Bridal Hair Design Practical

Here is a bridal hairstyle I practiced/designed for my practical on the 26th. I wanted to practice it on something other than the mannequin head so practiced it on my flat mate. This hairstyle turned out different from what I expected as I wanted it to look softer and wasn't planning for it to all be pinned up but as I was creating the hairstyle I changed it to adapt to the hair as it wasn't as long as what I was designing for. Creating this hairstyle helped me practise working on shoulder length hair as in most of our practical I worked on long hair. To improve on this I should practise mire on different types of hair so that I am able to work on any style of hair. 

These images denote my work in the practical lesson, I created the hairstyle I designed but designed to change it as I felt that the hair being on the side made it seem more prom than bridal and with the models hair being long it made it easier for it all to be in the centre. I felt happier with this hairstyle than the on I originally designed as this one looked more bridal and fir more with the criteria. Also when creating this hairstyle I originally designed this hairstyle to have the front curls and down so would work best on a model with a ring however my model didn't have a fringe so I had to find a way to clip to up with it still looking bridal and not childish which was challenging but I managed to find a way of getting the hair into the braids. This shows that when under pressure I am still able to work well.

Mood Board and Inspiration for the Bridal Hair Practical

For this design I wanted all of the hair to be clipped/placed up and away from the face as it's a bridal hairstyle and the bride would want to look nice in the pictures. Also after looking at these images id became evident that the main technique that would be used in this design would be curling as it soft and would just look so elegant which would be what most brides would want.

References

• Kaye (2015) 20 fabulous wedding Hairstyles for every bride. Tulle & Chantilly. Available at: http://www.tulleandchantilly.com/blog/20-fabulous-wedding-hairstyles-for-every-bride/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• modwedding and Zhang, N. (2014) The 22 best Hairstyles for any wedding, Wedding Hairstyles. MODwedding. Available at: http://www.modwedding.com/2014/10/16/22-best-hairstyles-wedding/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• Kaye (2015) Elegant wedding Hairstyles part II: Bridal Updos. Tulle & Chantilly. Available at: http://www.tulleandchantilly.com/blog/elegant-wedding-hairstyles-part-ii-bridal-updos/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• modwedding and Zhang, N. (2014) 28 prettiest wedding Hairstyles, Wedding Hairstyles. MODwedding. Available at: http://www.modwedding.com/2014/10/03/28-prettiest-wedding-hairstyles-every-bride-consider/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• modwedding and Zhang, N. (2014) 35 new wedding Hairstyles to try, Dresses & Style. MODwedding. Available at: http://www.modwedding.com/2014/03/26/35-new-wedding-hairstyles-to-try/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• Wedding bells: The most beautiful bridal Hairstyles (no date). Lauren Conrad. Available at: https://laurenconrad.com/blog/2015/07/wedding-bells-the-most-beautiful-bridal-hairstyles/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Hair Practical - Elizabethan Hair Design

Here is my design for a Elizabethan Hairstyle where the front must be curled or frizzed and it can be heart shaped or round and padding can be used if required. Also the back can be a plait or a twist must be in the shape of a bun and ribbons/hair adornments can be used.
When trying this hairstyle I was unable to crimp the front section of the hair like I wanted to as I didn't have crimping tools at home with me. However I was still able to see what the hairstyle would be like and was pleased about how it worked out.
Looking back at my first practise of this hairstyle i'm not sure about the sides as it looks a bit strange to me but when I tried it out in the practical lesson on my partner/model it looked a lot better an I was able to make it look better on the sides. Also as the hair on my model was longer than the mannequin head I was able to make a bigger heart in the back of the hair which made the look better and more visible. 

When trying this hairstyle out again on a model in our practical it worked out a lot better as the models hair was longer than the mannequin's and isn't layered which meant that clipping and manipulating the hair was a lot easier as all of the hair stayed up. However looking back a bit of hairspray was needed as the model had a lot of baby hairs that wouldn't stay clipped up.

Also when I finished this hairstyle I made the decision to use one of the other hair adornments that comes over the front of the hair as I felt if was necessary with the amount of volume that was created as it looked quite bare and some of the Elizabethan images I looked at, had hair adornments on top of the hair which seems to complete the look and makes it more decorative.

However when trying this hairstyle out on the model I struggled to clip all of the hair up due to it being much longer than the mannequins hair. But it ended up helping as I was able to clip the hair up higher making the hairstyle look better than I planned.

