by the end of the victorian era the hair was very romanticised. the back would show the length of the hair more than previously by hanging far lower weather it was twisted or curled. all the curls were left a lot loser. one of the main differences we can see from mid to late victorian hairstyles is the front, you can notice that the slick middle parting has evolved into a wavy fringe almost. this almost fringe was a beginning of a whole new hair style which was found in the next era. the victorians chose to use this wave effect in different partings and styles but rarely left it straight and slick any more. this is a much more art nouveau style in comparison to the very set hair styles at the beginning of the era.
but with all this curling and waving and padding do you think they left behind those beloved plaits of theres that easy? oh no they just became less tightly wound to the head but actually I think far more complex. A beautiful example of this is from peterson's magazine in 1875
I had an attempt at this hair style also. in preparation for my estella exam
the sectioning was kind of similar to the early victorian hairstyles in some seances you still had to have an evenly pin tailed central parting for the style I wanted to re-create.
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