Hair Design for Final Look

 This is my final and third design for my contemporary new Elizabethan, I choose to go with this one as in my previous designs I liked the bun and it being messy but instead of it being a messy bun I designed it to have crepe hair at the back of the head so then hair will cover it and effectively create a heart sort of shape at the back of the head instead of it being traditional and on top of the head. I still wanted to incorporate plaits into my designs, although it isn't the normal plait, or a french or fish plait, its a new technique I've recently learnt to do.  Below is an example of the recent technique I learnt, where you plait the hair as normal leaving it a bit loose, then once at the bottom leaving it with one hand having one strand in it and the other hand having two strands in it, pushing that hand up, causing the plait to bunch up creating this effect.                                      

Inspiration on Final Look

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After I experimented with plaits and found out that I didn't want to do that, but I still wanted to incorporate plaits in my final idea, I found another technique of plaiting of where you plait as normal and once at the end having two stands in one hand and a single strand in the other. Pushing up the hand with the two strands, making a swirl up the hair. After looking into more inspiration I came across the photos above which I found I wanted to do my work more like, as I wanted to go for a messy look.
From the first photo I like the way the hair falls and they have used curlers to get this technique. Its a simple and elegant look that I like to incorporate in my work but instead of having it neatly placed I want the curls to be back combed making it frizzy and all over the place. I still want

Alexander McQueen

In 2007 Alexander McQueen did a collection for Spring/Summer, the style that he wanted for hair reminds me a lot like an Elizabethan style, as it has the heart shape, although it has a modern interpretation as it is messy and off shape, but the fact that he has chosen a model with blonde hair also makes me think of a deliberate Elizabethan style. Even the make up with the paleness of the face and clothings suggests of an 16th century hint to it, with the lace dress and black blazer and skirt which symbolized wealth.

I first came across this when looking into modern Elizabethan styles, I enjoyed looking through these photos as I like style of them and from then on I knew I wanted to base my contemporary look on these, with the messy and off styled look.

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Hair Designs for Assessment Ideas

Here are two of my designs that I have considered for my contemporary design. Although I do like these designs I also felt like it didn't really reflect much of the era as I think it looks too much like a wedding hairstyle especially the second one, and that it just looked liked a plait around the front of the head, with a messy bun at the back. However I have still used some of these aspects in my final look idea, even if they are used in a different way. Another factor that I need to take into account is that these designs will be done on my head, so the mains things to think about is the fact that I don't have as much hair to be able to do the first design.

 

Val Garland

Reference: US Vogue, 2012 - Photographer: Tim Walker - Makeup: Val Garland. 

Whilst researching on the internet for contemporary Elizabethan hairstyles, I came across this photo there are various aspects of this photo that I feel that came from the Elizabethan era such as the colour of the hair, as it's yellow, and back in the 16th century wealthy people would have a colour of this sort maybe not so bright.

In this photo I really like the hair as its frizzy and curly as well, I also felt like this was a modern concept of the era due to the shape as well as height to it. 

Below is my example of a hairstyle that included frizz, I quite enjoyed doing this as I might consider doing it for my final look.

Inspiration for Assessment

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For my first design I knew I wanted to incorporate plaits into my look.
The first thing I did was research into plaiting and different types, whether it was just a normal plait or french plait or a fish tail, I then looked into where to position it on the head. At first I wanted to do a plait where it starts at one side of the head and then comes around and drapes over the shoulder, just like the photo of Rihanna. But I knew that would not be practical as I don't have the longest hair. My second thought was to have just a plait at the front of the hair, then having a simple bun at the back, which had been crimped and curled to create a fizz effect, which would have lead to a messy bun.
For another look I still wanted to go for a plait in the front, which lead on me on to researching further into different plaits, where I came across the last photo where there is still a plait at the front but it has more of a twist to it and ends up in a simple bun, but where the bun is in that photo I would want it  higher up and for it to be more messy as I feel this is too smooth for how I want it to look.

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Experimenting with Plaits

French Plaits:

Evaluation:

When doing this technique, I found it really easy as I already knew how to plait, although there is always room to improve,as there was a little bit of drag on my first plait. After practicing a few more times, my french plaits have improved a lot but there is still room for improvement on them. At first I just did a plain french plait that went straight down the head, after that I tried to do a french plait that started at the side of the head and went around, then finished the plait off and went back on itself,and pinned it in. I think it went pretty well, however it isn't that smooth at the back of the head, which is where I feel like I need to improve the most.

