![]() Queen Elizabeth I of England famously wore a red wig, tightly and elaborately curled in a "Roman" style, while among men King Louis XIII of France (1601–1643) started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624 when he had prematurely begun to bald. Royal patronage was crucial to the revival of the wig. Fur hoods were also used in a similar preventive fashion. ![]() They also served a practical purpose: the unhygienic conditions of the time meant that hair attracted head lice, a problem that could be much reduced if natural hair were shaved and replaced with a more easily de-loused artificial hairpiece. 16th and 17th centuries Īfter the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the use of wigs fell into disuse in the West for a thousand years until they were revived in the 16th century as a means of compensating for hair loss or improving one's personal appearance. In Korea, gache were popular among women during the Goryeo dynasty until they were banned in the late 18th century. In Japan, the upper classes started wearing wigs before the Nara period. In China, the popularization of the wig started in the Spring and Autumn period. Wig Headdress, Wari People, 600–1000 CE, Brooklyn Museum ![]() Other ancient cultures, including the Assyrians, Phoenicians, Jews in ancient Israel, Greeks and Romans, also used wigs as an everyday fashion. ![]() Wealthy Egyptians would wear elaborate wigs and scented head cones of animal fat on top of their wigs. They also wore the wigs on top of their hair using beeswax and resin to keep the wigs in place. The ancient Egyptians created the wig to shield shaved, hairless heads from the sun. In Egyptian society men and women commonly had clean shaven or close cropped hair and often wore wigs. ![]()
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