A Brief History of Hair Wigs

Wigs are typically made from human hair, horse hair, and synthetic hair, but more kinds of materials are being experimented with all the time. Hair wigs have been and still are worn for many reasons such as: fashion, costuming, to hide baldness, to establish nobility, luxury, and more. In the modern market of today, it is safe to say that wigs are still a very significant part of fashion and beauty and also very important for medically-related reasons, such as the use of body wave wig by cancer patients, etc. With such a selection of everything from weaves to full hair wigs, there is no sign of diminished popularity in hair wigs. I believe that it is also safe to assume that the popularity and necessity of wigs in the market will most certainly continue, and therefore be a part of our future for centuries to come.

Human hair wigs are very popular as well as simple to maintain. Human hair wigs are delicately selected. Often unless the human hair is strong and durable enough it will be rejected for donation or sale for the cause of wig making. There are, however, other options to human hair wigs if you are looking for the most realistic and flattering wig possible. It is great to see human hair wigs that are incredibly durable. Many people who sell their hair for wig making have strong and beautiful hair, therefore, this particular kind of hair wig is more likely to last and last.

We can easily gather through documented historical fact that wigs have maintained their popularity. Hair wigs of all kinds have been worn throughout eons of the human past. They have been worn by many different people of many different cultures all over the world. As a matter of fact, it has been noted that wigs have been worn from ancient times.

Royalty, of course, the best-known of these individuals being Queen Elizabeth I, commonly wore elaborate wigs. Queen Elizabeth’s wigs have become well known and have remained quite memorable – but she was not alone. Virtually all of the elite wore wigs or elaborate hairstyles during this time. As a matter of fact, both men and women still do wear full, decorative wigs at times in Rome, England, and elsewhere.

Hairpieces were also very popular among the elite for luxurious hair styles. In the history of theatre there are many, many kinds of costume wigs, especially because in earlier times women were not allowed to perform on stage. Men used long, beautiful hair wigs to disguise themselves as a woman for the stage.