We're all love period drama victorian era. Women in the 19th century wore beautiful Long Dresses, attractive makeup and elegant hairstyle. At least get a second look if you've been wearing a ball gown around in summer time You should feel free to wear hairstyles inspired by the Victorian era. Here are some of the most amazing ones that will fit right into modern times:
1. Late Victorian hairstyle
Not only is the hair tutorial informative, but it is also funny. She'll show you exactly how to style your hair to create a style that's inspired by the late Victorian era. All you need to do is put some dry shampoo into your hair. Then you should grab your brushes, headband and some bobby pins. After you have laid out your hair following the instructions in the video, you just need to use a curler to make your hair as curly as you can.
2. Gibson Girl hair
This tutorial will show you how to create Gibson Girl hair. If you don't like the texture of your locks, you can start teasing your hair to give it more volume. Then you should roll your hair like the woman in Bobby's tutorial does with pins and pieces to protect it. When you're done, you'll have a hairstyle that will make you look like you belong on your favorite period drama.
3. Victorian Old West hairstyle
It helps to start preparing this style the night before you plan to wear it by putting your hair in curlers. Then in the morning, you can create any type of bun that you wanted. Once you are done, then you can take your curlers and do whatever you want with them. You can either leave them down or pin them up. This is your choice.
4. Half to Half Down VICTORIAN HAIRSTYLE
Before you start putting up your hair, you need to curl it up. It doesn't matter if you use a curling iron or put it in curlers the night before, as long as you shape your hair. Then you should grab some bobby pins, a longtail comb, nail polish and a clip. By the end of this process, you should use these materials to create a unique hairstyle that is half and half down.
5. Messy Victorian Updo
This is another tutorial that requires you to curl your hair before starting. You should then brush your hair with your fingers, tease your hair and start twisting different parts of it. You're going to need to do this several times, so it won't be long until you get the hang of it.
6. Victorian ponytail
Skip to 1:47 to hear this woman create her favorite Victorian hairstyle. All you need is a brush to tease your hair, a bobby pin to secure it in place, and hairspray to make sure the style stays in place. This will help you create a ponytail that suits the Victorian era.
7. Victorian bouffant
You're going to start by grabbing the top of your hair and extending it with your finger until it creates a poof at the top of your head. Once you've got that exactly in place, you're going to start doing the same on your side of the hair section. By the end of this process, you'll have plenty to show off.
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Care behind hair And hairstyles
Hair was given no less - and perhaps more - attention than the face and body. When taking a bath every day, hair was pinned up high on the top of the head to prevent it from getting wet again: drying hair in the absence of a hairdryer could take the whole day. If it was necessary to wash the hair, they used regular soap or a homemade cleanser. For example, this: “Add to glass cold water half a teaspoon of smelling salts, apply this mixture with a sponge and thoroughly rinse your hair and scalp. This method will quickly cleanse your hair and preserve its color. Instead of smelling salts, ammonia can be used.” The shampoo appeared only at the end of the century thanks to a certain Casey Herbert, but it became truly famous only in 1903 after the patent of the Berlin pharmacist Hans Schwarzkopf. More for a long time it did not take the liquid form we are accustomed to, remaining in the form of a powder.
Already A little hair pomade was applied to dry hair to lubricate dry skin and prevent dandruff. To begin with, you should wash your hair thoroughly, then apply a thin layer of lipstick to the scalp and rub in thoroughly. Lipstick should never be used if it has become rancid or spoiled.
No less It was important to comb the hair for a long time, to “comb out” all the dirt, dust and hair flakes from it. It was recommended to comb in the direction of hair growth, and to indulge the demands of fashion by twisting and tightening the curls was considered harmful. But when was this fashionable not harmful? Opinions differed regarding combs: some ladies considered soft brushes more useful, since they do not injure the skin, others preferred hard ones, which are better for massaging the head. By the end of the 19th century, electric and magnetic brushes and curling irons appeared. Like other household items, brushes were decorated with intricate patterns, mother-of-pearl and inlay.
Coloring hair was not welcomed by Victorian society, but this could hardly stop the beauties who dreamed of achieving a beautiful shade of hair. If previously they were mainly used natural dyes like henna and basma, then in the 19th century synthetic hair dyes appeared, some of them quite harmful. In 1863, the chemist Hofmann introduced new dyes that, when in contact with sensitive skin caused allergies. It took the intervention of a special Hygiene Council for the new product to be officially banned.