Mood Board and Inspiration for the Elizabethan Hair Practical

These images inspired me as they all have a lot of volume which is something I need in my designs as it would be my elizabethan reference within my designs. Also I aspire to create this volume using the crimping technique we learned in the first few weeks of practicals as I feel that is was the best way. However within my design I would like to incorporate curls and plaits as I like the other textures within the hair as it makes the hairstyle more intriguing.

• Maur--Elizabethan (2011). https://www.facebook.com/WordPresscom. Available at: https://ladiesof2318.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/maur-elizabethan-2/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• iPhone_anonymous and Dréan, J. D. @Jeanne (2015) Coiffure mariée pour visage long - les plus jolies coiffures de mariées pour s’inspirer. elle.fr. Available at: http://www.elle.fr/Beaute/Cheveux/Tendances/Les-50-plus-belles-coiffures-de-mariee-de-Pinterest/Coiffure-mariee-pour-visage-long (Accessed: 1 December 2015).
• Design, H. (no date) Medieval elegant Updo for women. Available at: http://www.hairstylesdesign.com/gallery/7527 (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• here, N. (2013) For beautiful women. Available at: http://www.for-beautifulwomen.blogspot.com.au/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• Baroque-ladies (no date). Available at: http://baroque-ladies.tumblr.com/post/88253883714/baroque-httpbaroque-ladiestumblrcom (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• Need refs/inspo for period clothing? (no date). Available at: http://rebloggy.com/post/hair-flowers-pearls-feathers-ship-bun-roses-hairstyles-braids-ancient-19th-centu/33371148585 (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
• Administrator (2011) Regal impression by Errol Douglas. Salon Magazine. Available at: http://www.salonmagazine.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:regal-impression-by-errol-douglas&catid=31:trends&Itemid=46&lang=en#!11_11_19_errol_1 (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Elizabethan Hairstyles - Curls and Crimping

Here are a few Elizabethan hairstyles that use a lot curls to give the hairstyle volume and texture. It also makes the hairstyle look a lot softer and fluffy which can also be created through crimping the hair. The first hairstyle is less soft than the rest as the curls are styled and secured and carefully thought out. Whereas the second hairstyle looks more voluminous and fluffy as they curls hair been brushed slightly and pulled back which give the hair a softer look. The third image denotes a modern Elizabethan hairstyle that is extremely fluffy and soft as the hair stylish must have brushed out the curls or back combed them to create the shape they did. With these hairstyles there aren't many hair adornments as the hairstyles are not very structured compared to most of the hairstyles I've looked at as they have lots of hair adornments to complete the hairstyle. From these images I don't really get much inspiration from it other than the volume in the hair. And to create the volume I would prefer the hair to be crimped as it gives the hair so much more volume and shape.

These images denote more modern interpretations of hairstyles in the Elizabethan Era. The first hairstyle/colour almost is very bright and is quite exaggerated as the face is very pale too. The hair has been sculpted into a heart shape which was very common in the Elizabethan Era and has hair adornments which give the hairstyle more of an edge. The second hairstyle is a lot more contemporary/modern and has a lot going on compared to the other hairstyle I've looked at. The third one is a lot more contained and has curls incorporated into the braid to give the braids a softer look and for the hair to be more textured for the hair adornments to be secure and for them to stay in easier as if the hair hasn't been teased or curls before hand it can make it difficult for the clips to stay where they are put and not slide. Within these hairstyles there is lots of hair adornments as the hairstyles include more plaits which gives the hairstyle the structure to hold the pearls or ribbon. Out of these images the third one inspires me the most as it has a lot of detail which makes the hairstyle aesthetically pleasing. 

References

Image 1 - (1955a). Available at: http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/conferences/atw2012/pdf/3-3-ii.pdf (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Image 2 - Dorri (2013) Queen Elizabeth has been portrayed by Cate Blanchett & Bette Davis, Celebrities. Dorri Olds. Available at: http://www.dorriolds.com/2013/09/many-faces-queen-elizabeth/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Image 3 - Antique (no date). Available at: https://500px.com/photo/4507330/antique-by-rebeca-saray (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Image 4 - Is, T. and Tina (2015) Why do women wear make up? Tea Is For Tina. Available at: http://teaisfortina.co.uk/2015/08/09/why-do-women-wear-make-up/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Image 5 - thaeger, Gąska, E. and Dachstein, M. (no date) Emotional (hair styling) by Sølvi Strifeldt. Available at: http://www.inspirefirst.com/2013/05/23/emotional-hair-styling-slvi-strifeldt/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Image 6 - Need refs/inspo for period clothing? (no date). Available at: http://rebloggy.com/post/hair-flowers-pearls-feathers-ship-bun-roses-hairstyles-braids-ancient-19th-centu/33371148585 (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

