Wigs During The 16th Century
As the Roman empire fell, the use of wigs was taken for granted and when 16th century came, people once again began to revive them. It was during this era too when wigs served a purpose of being worn to be able to improve the looks of a person and even then, to cover baldness.
The conditions in the past were not so hygienic since people shaved their heads and began using wigs. In this way, it is much more convenient to eradicate lice from the wigs made of artificial hair – as to compared when taking it off your natural hair.
A lot of royal blood people used these wigs and played a great role in its revival. Just come to remember the popular red wig of England’s Queen Elizabeth I which was in curls. There were also King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV who were the first two men who wore wigs during the 16th century.
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