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The style was in vogue for women once again in the 1940s. The men's version appeared in the 1950s and early 1960s, worn by early country , rock and roll , and movie stars such as Elvis Presley , Johnny Cash , Chuck Berry , Ritchie Valens , James Dean , and Tony Curtis , and enjoyed a renaissance in the mid 2000s.
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The cadogan style of men's hair developed and became popular during this period, with horizontal rolls of hair over the ears. Later, wigs or the natural hair were worn long, brushed back from the forehead and clubbed or tied back at the nape of the neck with a black ribbon. From about 1720, a bag wig gathered the back hair in a black silk bag.
Due to the success of the wigs, other men started to wear wigs as well. Wigs were introduced into the English-speaking world with other French styles when Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660, following a lengthy exile in France. By 1680, a part in the middle of the wig became the norm.
Over the course of the century, men's tendency to wear wigs and more complex styles spread to women. The earliest high rolls were observed in the late 1760s and became taller over time. They began in France and later appeared in London and North America. [1] By the end of the 1700s, the fashion for more natural-looking hair on women returned.
The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period. The French and English ...
Priests contented themselves with wearing the wig in folio, or square, or the wig à la Sartine. They bared the part corresponding to the tonsure. They bared the part corresponding to the tonsure. In the religious orders, the tonsure very early interposed an obstacle to hairstyles, but the tonsure itself was the occasion of many combinations.
Married women wore their hair in a linen coif or cap, often with lace trim. Tall hats like those worn by men were adopted for outdoor wear. In a characteristic style of 1625–1650, hair was worn in loose waves to the shoulders on the sides, with the rest of the hair gathered or braided into a high bun at the back of the head.