The Elizabethan Society

References
Image 1 - ‘Contact’ (2015) Tudor. English History, 27 February. Available at: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/queen-elizabeth-edward-spencer-beesly-1892-chapter-i/ (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 2 - Elizabethan era clothing, clothes, costumes, men, women, kids, children (no date). Available at: http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/clothing-in-elizabethan-england.html (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 3 - Elizabethan era daily life in England, Elizabethan life facts, history (no date). Available at: http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/daily-life-in-england-during-the-elizabethan-era.html (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 4 - Social structure (no date). Available at: https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/367/367-03.htm (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 5 - (no date). Available at: http://www.sjsapush.com/resources/0601_030101.jpg (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 6 - Social classes - Elizabethan era social classes (no date). Available at: https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/elizabethan-era-social-classes/social-classes (Accessed: 2 December 2015).

Modern and Elizabethan Hairstyles

Here are some more modern hairstyle that use very similar techniques to Elizabethan hairstyles. Most of the more modern hairstyles are rounded and more structured and in place rather than fluffy and heart shaped. With a lot of these hairstyles it looks as if backcombing was used to create the volume and shape. The first image denotes a very interesting concept as its very different and quite loose and voluminous compared to the other two which I prefer and like as It is messy but looks intricate also as it is plaits which gives the hairstyle detailing which looks aesthetically pleasing. With the other two hairstyles they have more to it and just look more difficult to recreate. However they still look affective but not very elizabethan but there are still ways in which they could be changed and made into elizabethan style hair. My final designs probably won't be like any of these hairstyles as i want them to be more elizabethan but I do like the middle one for the detail using the technique of plaits which is something quite simple but looks very delicate and detailed so that inspires my designs they will probably all incorporate plaits to allow me to use hair adornments.

Here are some Elizabethan hairstyles that seem to include padding to create the volume in the hair a a lot of the hairstyles are more heart shaped and detailed with lots of volume. Lots of hair adornments were used which denoted how wealthy and important they were as they had pearls and ribbon in their hair a lot of the time. The first hairstyle denotes ribbon and hair adornments to make the hairstyle more delicate as in the Elizabethan times the hair used to be covered in pearls or with ribbon incorporated into the plaits somehow as in the portraits the hair was very important and so was the makeup which tends to look natural but wouldn't in person as they would use all kinds of ingredients that were and still are harmful to the skin. Looking at these images the only one that could be a possible outcome for my design would be the last one as I like the volume on top but also that some of the hair is down too so its not too harsh or in your face as some designs can be hard to create and look at as there is just too much going on which is something I personally would like to avoid. If any were to inspire me it would be the last hairstyle as it denotes a lot of volume on top but in the perfect shape which is something I would aspire to create as I have hair adornments that would suit this hairstyle but my design would have some kind of plait at the back to create more detail within the hair as I wouldn't want my design to be too easy to create.

References 
Image 1 - Zhang Jingna captures aristocratic beauty for Harper’s bazaar Vietnam (2012) 2012. Fashion Gone Rogue. Available at: http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/zhang-jingna-captures-aristocratic-beauty-for-harpers-bazaar-vietnam/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).
Image 2 - Cumulonimbus (2015). Flickr - Photo Sharing! Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/theremina/3336891136/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).
Image 3 - How to keep reds rich - red hairstyles (2015). Woman and Home. Available at: http://www.womanandhome.com/galleries/hair-and-beauty/35185/3/0/red-hairstyles (Accessed: 2 December 2015).
Image 4 - Templateeliz (no date). Available at: http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/hairstyles.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015).
Image 5 - Bass, T. L. (2011) ‘Elizabethan Hairstyles, 1560-1600 | Trystan’s costume closet’, 16th Century, 15 July. Available at: http://www.trystancraft.com/costume/2011/07/15/elizabethan-hairstyles-1560-1600/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).
Image 6 - Mongello, M. (2006) Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), with commentary. Available at: http://www.marileecody.com/eliz1-images.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Practical - Padding and Crimping

