Books
- Ann Charles & Roger DeAmfrasio, (1970), ‘The History of Hair’, New York: Bonanza Books
- David Williamson, (11 January 2011), ‘History of the Kings and Queens of England’, National Portrait Gallery
- Georgine De Courtais, (1973), ‘Women’s Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles With 453 Illustrations, Medieval to Modern’, Dover Publications
- Guido Palau & Tim Banks, (2014), ‘Hair:’, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
- Jean Keyes, (1967), ‘A History of Women’s Hairstyles 1500-1965’, Methuen
- Victoria Sherrow, (2006), ‘Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History’, Greenwood Publishing Group
Internet
- Another Mag, (25 September 2014), ‘Guido Palau: Hair - In Pictures’, http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/3944/Guido_Palau_Hair
- Chertsey Museum, 'The Styling of Society', Chertsey Museum, http://chertseymuseum.org/hair
- ‘Inch Hair Designs’, http://inchhairdesigns.com/members-view/sarah/
- L.K. Alchin, (16 May 2012), ‘The Meaning Of Colour - Within Elizabethan England’, http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/meaning-colors.htm
- Micheal Palmer, ‘Ask The Expert - Indira Schauwecker’, http://www.salonsdirect.com/blog/indira-schauwecker/
- Paris Modes TV, (2013), ‘Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2013/14 in Paris’, http://www.parismodes.tv/alexander-mcqueen-collection-femme-automne-hiver-201314-a-paris/?lang=en
- The Belgravia Centre, ‘Playing Elizabeth I: The Hair Loss Monarch’, http://www.belgraviacentre.com/blog/playing-queen-elizabeth-i-the-hair-loss-monarch/
Films
- Ridley Scott, (25 May 1979), ‘Alien’
- Shekhar Kapur, (October 2 1998), ‘Elizabeth’
I feel that the assessment overall was successful and I was able to create a hair style that reflected the design Grace had given me prior. In particular I felt that the final effect of the frizzing and use of pearl decoration within the final design was particularly successful and added an effective finishing touch to the hair style. Within the assessment I made the decision to increase the amount of frizzing used at the back of the hair as Grace desired more volume behind the pin curls. The problem that I came across in the assessment was getting some of the pin curls to sit properly flat against the face, this was not something that had happened in practice sessions but I feel this was probably due to not being under a time limit.
Preparation was an essential part of getting this look completed within the hour time limit as due to the length of Grace’s hair, getting it crimped and into rick rats alone took an hour and this made up the whole back of the design. I feel that time management was my biggest success in enabling me to complete the hair style on time and effectively to the design, in addition practicing the look over before the assessment meant my technique was more polished in the final assessment. Overall I feel the assessment went well and I was able to complete the style on time and to the brief.
