Historical Wig Styling: Ancient Egypt to the 1830s

Allison Lowery is the Wig and Makeup Specialist for Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. She was also the Wig Master for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and has created wigs and makeup for Zilker Theatre Productions, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and many others. She is the co-author of Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and Film.

CHAPTER 1—Introduction to Wig Styling Techniques








CHAPTER 2—Ancient Egyptian Era--3500 BC—300 BC





CHAPTER 3—Ancient Greece—2900 BC—200 BC





CHAPTER 4—Ancient Roman styling—600 BC—476 AD





CHAPTER 5—Medieval Ages—476--13TH Century





CHAPTER 6—Renaissance Era—1350-1550





CHAPTER 7—The Elizabethan Era—1500-1603





CHAPTER 8—The Cavalier/Jacobean Period—1603—1660s





CHAPTER 9—Restoration/Baroque Era—1660-1710





CHAPTER 10—Georgian/Rococo Period—1711-1789





CHAPTER 11—Regency/Empire Period—1789—1820





CHAPTER 12—Biedermeier Period—1820-1830s





APPENDIX 1—Glossary of hairstyling terms


APPENDIX 2—List of Historical Films set in each era—Ancient Egypt—1830s


APPENDIX 3—List of Wig and Hair Suppliers