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A hairstyle popular in the second half of the 17th century. French braid: A French braid is a braid that appears to be braided "into" the hair, often described as braided backwards—strands, going over instead of under as in a Dutch braid. French twist: A hairstyle wherein the hair is twisted behind the head into a sort of bun style. Fringe ...
The hairstyles were characterized by the large topknots on women's heads. Also, hairstyles were used as an expression of beauty, social status, and marital status. [8] For instance, Japanese girls wore a mae-gami to symbolize the start of their coming-of-age ceremony. Single women in Baekjae put their hair in a long pigtail and married women ...
His shirt has full sleeves gathered at the wrists with ruffles, 1756. Man's fitted double-breasted banyan , an at-home gown or informal coat, made in the Netherlands of Chinese silk, 1750–60. Suit of 1761 features a dark blue coat and waistcoat with fine embroidery on the edges, deep cuffs, and pocket flaps.
Wicks (also referred to as bonks or globs) are a hairstyle originating in South Florida by Haitians. This hairstyle is prevalent amongst African-Americans . The hairstyle originated from Afro-Caribbean people involved in the Hip-Hop community as well as related subgenres in Florida .
The City Lore office on First Avenue on the Lower East Side houses archives containing over 100,000 images, hundreds of oral histories, and traditional music and poetry performance tapes. [3] The archives are part of the ongoing documentation project featured on City of Memory, a participatory online story map of New York City .
The portrait of an unknown girl in the traditional Russian clothing by Ivan Argunov, 1784, showcasing a large kokoshnik head dress.. The kokoshnik (Russian: коко́шник, IPA: [kɐˈkoʂnʲɪk]) is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.
The Russian braid (Russian: Русская коса, Russkaya kosa) is a national traditional hairstyle in Russia. It has an ancient history since the times of the Rus' . In modern Russia the hairstyle is still widespread among girls and women, while the symbolism behind the Russian braid is no longer so strong in modern Russia.
A Russian name for the oseledets hairstyle, khokhol (Russian: хохол, IPA:) is commonly used as an ethnic slur for a Ukrainian male (feminine form: Russian: хохлушка, romanized: khokhlushka), [3] [4] [5] as it was a common haircut of Ukrainian Cossacks. The term is usually derogatory or condescending.