Victorian hairstyles men

Men's hairstyles, France 1830's

Style with a gothic edge.

Another gigantic fashion post today. Hair, hair, hair. Let’s talk about hair. It’s such an important marker of beauty in any given period, for men as well but especially for women. I always figured this is why historical movies can be so reluctant to portray women in period hairstyles if those hairstyles happen to conflict with modern standards of beauty. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a period flick and been so impressed with the work of the costume designer, only to have their…

Massive post today, as usual for my fashion posts. Talking about men’s hair is funny, because when I just line up a bunch of portraits of guys from this period, it inevitably becomes a bit of a collection of hot period pin-ups. Who says women don’t objectify men, I guess. In my post on ladies’ hats, I said that hats are designed to suit hair. Now, the more I think about it, the more this only seems to apply to ladies, whose hairstyles and hat styles are in fairly frequent flux. For…