Morality was becoming tougher, more self-control was required from women, strict rules covered the entire body. Good behavior was also expected from hair that was trying to get out of its hairstyle. IN Victorian England Only girls were allowed to wear their hair down. When the young lady reached the age of a bride, the skirts became longer, and the hair was parted in the middle and combed smoothly. Which hairstyle to choose depended on the taste of the young lady and the social status of her parents.
One of A popular hairstyle in England was a la Clotilde - the hair was divided into two braids, wrapped around the ears and secured at the back of the head. Victoria chose this modest hairstyle for her coronation. However, secular fashionistas preferred more intricate designs. During the London Season, a noblewoman of marriageable age needed to find a good groom, and how to attract him, if not with an elegant dress and beautifully styled hair? In the 1830s, hair was collected at the back of the head into fancy shapes - bows, fans, lush buns - which were attached to a wire frame and decorated with flowers, ribbons, feathers, strands of pearls, gold chains, and elegant combs. Tight curls, gracefully framing women’s heads, also remained in fashion. By the 1850s, hairstyles were simplified: hair was parted and tied into a bun at the back of the head, and sometimes a heavy braid was placed on the head. In the 1860s, the eyes of both European and American women turned to the new trendsetter - the French Empress Eugenie. Following her example, the ladies created cascades of curled curls at the back of their heads. Bangs were popular in the 1880s. Alexandra of Denmark, wife of the Prince of Wales and future Queen of England, fell in love with short curly bangs.
In 1872 The Frenchman Marcel Grateau invented the curling iron. More precisely, he improved curling irons, because Europeans had been using them for a long time. The curling iron was heated from a gas burner and the hair was clamped with it: if you clamp the strand with the notch down, you get a depression, if you hold it up, you get a bulge. This is how the “Marseille wave” appeared, which was destined for a great future - it became the most popular hairstyle of the first half of the 20th century. Hairdressers had to suffer a lot with a curling iron: it was difficult to achieve uniform heating, so before applying it to the hair, the curling iron was brought to a piece of paper. If the paper catches fire, your hair will also be damaged. This means you need to cool the tongs. The wits claimed that the Marseille wave gives hair a resemblance to the ribbed surface of a washboard.
1870s hairstyles— The 1880s were complex, with an abundance of braids, curls, and curls. I didn’t have enough hair for all this splendor. Was in use best friend Victorian woman's hairpiece. Many ladies saved their lost hair by putting it in special porcelain vases. But collecting a hairpiece hair by hair is a tedious task. Isn't it easier to buy it? Both in England and throughout Europe there were many girls who were ready to part with their hair for a reasonable price. The main suppliers were peasant women from France, Germany and Italy - they wore traditional headdresses, so short haircut was not so noticeable. Hair was cut from criminals in prisons and beggars in workhouses, but a girl in cramped circumstances could also earn extra money - remember, for example, the heroine of Louisa May Alcott's novel "Little Women" or O'Henry's story "The Gift of the Magi." In the middle of the 19th century in Marseille alone, about 19 tons of hair were sold annually, which were used for countless hairpieces. artificial hair critics scoffed and advised men to pull beautiful drowning people out of the water by the dress, and not by the hair, otherwise only a braid would be left in their hands. Other magazines were given to ladies practical advice. In 1869, the American magazine Petersons published instructions for making a lush chignon: braid a braid (of course, someone else's) into many small braids, cook in boiling water for three to four hours, then bake in the oven. If you unravel the cooled braids, the chignon will remain wavy and will perfectly complement your hairstyle.
Hair was given no less - and perhaps more - attention than the face and body. When taking a bath every day, hair was pinned up high on the top of the head to prevent it from getting wet again: drying hair in the absence of a hairdryer could take the whole day. If it was necessary to wash the hair, they used regular soap or a homemade cleanser. For example, this: “Add half a teaspoon of smelling salts to a glass of cold water, apply this mixture with a sponge and thoroughly rinse your hair and scalp. This method will quickly cleanse your hair and preserve its color. Instead of smelling salts, ammonia can be used.” The shampoo appeared only at the end of the century thanks to a certain Casey Herbert, but it became truly famous only in 1903 after the patent of the Berlin pharmacist Hans Schwarzkopf. For a long time it did not take the liquid form we are accustomed to, remaining in the form of a powder.
