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Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Made Real History, an interview with Jessica Glasscock, pt. 1

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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The History of the Wig

The story of the wig really begins in ancient Egypt. It starts as kind of strictly a royal expression, but it moves down in society to where more and more people have access. There are practices that were used in ancient Egypt that are still in play in the making of wigs today.

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