I know someone in England who does 15th century War of the Roses living history and she wears a hood to cover her very bright cherry red hair. I don't know what style of 15th/16th century clothing you wear, but there is probably a type of headwear that can cover your hair completely while still being historically accurate. Teena
________________________________ From: Sharon Phillips <vintagealternat...@gmail.com> To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:56 PM Subject: [h-cost] Hair and Reenacting I would like some ideas on hair pieces and wigs as I now have short hair again and I have no real idea myself. My hair is maybe a centimetre or two long at the back and for part of the sides and, about 7 cm or 8 cm long on the top part. I also have dark red henna in it so all in all my hair looks modern. I need to come up with some kind of solution for reenacting. I'm mostly interested in 15th and 16th centuries, and regency. I was wondering what the list would suggest for solutions for covering up the hair and achieving period hairstyles. I did keep my plaits when they where cut off. They reached they bottom of my ribcage(plaited) and were cut off halfway between shoulder and head. The hair is in good condition and was never dyed, chemically treated or the like. I never even used a hairdryer or straightener on it.The plaits also weigh over 160 grams so there is quite a bit of hair there. I'm wondering if it would be worth talking to a wigmaker and seeing if they are able to make something with this either wig or hair pieces. I'm wondering if anybody on the list has done something similiar or knows anything about the subject Sharon Phillips _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