A little hair pomade was applied to dry hair to lubricate dry skin and prevent dandruff. To begin with, you should wash your hair thoroughly, then apply a thin layer of lipstick to the scalp and rub in thoroughly. Lipstick should never be used if it has become rancid or spoiled.
No less important was long combing of the hair, “combing out” all the dirt, dust and hair flakes from it. It was recommended to comb in the direction of hair growth, and to indulge the demands of fashion by twisting and tightening the curls was considered harmful. But when was this fashionable not harmful? Opinions differed regarding combs: some ladies considered soft brushes more useful, since they do not injure the skin, others preferred hard ones, which are better for massaging the head. By the end of the 19th century, electric and magnetic brushes and curling irons appeared. Like other household items, brushes were decorated with intricate patterns, mother-of-pearl and inlay.
Hair coloring was not welcomed by Victorian society, but this could hardly stop beauties who dreamed of achieving a beautiful hair color. If previously mainly natural dyes like henna and basma were used, then in the 19th century synthetic hair dyes appeared, some of them quite harmful. In 1863, the chemist Hofmann introduced new dyes that caused allergies upon contact with sensitive skin. It took the intervention of a special Hygiene Council for the new product to be officially banned.
Morality became stricter, more self-control was required from women, and strict rules covered the entire body. Good behavior was also expected from hair that was trying to get out of its hairstyle. In Victorian England, only girls were allowed to wear their hair down. When the young lady reached the age of a bride, the skirts became longer, and the hair was parted in the middle and combed smoothly. Which hairstyle to choose depended on the taste of the young lady and the social status of her parents.
One of the popular hairstyles in England was a la Clotilde - the hair was divided into two braids, wrapped around the ears and secured at the back of the head. Victoria chose this modest hairstyle for her coronation. However, secular fashionistas preferred more intricate designs. During the London Season, a noblewoman of marriageable age needed to find a good groom, and how to attract him, if not with an elegant dress and beautifully styled hair? In the 1830s, hair was collected at the back of the head into fancy shapes - bows, fans, lush buns - which were attached to a wire frame and decorated with flowers, ribbons, feathers, strands of pearls, gold chains, and elegant combs. Tight curls, gracefully framing women’s heads, also remained in fashion. By the 1850s, hairstyles were simplified: hair was parted and tied into a bun at the back of the head, and sometimes a heavy braid was placed on the head. In the 1860s, the eyes of both European and American women turned to the new trendsetter - the French Empress Eugenie. Following her example, the ladies created cascades of curled curls at the back of their heads. Bangs were popular in the 1880s. Alexandra of Denmark, wife of the Prince of Wales and future Queen of England, fell in love with short curly bangs.
In 1872, the Frenchman Marcel Grateau invented the curling iron. More precisely, he improved curling irons, because Europeans had been using them for a long time. The curling iron was heated from a gas burner and the hair was clamped with it: if you clamp the strand with the notch down, you get a depression, if you hold it up, you get a bulge. This is how the “Marseille wave” appeared, which was destined for a great future - it became the most popular hairstyle of the first half of the 20th century. Hairdressers had to suffer a lot with a curling iron: it was difficult to achieve uniform heating, so before applying it to the hair, the curling iron was brought to a piece of paper. If the paper catches fire, your hair will also be damaged. This means you need to cool the tongs. The wits claimed that the Marseille wave gives hair a resemblance to the ribbed surface of a washboard.
Hairstyles of the 1870s - 1880s were complex, with an abundance of braids, curls, and curls. I didn’t have enough hair for all this splendor. The Victorian woman's best friend, the hairpiece, was used. Many ladies saved their lost hair by putting it in special porcelain vases. But collecting a hairpiece hair by hair is a tedious task. Isn't it easier to buy it? Both in England and throughout Europe there were many girls who were ready to part with their hair for a reasonable price. The main suppliers were peasant women from France, Germany and Italy - they wore traditional headdresses, so their short hair was not so noticeable. Hair was cut from criminals in prisons and beggars in workhouses, but a girl in cramped circumstances could also earn extra money - remember, for example, the heroine of Louisa May Alcott's novel "Little Women" or O'Henry's story "The Gift of the Magi." In the middle of the 19th century in Marseille alone, about 19 tons of hair were sold annually, which were used for countless hairpieces.Critics scoffed at the fashion for artificial hair and advised men to pull beautiful drowning people out of the water by the dress, and not by the hair, otherwise only a braid would be left in their hands. Other magazines gave ladies practical advice.In 1869, the American magazine Petersons published instructions for making a fluffy chignon: braid a braid (of course, someone else's) into many small braids, cook in boiling water for three to four hours, then bake in the oven. braids, the chignon will remain wavy and perfectly complement the hairstyle.
