our heads. One of the strangest, however, is the use of hair in toxicology. According to Kathy Steck-Flynn in an article for crimeandclues.com, unless hair is burned or treated with either acid or alkali, hair will remain as … Read More »
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Hair Trends: Contemporary & Otherwise
Hairstyles in History | June 15, 2011 | By: Richard Mankhey |
When it comes to hair styles, trends come and go. Sometimes they return, reimagined and updated to dovetail nicely into new fashion trends and attitudes. Other times they stay where they should in the black and white pages of magazines and look books of history. We recently put the following question to our Hair Cuttery Facebook Fans: … Read More »
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Hair styles, of course, have changed dramatically throughout history and from one civilization to the next. Let’s take a quick look back at changing hair styles throughout the ages. In the heat of ancient Egypt, noblemen and women often clipped their hair close to the head. But for ceremonial occasions, heavy, curly black wigs were … Read More »
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In Part 1 of “Hair in History,” we looked at the hair styles in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Now, let’s head to the Far East to see what was fashionable back in the day. In the Muslim community, hair was traditionally concealed from the public. Men wore a turban or fez and women’s hair … Read More »
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Remember the last time you saw a movie and the actors’ hair stole the show? Well, we always notice the do’s (and don’ts). Following are a few of our favorites, what’s yours? 1) Walk the Line–Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash sporting a new, fabulous look in every scene. 2) 10–Bo Derek with cornrows, … Read More »
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Hair: The Long & Short of Things
Hairstyles in History | February 8, 2011 | By: Richard Mankhey |Hair length has many significances and is dependent on multiple factors. What constitutes "long hair" can change from culture to culture and even within cultures. For instance, a woman with chin length hair in certain cultures may be said to have short hair while a man with the same length hair in the some of … Read More »
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Hair today, gone tomorrow. Following are a few quotes from famous people regarding hair. Do you have one to share? My real hair color is kind of a dark blonde. Now I just have mood hair. –Julia Roberts I don’t consider myself bald, I’m just taller than my hair. –Lucius Annaeus Seneca When red-haired people … Read More »
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I have an adorable seven-month old grandson named Oscar who sports an “old fashion baby curl.” While out and about in the world, many senior citizens comment how cute he is and that he ”looks just like the Gerber Baby”. But then people in the 20-something range always say, “How cute, I love his Mohawk”. LOL I … Read More »
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