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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

André Francois de la Vuard de Tédé Iculees is a famous wig artist. He had his own hair cut off to make the first wig, which was an act of privilege and power for men in that period. Samuel Pepis wrote about having his first wig made by cutting it from himself.

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