Victorian hairstyles - would you dare to repeat them in the 21st century, as Nicole Kidman, Rihanna, Paris Hilton and many others did?
Victorian hairstyles or hairstyles from the Victorian era, namely the reign of Queen Victoria of England from 1837 to 1901, are still relevant today. You can repeat these complex, intricate hairstyles on long hair not only for a costume party, but also use elements of Victorian style in everyday life.
The fact is that ruffles, lace and long skirts from Victorian fashion periodically become modern trends. It’s the same with hairstyles - it’s not necessary to copy Victorian hairstyles one-on-one, and it’s impossible to modern conditions. But it is quite possible to introduce recognizable features of Victorian hairstyles into your image. So what are these traits?
The beauty of vintage hairstyles is that they can be adapted into a modern twist.
Victorian Braided Hairstyles
In Victorian times, women grew their hair long, but did not wear it loose, as this was strictly frowned upon. By the way, at that time it had not yet been invented; hair was rarely washed and plain water and alcohol tinctures were used for this. But we recommend that every time before you do a lush, sophisticated hairstyle, be sure to wash your hair with shampoo and use.
For example, try with wheat and beer - with them your hair will be fresh, voluminous, shiny and manageable. Victorian hairstyles are quite complex, for example it can be volumetric beams made of braids, gathered at the back of the head and opening the neck.
Nicole Kidman with a complex updo of small braids. Credit: Rex by Shutterstock To style such structures, lipstick based on castor oil- it gives hair shine, manageability and helps with styling. You can still use a similar product - with castor oil and beeswax - for complex and textured hairstyles today.
Victorian Hairstyles with Spiral Curls
The curling iron was invented in 1872! It was heated with gas and then the curls were curled. True, burns and accidents were not uncommon, but beauty is a terrible force. Today you don’t have to suffer, but do collected Victorian hairstyles based on the tight ones that were fashionable at that time.
Still, the curling iron is a brilliant invention. Before curling, do not forget to use thermal protection, for example, with calendula extract. It helps in the formation of curls, adds volume and protects strands at temperatures up to 200ºC.
Gathered hair, middle parting and flowing curls are typical features of Victorian hairstyles. Updo Victorian Hairstyles
Victorian hairstyles from the 1870s and 1880s are very... Noble ladies often used extensions, and poor girls could actually sell their hair if they did not have enough money to live.
Lush hairstyle in Victorian style. To create volume, they also used hair, combing the strands high up, putting them in braids and loops, with some of the curls falling onto the neck and back. You can still do all this today to create a modern version of the Victorian hairstyle.
Who styles dreadlocks like a high Victorian hairstyle? Of course, beloved Rihanna! Credit: Rex by Shutterstock At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the hairstyle of the “Gibson Girl”, a heroine created by the American illustrator Charles Gibson, became popular. Type “Gibson girl” into a search engine and you’ll recognize her: high-combed hair and pompadour-style volume on top.
Paris Hilton's pompadour hairstyle. Credit: Rex by Shutterstock 
A bouffant updo and a comb-like clip will help style the Victorian era. Victorian hairstyles and accessories
Victorian hairstyles made extensive use of decoration. And, of course, Victorian hairstyles used a lot of decor - feathers, pearls, headbands and combs with rich decoration, decorations made of fresh and artificial flowers, as well as veils. Victorian hairstyles from the past are very close to
Hairstyles in the Victorian era, like Victorian fashion in general, changed over the decades. If speak about women's hairstyles, then in fashion throughout the Victorian era (1830s - 1890s) were exclusively long hair and complex hairstyles, complemented by jewelry and headdresses.
The meaning of hair in the Victorian era
The perception of hair, especially women's, in the Victorian era was associated with various kinds of superstitions that had roots in the Middle Ages. Flowing long hair was a symbol of female sexuality, which was harshly suppressed by Victorian morality; in society, a woman could not appear in this form; the image of a woman not fully dressed, with her hair not styled and at least partially loose, was considered obscene. Of particular interest in this regard is the intimate portrait of Queen Victoria, painted for her husband, Prince Albert, in 1843. The portrait was obviously not intended for prying eyes. In her diary, Victoria wrote: “He finds it very similar and beautifully written. I am happy and proud that I found a gift that brought him so much pleasure.”
