tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907568970632310398.post6998913786251588794..comments2024-02-29T06:12:43.466-05:00Comments on Emily's Vintage Visions: Great Hair Fridays - The 1860sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907568970632310398.post-72660169810220205582013-03-18T07:40:04.322-04:002013-03-18T07:40:04.322-04:00I'm rather dubious on the use of rats. In the...I'm rather dubious on the use of rats. In the costuming world, they are used constantly - but I don't think they were used nearly as much in period. One reason for the difference is that shorter hair is common now and it wasn't then. You need extra hair to achieve the period look. I have long hair and only really use rats for 18th C styles - even then, it's a fake hair scrunchie and a small bit of netting in front of the scrunchie to push those bobby pins into it. <br /><br />I do know rats were used in period; however it was probably for ladies with thinning hair or for the balls (think of when we would use hairspray for extra fullness) and not, necessarily, and everyday thing for most women.<br /><br />Although this is a bit later (1867), it does give you a nice idea of how basic some of the styles really were. <br /><br /><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=706244&imageID=825041&total=67&num=0&word=1857%20fashion%20&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&k=1&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&sort=&imgs=20&pos=19&e=w" rel="nofollow">1867 How to Guide for Hair</a>Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.com