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 Dangerous Flaws of Empire Hair
Human hair was and remains, I think, the pinnacle of a lot of wig making. But you could have plant fiber, flax, you could have straw,. You could have animal hair. So all these other things were options as well. In Rome, the human hair has this specific association with Rome as this conquering nation.
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