At the same time, the art of the Victorian era, including painting and literature, readily turned to mythological and fantastic images. Mythological and dark “Gothic” plots, revealed in the works of the Pre-Raphaelites and authors of English Gothic stories, made it possible to create the image of a femme fatale temptress, often endowed with some kind of magical power. Analyzing female images from the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites, some researchers conclude that there is a Freudian connection between loose female hair, especially wavy, writhing, snake-like hair, and male fear of female sexuality. According to Freud, in the myth of Medusa the Gorgon, the hair snakes signify the female genital organ, and the horror they cause is an interpretation of the subconscious fear of castration.
Thus, in the Victorian mind, a woman's flowing hair represented female rebellion and depravity, while smooth, neatly styled hair was a symbol of chastity and obedience, the "household angel" that patriarchal Victorian society wanted women to see.
In the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites, you can most often see women with beautiful golden or red hair - this was one of the main requirements made by artists when searching for models. Often, models had to be found in brothels, since decent girls did not agree to pose in such an obscene manner.
The symbolism of golden hair is also revealed in literature, for example, in Bram Stoker’s work “The Secret of the Golden Locks” (eng. The Secret of the Growing Gold) 1892. In this story, Stoker brings together and interprets in Victorian style medieval legends and tales of "strange but beautiful women with golden hair." According to the plot of the mystical story, the arrogant aristocrat Geoffrey Brant kills his mistress (whether they were married remains unknown), Margaret Dilander, and marries again. However, Margaret's ghost does not leave her former lover alone - her Golden hair mysteriously grow through the stone in the Brant house, eventually killing both Geoffrey and him new wife. This plot, according to researchers, expresses the main myths about women's hair, circulated in Victorian society - a combination of depravity, victimization, magical power and danger.
Hair was a common element in Victorian mourning jewelry, although the tradition itself existed earlier. The hair of the deceased was woven, sometimes into quite complex patterns and compositions, and put into brooches, medallions, rings, etc.
Hair care
Caring for hair, especially long hair, required large quantity time. Shampoo was invented only at the end of the 19th century, and gained mass popularity in the 1900s. Before that, women had to use different cosmetics, often homemade, but some balms were sold in pharmacies. Recipes for hair products have been published in numerous collections of advice and guides for women. Water was often used with the addition of various oils, plant extracts, quinine, ammonia, alcohol and other components. Because drying hair without a hair dryer could take a long time, sometimes all day, Victorian women did not wash their hair very often (according to the recommendations of the time, once a month). The main means of maintaining hair hygiene was combing with a brush. With daily combing, dust, dirt, sebaceous secretions and skin scales were removed from the hair, so that the hair did not need washing for a long time.
A special pomade was applied to clean hair, and both men and women applied pomade to their hair. For example, the home economics magazine Cassells gives a recipe for making castor oil pomade: take a pound of castor oil and 4 ounces of white wax, “melt them together and when cool add any extract - bergamot or lavender oil - and a few drops of ambergris oil " Pomade and all kinds of oils gave hair shine, and also made it slippery and manageable, which made it possible to straighten, curl and style curls, as fashion demanded.
Hair coloring, like decorative cosmetics, was not welcomed in Victorian England, but many fashionistas tried to quietly “tweak” their hair color, make it brighter and more saturated, for which they used natural remedies, for example, henna and basma. In the middle of the 19th century, the first synthetic hair dyes appeared, but they were dangerous and often caused allergies or inflammation of the scalp.
In 1872, the Frenchman Marcel Grateau improved the curling iron and created a curling iron based on it. The device was heated on a gas burner and the strands were pressed with it to produce “waves.” Using the curling iron was difficult due to imperfections; It was difficult to achieve uniform heating, burns and accidents often occurred, so before bringing it to the hair, the temperature of the curling iron was checked on a piece of paper.
Around the same time, in the second half of the 19th century, a prototype of a hair dryer appeared, which was a container on a wooden handle. Boiling water was poured into the container, after which the device was run through the hair, which helped dry it.
Women's hairstyles
After two decades of empire fashions, when antique-style hairstyles were popular, including short women's haircuts, fashion became more complex again in the 1830s. The hair is curled in curls at the temples, and collected in fancy buns at the back of the head. One of the most popular hairstyles of the 1830s was called the “Apollo knot” - the hair was braided and placed in a high “basket” on the top of the head, a wire frame was used for stability. The hairstyle “a la Clotilde”, in the form of two braids twisted around the ears, which became the favorite hairstyle of the young Queen Victoria, seemed very modest at that time and instantly gained popularity.
