Contemporary Elizabethan Curls - Madame Peripetie

J'AME MAGAZINE - HYPNOSIS - MADAME PERIPETIE

When looking at contemporary hair designs that carry Elizabethan influence Madame Peripetie's collection entitled 'Hypnosis' was an iconic piece to examine as it stands our on its own by combining Elizabethan influences such as the frizzy curls with contemporary hair fashions such as bleaching and ombre colouring. The hairstyles within this collection are romantically Elizabethan with soft frizzy curls and decorative headpieces featuring large pearls, gold and jewels however the hair itself is soft and understated captivating a more free youthful essence to the styling. Because of the smaller nature of the hair design by Madame Peripetie here the link to Elizabethan portraiture is more prominent as within the period of the early 16th century e.g. the beginning of Elizabeth's reign, the hair was much simpler featuring mostly compacted curls and plaits. It wasn't until the later 16th century and early 17th century that extravagant hair with dramatic height and shape became immensely fashionable. On the other hand it can be argued that the Elizabethan influence within this hair styling is more linked to the choice of decoration  than the actual hair itself, for example if the heavy adornment of gold, diamonds and pearls were removed the hair would represent more of a contemporary take on a Edwardian powdered wig with the use of bleach blonde colouring. From this it is evident just how much impact the choice of adornment within the hair has on the final outcome of the overall looks connection to the time period. 

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