It was abolished in the early 19th century. In The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty we cover the 1750s through the mid 1790s, and for a greater portion of that timeframe, shorter hair in front was the fashion, particularly with the frizzed 1780s hairstyles. Our historical wig projects run the gamut from ‘meticulously accurate’ to ‘loosely inspired’. ago In the 18th century, several HRE states, including Prussia, mandated the soldier's queue (also known as Soldatenzopf in German), even going so far as to issue artificial queues to soldiers whose hair wasn't long enough. In Washington’s time, the toughest soldiers in Europe, officers in the Prussian Army, fixed their hair this way. A description of General Washington during the war was published in 1823 which coincides with what was expected from his troops.

Plus, no more struggling trying to create a historic hairstyle with a modern haircut, nor trying to pile your hair into a complicated updo in your tent or hotel room – your wig will always be ready to go. Think of this as the 18th-century equivalent of a marine buzz cut. Indeed, in the middle of the seventeenth century, it was quite common for monarchs to possess neatly trimmed facial hair. Your historical costume is a labor of love and one of our wigs will give you the perfect hair to finish out the portrayal. The Hair Historian) likens to the 18th-century queue: a mid-length ponytail worn by most men, including in the military where it remained mandatory until the 19th century. We also create wigs that are historically inspired but not necessarily period-correct – think styles for fancy dress balls and parties. This includes eras when no well-dressed gentleman or lady presented themselves without an elaborate – and often frankly fake – coiffure, as well as discreet wigs or facial hair used to help a modern citizen present a realistic and believable hairstyle from the past. Suffice to say that we haven’t yet met the historic hair style that we aren’t excited to recreate. Because the term ‘historical wigs’ encompasses a vast expanse of era, styles, and personalities, it’s impossible to categorize them all here.

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