In the era of romanticism (mid-19th century), fashion was dominated by straight partings, curled curls at the temples, voluminous buns at the back of the head and neatly laid braids. Unlike popular hairstyles of the previous decade, since the 1840s, voluminous buns of braids or curls are not placed vertically on the top of the head, but at the back of the head, leaving the neck open. The hair usually frames the cheeks and covers the ears, sometimes the curls fall to the shoulders, in mid-century fashion, naked.
1870s hairstyles in a fashion picture
In the 1870s style women's dress changes, skirts become narrower, and during the daytime the shoulders and neck are completely hidden under the fabric, neckline and short sleeves are allowed only in evening dresses. This period in fashion is characterized by neo-Rococo style and imitation of 18th century fashion. Hairstyles of the 1870s and 1880s were intricate and high, often requiring false curls to create them. In front and above the temples, the hair was combed high up to add volume, on the top of the head it was placed in loops or braids, and at the back the hair was usually put in a net or fell in long curled locks on the neck and back. Fashion trend The 1880s had curly and straight bangs.
Hairstyles in the 1890s tended to be more compact - the curls were no longer loose, but were instead arranged in a complex bun at the back of the head that only protruded slightly above the head when viewed from the front. At the turn of the century, fashion was influenced by the ideal of beauty created by the American illustrator Charles Gibson and received the collective name “Gibson girls” - the hairstyle “a la Pompadour” came into fashion. Hair began to be worn looser and wavy, and bangs gradually disappeared from high fashion. By the end of the decade, many wore their hair in a large bun on top of their heads. This style also dominated throughout the first decade of the 20th century.
Accessories and decorations
The complex hairstyles of Victorian women were complemented by various accessories and headpieces. Ribbons and strings of pearls were woven into the hair; in the era of romanticism, natural or artificial flowers were a common decoration, and in a later period - bird feathers.
Fashionable hairstyles of the Victorian era were created from very long and thick hair, which not all women possessed. False curls and braids from natural hair, called hairpieces. The demand for hair was huge and often low-income young women sold their locks in order to somehow earn extra money, although such a step was desperate. In 1848 alone, about 8 thousand pounds of hair were brought to Great Britain from France. Hairpieces were discreetly attached using hairpins and pins, disguised with decorations and were supposed to look natural, for which they were carefully selected by color.
In the first half of the 19th century, especially in the 1830s, feronnieres were in fashion - a miniature decoration in the form of a hoop and a small pendant (usually a pearl “droplet”) located in the middle of the forehead. At the same time, in the 1830s, combs (Spanish) entered European fashion. peineta), as decoration, which are part of the Spanish national costume. Precious combs that decorated high hairstyles were made from various materials, for example, silver, tortoiseshell, ivory, mother-of-pearl, wood, etc., and decorated with carvings.
Queen Victoria wearing a small crown and veil
In the 1840s - 50s, during the era of romanticism, the most common decoration for a lady's formal dress were flowers, both real and artificial, made from fabric, wax or porcelain, but in such a way as to imitate real ones. Flowers were woven or attached directly to the hair, or decorated with wreaths and hoops. In the 1870s - 90s, aigrette came into fashion - decorations in the form of a feather or a bunch of feathers (usually a white heron). Egrettes were attached vertically to the hat or to the hairstyle itself, like a brooch. The fashion for this decoration was so great that it almost led to the complete destruction of several species of birds, including the egret.
The decoration of the highest aristocracy, starting from the Empire era, were tiaras and tiaras. Throughout the 19th century and until the 1920s, these types of jewelry experienced their heyday; They were usually worn at balls and court appearances. Tiaras of the highest aristocracy and representatives ruling families in the second half of the 19th century, they were most often made of white gold or platinum, pearls, diamonds and other transparent precious stones. Materials such as coral, turquoise and cameos, fashionable in the Empire era, lost popularity by the beginning of the Victorian era.
A frequent decoration or accessory was the veil, located either at the back and falling down the back, or, depending on the circumstances, covering the face. Veils were made of thin, translucent fabric or lace. A black veil in the Victorian era was an integral element of mourning, while a white one was an attribute of the bride or simply an accessory that was combined with a headdress or floral decoration.