Hairdos through the ages
“When you’ve done an arts degree, you’re lucky to be exposed to so much cultural, social and art history. And people have always been interested in telling stories – or making a statement – through their hair,” says Rachael Gibson, the woman behind the visually enticing. From the bizarre horn-like cornettes that were all the rage in the 1400s to 60s bouffants captured by famed street photographer Joel Meyerowitz, it’s clear that she’s right.
Over the past year, Gibson has scoured artistic archives – both IRL and online – to find the most alluring portraits of hair throughout history. A glimpse over her findings reveals that the hair on our heads has been the focus of art throughout the ages, with women painted side-on to show off their elaborate ’dos or depicted with fiery red strands over one eye as if to display their promiscuous side.
“I go to exhibitions most weeks and I follow loads of art galleries and historical resources online,” she explains. “Most galleries have really awesome online archives so I spend a lot of time digging around on there. I have a secret Pinterest board where I store the hundreds of things I’ve got saved for future posts.”
Gibson’s day-to-day life also involves experimenting with tresses. “I did a fashion degree, then an MA in Fashion Journalism but when I graduated, I fell into beauty. From there, I developed a weird ‘who knew this was a thing’ career in hair journalism.
Pre-Raphaelite artworks remain her treasured finds “because I see myself in them – mad, big, long red hair. That said, my favourites tend to be the really odd ones like the cornette hairstyle in
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