Miss Credit
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Post by Miss Credit on Feb 29, 2008 0:29:48 GMT -5
I desperately need help achieving a Regency hair style. I had beautiful shoulder length wavy hair that I foolishly cut off back in Jan. without even thinking of my reenacting. I had the Victoria Beckham style short in the back, sides cut at an angle growing in length and side parted. It has grown out to where most of the side is about chin length maybe about an inch form my jawline with the back just being a shaggy mess. Is there anything that can be done to make a Regency hairstyle? I have tried pulling it up into a bun but alas it is not long enough, I can just barely get a half ponytail and whats left hanging in the back definitely doesn't curl, any suggestions?  |
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Feb 29, 2008 2:22:38 GMT -5
Sweep forward and curl. Short hair is not unheard of at all.  Per Jessamyn's lovely site: "For those of you with really short hair, don't despair. Comb it forward a la Titus and be the height of turn-of-the-(nineteenth)-century fashion. Yet another easy, early style that's great for short hair. Bandeaux of various widths were a hallmark of Regency hairstyling, and can be imitated by simply tying a scarf around your head and tucking in the ends. Curl anything that sticks out, and voila! It's a style" www.songsmyth.com/hairstyles.htmlPS, your hair isnt' that short, you can play with turbans and bandeaux... And you are adorable!  |
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Post by dawnluckham on Feb 29, 2008 11:25:06 GMT -5
Miss Credit, Steph is on the right track. You use tons of hair gel (or your favourite hair "stick-um" product) and you sweep the back upwards and toward the front. I find a large decorative hair comb to be the right "gizmo" to keep things in place. At this point you decide how to dress your hair. You can curl it - spike it and the idea of wrapping a scarf through it to make, not necessarily a full turban, but a turban-like head wrap is a good one.
Headwear was certainly more commonly worn than it is now. Consider, hats and turbans and scarves. I would say you look a bit young for the "matronly" day cap unless of course, you are married. A cap would also be worn in a lower class "working" impression (house maid etc.)
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