A womans hair has always been regarded as her crowning glory: from the elaborately dressed styles in Ancient Greece to the simple bobs of the 1920s & the colorful gelled spikes of Punk right up to the latest directions in the world of hairdressing today. Straight or curly long or short blonde or dark hair offers women the ability to change their appearance dramatically
- & define their social standing & style allegiance. Hairstyles: Ancient to Present" seeks to celebrate the complex art of hairdressing from its earliest known beginnings to the most modern & contemporary of styles. Featuring over 1000 illustrations & photographs including astonishingly ornate eighteenth century powdered wigs bedecked with ostrich feathers flowers & jewels; photography of glamorous 1940s film stars & their carefully waved & dressed hair; advertisements for hair treatments & products going back to the eighteenth century; & the poker straight lengths so fashionable in the 1990s. " Hairstyles" also celebrates the famous names behind the styles
- Mademoiselle Julienne (whose elaborate coiffure of 1778 involved a scale model of a ship) receives plaudits as do Vidal Sassoon Leonard of Mayfair Raymond Bessone & modern day salons & stylists such as TONI&GUY Gianni Scumaci Antoinette Beenders & Eugene Souleiman. There is nothing we love to change more than our hair
- " Hairstyles: Ancient to Present" is not only a stunning documentation of the history of styling but a unique inspiration."