The 17th century women's guide to looking good. By GORDON RAYNER. ... Hair would be worn up, usually with a powdered wig or hairpiece to give extra height, and fans, ...

Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinThe subject of this 18th-century portrait is an already established citizen who can afford the latest style of dress and a flowing wig. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.

17th-Century Wig Rules Were Encouraged — and Definitely Used. De Guiche (Ben Mendelsohn), an arrogant nobleman also in love with Roxanne, serves as Cyrano's foil; ...

Britain's traditional 17th century court wigs are 'culturally insensitive' and should be banned, a leading black barrister has claimed. Leslie Thomas, QC, said the white Georgian-style hair pieces ...