From There to Hair, Hair to There: Funny Hair Adornments Everywhere

    by | Apr 14, 2015 | Education Resources, Shakespeare for Kids by Kids

    | By Portia |

    Hair adornment, or hair jewelry, was quite popular during the Renaissance. That was a firmly held view, especially if you didn’t have the high forehead that was considered “beautiful” and desirable back then. Personally, I think that the way they made their foreheads “high” is unseemly. They used tweezers to pluck out their hairlines! From There to Hair, Hair to There: Funny Hair Adornments Everywhere.

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    There were many different hair ornaments, including vials, tiaras, turbans, and caps. All the different hair embellishments were beautiful. Sometimes women even added jewels throughout their hair. But, you probably had to be rich, since jewels are really expensive.

    The caps were worn mostly to hide foreheads of women with low hairlines or those who didn’t pluck their brows. The other decorations accented their high hairlines.

    Regardless of your preference, all women and girls of the past were beautiful in their own way.

    So, what do YOU think? Do you believe high foreheads should become the new do?

    Portia is a young and lovely maiden of thirteen years who lives in Austin, TX. She enjoys theatre, mixed martial arts, and science.

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