Mode of dressing the hair in vogue among the women of Shanghai, Canton, Shantou and Ningpo. Photo by John Thomson.
Category: Headdresses
Costume and Fashion History. Fashion plates of hats and headdresses from ancient to modern times.
The Kokoshnik. Traditional Russian hairstyles and headgear.
Russia. Popular hairstyles. The traditional costume of Russian women especially the Kokoshnik (Russian: Коко́шник) has survived all innovations of fashion.
Peasant costumes from Archangelsk, Novgorod, Russia 1912.
Peasant costumes from Arkhangelsk Oblast and Veliky Novgorod, Russia 1912. Peasant art in Russia by Charles Holme.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Ancient Greece Coiffures. Hairstyles & Hair Fashions of Greek antiquity.
Ancient Greece. Hairstyles and Hair Fashions. Hats and Head-dresses.
Coiffure l’Ingénue, Coiffure en Hérisson a crochets 1785.
Coiffure l’Ingénue, Coiffure en Hérisson a crochets 1785. Coiffure l’Ingénue, Un Chapeau de paille.Coiffure en Hérisson a crochets. Un bonnet a la Paresseuse, de gaze d’Italie. Source: Cabinet des Modes,… Read More
Head-dresses at the beginning of the 16th century
Head-dresses of the ladies of the 15th century. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw
Mode féminine du Moyen Age. Noble anglaise. 13ème siècle.
Les femmes des gentilshommes unissaient sur leurs manteaux ou surcots les armoiries de leurs époux avec celles de leur famille.
Burgundian type portrait with characteristic headgear.
Burgundian type portrait of the 15th century. Burgundian characteristic headgear 1460 – 1500.
Isabella d’Este. La donna del mondo prima. The Capigliari headdress.
Isabella d’Este (b. 1474, Ferrara, Italy; d.1539 Romagna, Italy), Marchioness of Mantua, known as “The First Lady of the Renaissance.” Portrait by Titian with a balzo, the famous Capigliari headdress.
French military hairstyles and helmets.
Glance at the French military hairstyles and helmets. Coup d’oeil sur les coiffures militaires Françaises 1780-1894