Experimenting with Contemporary Hairstyles

In our lesson, we looked through a variety of different portraits from the Elizabethan era to inspire us for our project. We looked at what techniques they used and what accessories they added in their hair. We then looked into contemporary hairstyles inspired by the Elizabethan era for fashion shows and photo shoots. During our lesson, we experimented with our Kate Heads, trying out different hairstyles that inspired us. We could then add accessories we liked such as bows, beads and ribbons.

This is my design, I parted the hair down the middle and then french plaited one of the sides. I then weaved ribbon down the plait. It was really hard to incorporate the ribbon with the hair, as I had never worked with it in hairstyles before. I think I could have done much better and I have now picked up new techniques and I will practice outside of the lesson to produce experiments to the best of my ability.