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Wigging Out

Fake Hair That Made Real History

by Jessica Glasscock

Wigging Out is a comprehensive visual history of wigs and hairpieces, covering thousands of years of hair worn by everyone from Cleopatra and Louis XIV to Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga.



Starting in ancient Egypt and ending on the red carpet of the Met Gala, Wigging Out features key historical moments in fashion set alongside spectacular images of real and synthetic wigs worn by everyone from Roman emperors and nineteenth-century Gibson Girls to twenty-first-century drag queens and London street punks. Including interviews with modern wigmakers, stylists, and braiders, Wigging Out takes readers on a joyful romp through fake-hair history.
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FASHION
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Pages:

272

Published:

11 May 2023

Format

Hardback

Publisher

Running Press

Imprint

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.

ISBN:

9780762481477

Wigging Out is a comprehensive visual history of wigs and hairpieces, covering thousands of years of hair worn by everyone from Cleopatra and Louis XIV to Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga.

Starting in ancient Egypt and ending on the red carpet of the Met Gala, Wigging Out features key historical moments in fashion set alongside spectacular images of real and synthetic wigs worn by everyone from Roman emperors and nineteenth-century Gibson Girls to twenty-first-century drag queens and London street punks. Including interviews with modern wigmakers, stylists, and braiders, Wigging Out takes readers on a joyful romp through fake-hair history.
$60.00