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 ...

For first time since the 17th century, judges in Ireland no longer need to wear horsehair wigs while in court. Enlarge this image He might not be amused: Irish lawyer Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy ...