lace wigs
Wigs have become daily necessities for some people.Some people use them
for hair loss,the others use them just for fashion.No matter for which reason,
how much do you know about wigs?
Let me tell you some.
There are two kinds of lace wigs,the lace front and the full lace. They are
absolutely agnate in superior but alter in the cap architecture and sometimes
with the development of the unit.Lace front wigs are made with real human
hair which tied, by hand, to a sheer lace base. Full lace wigs may have a
base made entirely of lace while the more common tactic is a lace front wig
which has the sheer lace only at the front where the hairline is visible.Full
lace wigs are now frequently acclimated not alone by models and celebrities,
but accustomed women as well.
It is important that you follow the instructions on how to measure your
head,so your wig can fit appropriately and look more natural. it is also very
important to make sure that the color of the lace matches your skin tone as
closely as possible.Deciding to acquire a lace unit, whether it is foreground
or abounding is a big accommodation.And if you buy it online,you can save
a lot of money.It is usually cheaper and with good quality too.
Current usage of Human Hair Wigs
In Britain and most Commonwealth nations, special wigs
are worn by barristers, judges, and certain parliamentary
and municipal or civic officials as a symbol of the office.
The original purpose of the legal wig was said to provide a
form of anonymity and safety (i.e. disguise).Hong Kong barristers and judges continue to wear wigs as part
of court dress as an influence from their former jurisdiction
of the Commonwealth of Nations. In July 2007, judges in New
South Wales, Australia voted to discontinue to wearing of wigs
in the NSW Court of Appeal. New Zealand lawyers and judges have
ceased to wear wigs except for special ceremonial occasions such
as openings of Parliament or the calling of newly qualified
barristers to the bar.A number of celebrities, including Dolly Parton and Raquel
Welch have popularized wigs. Cher has worn all kinds of wigs in
the last 40 years- from blonde to black, and curly to straight.
They may also be worn for fun as part of fancy dress
(costume wearing), when they can be of outlandish colour or
made from tinsel. They are quite common at Halloween, when
"rubber wigs" (solid bald cap-like hats, shaped like hair), are sold at some stores.Jewish law requires married women to cover their hair for
reasons of modesty. Some women wear wigs, known as sheitels,
for this purpose. Haredi, Orthodox and Modern Orthodox Jewish
women will often wear human-hair wigs. However, most Hasidic Jewish women wear synthetic
wigs covered partly with a hat.[citation needed]Wigs are used in film, theater, and television. In the film
and television genre Jidaigeki, wigs are used extensively to
alter the cast's hair styles to reflect the Edo Period when most
stories take place. Only a few actors starring in big-budgeted films and television series will grow their hair so
that it may be cut to the appropriate hair style, and forgo using
a wig.Wigs are worn by some people on a daily or occasional basis in
everyday life. This is sometimes done for reasons of convenience,
since wigs can be styled ahead of time. They are also worn by
individuals who are experiencing hair loss due to medical reasons
(most commonly cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or
those who are suffering from alopecia areata).Some men who crossdress as women wear wigs in different styles to
make their hair seem more feminine.Ancient use of Human Hair Wigs
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the use of wigs fell into abeyance in the West for a thousand years until revived in the 16th century as a means of compensating for hair loss or improving one's personal appearance. They also served a practical purpose: the unhygienic conditions of the time meant that hair attracted head lice, a problem that could be much reduced if natural hair were shaved and replaced with a more easily de-loused artificial hairpiece. Fur hoods were also used in
a similar preventative fashion.]18th centuryIn the 18th century, men's wigs were powdered in order to give them
their distinctive white or off-white color. Contrary to popular belief, women in the 18th century did
not wear wigs, but wore a coiffure supplemented by artificial hair, or
hair from other sources. Women mainly powdered their hair grey, or blue-ish grey, and from the 1770s onwards never bright white like men.By
the 1780s, young men were setting a fashion trend by lightly powdering
their natural hair, as women had already done from the 1770s onwards.
After 1790, both wigs and powder were reserved for older, more conservative
men, and were in use by ladies being presented at court. After 1790 English
women hardly powdered their hair anymore. In 1795, the British government
levied a tax on hair powder of one guinea per year. This tax effectively
caused the demise of both the fashion for wigs and powder. Granville
Leveson-Gower, in Paris during the winter of 1796, noted "The word citoyen
seemed but very little in use, and hair powder being very common, the
appearance of the people was less democratic than in England.
19th and 20th centuriesThe wearing of wigs as a symbol of social status was largely
abandoned in the newly created United States and France by the
start of the 19th century. In the United States, only the first
five Presidents since George Washington until James Monroe wore
powdered wigs according to the men's fashion of the eighteenth
century.Women's wigs developed in a somewhat different way. They were
worn from the 18th century onwards, although at first only
surreptitiously. Full wigs in the 19th and early 20th century
were not fashionable. They were often worn by old ladies who
had lost their hair.During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century
hairdressers in England and France did a brisk business supplying postiches,
or pre-made small wiglets, curls, and false buns to be incorporated into the hairstyle.
The use of postiches did not diminish even as women's hair grew shorter in
the decade between 1910 and 1920, but they seem to have gone out of fashion
during the 1920s.Types of Human Hair Wigs
There are two methods of attaching hair to wigs. The first and oldest is
to weave the root ends of the hair onto a warp of three silk threads to
form a sort of fringe called a "weft". The wefts are then sewn to a
foundation made of net or other material. In modern times, the wefts
can also be made with a specially adapted sewing machine, reducing
the amount of hand labour involved. In the 19th century another method
came into use. A small hook called a "ventilating needle", similar to the
tambour hooks used for decorating fabric with chain-stitch embroidery at that period, is used to knot a few strands of hair at
a time directly to a suitable foundation material. This newer method
produces a lighter and more natural looking wig. High quality custom
wigs, and those used for film and theatrical productions are usually done
this way. It is also possible to combine the two techniques, using weft
for the main part of the wig and ventilating hair at the edges and partings
to give a fine finish.
There are two basic types of wigs, the glued on lace wigs or the multi-directional skin top wig, the latter often worn by orthodox Jewish women.
The lace front wigs have a lacey front that you cut to the shape of your
hairline and glue down. The multi-directional wigs usually have a comb, two clips by the ears and two clips
at the nape of the neck to hold it in place, the cap of the wig will be
stretchy enough to accommodate a ponytail of one's own hair underneath.