18th Century Hair: First Designs

For my ‘Art Story’, I will be using 18^th Century hair as my inspiration. What I particularly like about this era is the strong influence Marie Antoinette had on hair culture and how she influenced so many other women, by creating their hair into a masterpiece to reflect the mood of the wearer. Also, as we will be creating multiple variations in extremity, I am fascinated by the downfall of Marie Antoinette’s reign and how this was translated in hair, with her hair being a significance of her beheading. With the photoshoots, I would like to create a similar story, showing the symbolism of how larger and more extreme hair represented power and status.

Here are some of my first designs, which are very influenced by the historical 18th Century styles:

I then decided to bring in a few contemporary elements:

Using the bright and feminine colours in the experimental fringe class with the flowers and jewels, it has inspired me to incorporate this detail into my designs: