10 books on the history and diversity of hairstyles
Masha Vorslav
We continue to tell about decent books for those who want to deepen the knowledge of beauty and health. In the first issue, we chose the top ten works on make-up and decorative cosmetics, now on hairdressers, modifying hairstyles in different historical periods and their connections with culture, fashion, art, design and social status.
Hair by guido
The second book of Guido Palau hardly resembles the first one: the models in all photographs do not look natural at all, but this does not embarrass the hairdresser; on the contrary, he views hair as a platform for his own statement, rather than a frame suitable for an individual or character. Guido’s hair has been very simple lately, so it’s doubly interesting to see what forms he can give them - let alone the curiosity of the average reader.
Hair 'em Scare' em
The author and editor Robert Klanten went even further Palau - the hair in the volume with the saying name "Hair 'em Scare' em" is not the main thing, but the only object of attention. We cannot say that all the "hairstyles" of the master look attractive - many are rather repulsive: obviously, Klanten's plans did not include the collection of cute and beautiful options. But he managed to present graphic and interior design, photography, jewelry art, illustration and fashion through one not very obvious matter. For example, you can see how he "lowered" instead of woven curtains of hair.
Black Hair: Art, Style, and Culture
About the structural features of curly hair, we have already told; the hair of dark-skinned women is so different from the usual European observer that they deserve a separate, weighty volume. The book "Black Hair" is richly illustrated and examines in detail not only typical hairstyles, but also hair ornaments and their social purpose - as you might guess, they are significantly different from those covered in the rest, mostly "white" books.
A century of hairstyles
In the 20th century, appearance and hairstyles underwent intensive changes; This thought is taken as the leitmotif in "A Century of Hairstyles". The book contains all the iconic haircuts and images, popular in one or another period of the century: from the beginning of the Victorian era, through mark the twenties and sixties to the millennium. In general, if you have long wanted to see and read about all the main hairstyles, this applied collection is the most suitable choice.
Hair: Fashion and Fantasy
If it were necessary to reduce the list to one point, perhaps we would stop at this book by stylist Laurent Phillipon: both textual and visual parts are on the level, attention is paid to history (not only the European part of the world, by the way), pop - culture, fashion and attitude of individual notable people like Daphne Guinness and Dita Von Teese. An ideal copy, and to stare, and deeper plunge into the subject.
Fashions Hair
The work of Richard Corson, the most ambitious in time, (he has three more similar studies on makeup and glasses) covers an interval not in the century, but in five thousand years. "Fashions in Hair" is by no means a guide (for instructions, you can go to the thematic sites or, at worst, on Pinterest), but can become a reference book for those who often give encyclopedias and non-fiction to their leisure time - feed material in it is appropriate.
Vidal: The Autobiography
Several books have been written about Vidal Sassoun (and even a film has been shot), but it seems to us that autobiography is not the most frequent and therefore an especially valuable way to sort out the topic in detail. Sassoon - the most famous hairdresser of the last century (the 60s - for sure), it was he who invented geometric haircuts that looked good without a ton of styling products (the image of Mia Farrow in "Rosemary's Baby" was his work). At the age of 17, he joined the anti-fascist G-43, took part in the first Arab-Israeli war and financed the Vidal Sassoun International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism - these accents, of course, correct the original idea of a hairdresser.
Hairstyles: Ancient to Present
Most of this book is given to illustrations (sketches of kuafyur of the XVIII century, portraits of Hollywood actresses and the latest research) - there are more than 1,000 hairstyles in it. This is the most detailed collection on the list (576 pages), and the photos are accompanied here by historical information and the author's discourse on the cultural phenomenon, social status and aesthetics of a particular hairstyle.
Authentic Victorian Hairstyles With Instruction
We have identified this book because it’s hard not to recognize the charm of Victorian hairstyles. The publication is interesting in that it is exactly the same as the original manual of 1899. All instructions, of course, drawn, - but at the same time detailed. True, many techniques in it are outdated, but completely interchangeable with modern ones (we hope, tips like ironing the hair with an iron can be easily identified by readers as unsuitable without external footnotes).
Trunk Volume One: Hair
Under the general title "Trunk" (refers to the antediluvian suitcase in the attic, which can find a lot of interesting differences), publishers plan to release a series of books about the body, each volume will be devoted to its separate part and make a full-fledged work. Writers, philosophers, doctors, curators, photographers worked on the first anthology about hair - it is not surprising that the book was published multidimensional. But what really, its content is much better described the word "exploded." Among other things, you can read about the Brazilian bikini, Medusa Gorgon and mourning cameos. And believe me, this is not all.