Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread Lavolta Press
Over the years I've tried the hairpieces available and had no luck in concealing the join. I probably need some expert hands on instruction in making it all work. I have not bought any recently, I just search the web. Generally synthetics (I think they are some kind of polyester) -are

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread Wanda Pease
And why purchased hairpieces were widely used and sold at all times when "big hair" was popular, including in the 1880s And a hairpiece is cheaper and easier to attach than a wig, IMO. BTW, my book Fashions of the Gilded Age, volume 2, includes pictures of late 1870s and early 1880s hairs

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread Lavolta Press
I have given up on my hair. I'm looking for a Wig that I will style/have styled, keep in a hat box on a stand and put on at need. I've never had enough real hair to do those styles and I certainly don't have the time or talent to do the stuff in the morning. Neither did our characters which

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread Wanda Pease
On 10/19/2011 12:54 PM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: Good afternoon, I'm putting the finishing touches on my Halloween costume - actually, a dress from various Truly Victorian patterns. I need ideas about what to do with my hair. It's long and very straight. I need something easy that I can do

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
Thank you! Unfortunately, no bangs for me. But I think I can figure something out! Thank you to Katy also for your site! (Those look so complicated! Not really something you can do on your own in the morning...) Audrey On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:43 PM, otsisto wrote: > 1880s pics > http://zing

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

2011-10-22 Thread lisa58
Yes, thank you, it helps a lot. My current project is scanning in all my photos that I have bought at flea markets, and most of them are unidentified by date. Thsi helps a lot. Yours in costuming,Lisa A On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:43:09 -0500 "otsisto" writes: > 1880s pics > http://zingpat.com/ima