Fish Tail Plaits:

Evaluation:

Evaluation

For this style of plaiting I have always found it difficult to start it off, as I find it goes all loose and seem to drop some of the sections of hair, but once I get into the swing of it goes fine, as on this photo you can see at the top that its a bit loose, but to sort this out I gently pulled on each side of the plait making it all loser, which I feel made it look better but there is still a little bit of improvement to happen.

Elizabethan Hair

 
              

This women who is from the Elizabethan era, is quite clearly from the upper class, by the fact that her face is pale white, hardly any eyebrows and a massive forehead, she is also covered in gems and jewels, which shows that she wealth and status. She has one of the classic heart shape hair style, which looks like it's been adorned with pearls, and rubies as well as flowers. There seems to be some lace that runs along the top of the heart shape.

Above are more portraits from the Elizabethan era, where the women wore their hair in heart shaped styles.


















Here is an example of my work I had done in class, using the above photo as my inspiration.         

Modern Elizabethan Hair

                                        

I feel like these are a modern interpretation of an Elizabethan hair styles, as the first photograph it has a round shape to it, with a bit of height, and instead of tidying the back of hair with an undo in either a bun or just tucking it in, they have used a fish plait to finish the look off. Although they have used a fish plait it still reminds me of a 16th century inspired look. With the second photograph I also feel like it's a modern interpretation of an Elizabethan style hair, as it has used various heated equipment to create a fizzy texture.

 Chanel 2010 Spring Collection.

                                         











In 2010 Chanel's Spring collections look was Elizabethan styled I feel because the models used have very fair hair, it has a heart shaped style to it and instead of using gems, pearls or a head piece like they would have done in the 16th century, they used a plait which I also think is an element of the Elizabethan hairstyles whilst she was in reign.


                                         
                                         

Historical Hair with Plaits and Buns

                                          

This photo reminds me of an Elizabethan hairstyle, because of the shape as it has a slight round shape as well as a heart shape in it,but not very much of one, also the fact that they have twists in it with ribbon intertwined in it. They have combined all different hairstyles in it that is associated with the Elizabethan era, as they have used the twists and the bun at the back with small plaits going over the top, and the use of small gems and pearls over the whole head.
              

I also feel like this is an Elizabethan style. although it has no height to it, it still has the twisted technique with chains and ribbon intertwined, as well as a few small plaits here and there, it also has the round shape to it, which I think makes it Elizabethan styled.

Historical Elizabethan Hair

Although both these photographs have been taken within recent years, the hair styles are very historical and to the era of Elizabethan. The top photo reminds me of the Elizabethan hair as it has a round shape to it, it also has the bright red hair, and the use of small pearls to decorate the hair, which women in the Elizabethan times would do. The second photo I also thought was Elizabethan because of the heart shape hairstyles, also with the colour of hair, as it has a reddish tinge to it. It also has a lot of curls a the front of it, which reminds me a lot of an Elizabethan hairstyle.

                                 

Queen Elizabeth - Rainbow Portrait 1600

                           

         



Above is my work during class where I used curls and frizz by using crimpers to create a traditional Elizabethan hair style.

Elizabethan Society

The Elizabethan era is often referred to as the golden age. It was the height of the English Renaissance, which saw the rising of English poetry, music and literature. This was also the time which saw the work of William Shakespeare many other composers, compile plays that broke free of the old English style of plays.
The Elizabethan time also saw the age of exploration and expansion abroad. Whilst back at home the Protestant Reformation was becoming more acceptable to the people, especially after the Spanish Armada was repulsed.
This era is also viewed so highly due to the periods before and after. It was a short amount of time of largely internal peace between the English Reformation and the battles between Protestants and Catholics and the constant battle of parliament and the monarchy which covered the whole of the seventeenth century.

26th October 2014:

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The main people that would wear these hair styles were of the upper class, who could afford to buy the ingredients to make the yellow or lighter hair dye, only wealthy people would and could wear their hair in elaborate as ways, as they had the time and help to experiment, but it was mainly thanks to queen Elizabeth herself as she was the main trend setter in the 16th century. The two main styles of the time was to have the hair up with either a circle shape or the most famous shape of the heart.