With this type of crimping you are required to get yourself some hair pins so that you can get small sections of the hair and wrap it around the clip in the shape of a number eight. This is what will give the hair a zig zag shape within the hair once the straighteners have been used over this braid as the heat with intensify the shape.With this I feel that this style of crimping is very effective and will give you the volume needed for an Elizabethan hairstyle as once this is brushes out it becomes very soft and frizzy which is the type of hair you will see in paintings of women in the Elizabethan times. However with this hairstyle the hair is left feeling very damaged and inherits a very strange texture due to the hair being manipulated and heated. If I was to use this on a method I would avoid doing it on all the hair as it becomes very knotty. With this technique I feel it went well as I was able to see what texture this left the hair in. Which helped me decide that this technique wouldn't be something I would want to use for my final designs as it makes the hair to knotty and uncontrollable as the hair becomes very voluminous and frizzy.

This image denotes the hair after being crimped all over to create a very soft look to the hair like Elizabethan times. With this look I created a small french plait to give the padding something to clip to as the hair is too soft for the padding to stay in on it own.
This hairstyle is very affective as I was able to get good shape and a lot of volume which fit with Elizabethan style hair which is what I was looking to achieve. I prefer this style to the previous way as its softer and doesn't leave the hair in such bad conditions which makes it easier to style the hair.
However with this style of crimping it takes a while to get all of the hair done so If I was to use this technique I would need to give myself enough time. This technique was easy as all I needed to do was to create a french plait for the hair padding to attach to as otherwise it wont stay in and wouldn't feel secure for the model. If one of my designs needed a lot of volume I would use this technique as it is very simple and looks very affective.


This image denotes the hair after being crimped and back combed properly to give the hair lots of volume and allows you to have the volume with hair left over to plait of style. With this style of achieving voluminous hair it is very affective however is feel as if the previous technique make be more secure as I want the hair to stay out rather than being loose.
An issue with this technique is something that would occur after the hairstyle is created as the hair will be very matted and hard to brush out which I would prefer to avoid. This technique was very simple to carry out and I create a lot of volume which looked softer than when I used the hair padding as there isn't as much restriction in the hair as when the hair padding was used and that is visible when looking at the hair.

This image denotes a section from the front of the hair wrapped around the padding and clipped which personally I feel wasn't very affective as it did give good shape but it didn't give as much volume as the other techniques and just didn't feel as secure which is something I'm looking for in the hairstyle as if i was to create this hair on a model i would want them to feel comfortable as opposed to them feeling like their hair is too lose and will fall out. If I was to recreate this hairstyle I would use a bigger section of the hair to make it feel more secure. This technique was easy to carry out however I struggled hiding the Hair padding as it was the wrong colour for the hair and came through wherever the hair separated which made the hair not look as affective. If I was to use this technique I would make my own hair padding as it was quite simple to make and would look nice in the hair if I was to need a lot of volume.

Elizabethan Portraits

Elizabeth I: The Rainbow Portrait, c1600, by Isaac Oliver. This portrait can be viewed at Hatfield House. Oliver was a pupil of Elizabeth's favourite court painter, Nicholas Hilliard, and the brother-in-law of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Some historians have argued that Gheeraerts painted this portrait, but most favor Oliver.

Elizabeth I: The Darnley Portrait, 1575, by an unknown artist. This portrait can be viewed at the NPG. I think this is one of the queen's most beautiful gowns, faithfully recreated in the BBC miniseries Elizabeth R. (The Ditchley, Armada, and coronation gowns are also recreated in the series.)

Elizabeth I: The Coronation Portrait, c1600, unknown artist; copy of a lost original. This portrait can be viewed at the NPG. This is a copy of the portrait made to commemorate Elizabeth's accession in 1558. It is a stunning and beautiful image. Elizabeth is lavishly dressed and holds the traditional orb and scepter. Her hair is loose, as befits her unmarried state, and its color is particularly striking against the white of her skin. And, once again, Elizabeth's much-admired hands are prominently displayed as they rest upon the symbols of her authority.

Elizabeth I: The Ditchley Portrait, c1592, by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. This is the largest surviving full-length portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, despite having 7.5 cm cut from each side. It is also one of the earliest works by Gheeraerts. His name may seem familiar; his father, Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, painted the 'Peace Portrait' above. This famous work can be viewed at the NPG. There are numerous copies as well; in most, the queen's features are considerably softened.











References
All Pictures - Mongello, M. (2006) Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), with commentary. Available at: http://www.marileecody.com/eliz1-images.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015).