tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3772941725819488167..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: From Paris to New York City: Hedgehog Hair, c1785Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-34027805850164653662017-06-12T02:54:56.694-04:002017-06-12T02:54:56.694-04:00Individuals utilize wigs for a wide assortment of ...Individuals utilize wigs for a wide assortment of reasons, from a fun outfit upgrade for a Halloween gathering to a totally regular hope to cover embarrassing accidental balding caused by such things as radiation and chemotherapy, or other restorative and acquired conditions. <a href="https://www.everydaywigs.com/bob-synthetic-wigs-c-5.html" rel="nofollow">lace front bob wigs</a><br />tim markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139774995684177280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-1680553139692487992017-03-23T21:46:16.863-04:002017-03-23T21:46:16.863-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437126903144301375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-16304116388440375612017-03-23T21:22:54.006-04:002017-03-23T21:22:54.006-04:00Jane, you read my mind! Hamilton's hair deserv...Jane, you read my mind! Hamilton's hair deserves (and gets) a post of its own tomorrow....:)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53057603279455645422017-03-23T19:12:19.802-04:002017-03-23T19:12:19.802-04:00I love this post so much!! Eliza's husband did...I love this post so much!! Eliza's husband did something similar with his hair (pomade and powder), and during certain periods, visited his hairdresser EVERY DAY, according to his son and his cash book. He was such a peacock.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437126903144301375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-9854461423166120622017-03-23T17:21:29.182-04:002017-03-23T17:21:29.182-04:00History Underfoot - Cynthia's right - nearly a...History Underfoot - Cynthia's right - nearly all women's clothing was made to order, or sold as used. There was almost no ready-made clothing for women. Women bought the fabric and took it to their mantua-maker (dressmaker) to make up. They would also take older clothes to be remade into newer styles. Clothes *could* be sewn at home, but labor was cheap, so most clothing was professionally made. Almost all textiles were imported.Britain kept a tight lock on the technology that was creating their textile empire and the industrial revolution with it. Weaving by hand was a skilled trade requiring costly and bulky equipment; it wasn't something that could be done in a home setting .Eighteenth century America simply didn't have the skilled labor or the technology to create mechanized, American-made textiles. But all that changes when a British textile weaver named Samuel Slater emigrated to Rhode Island, and in what amounted to industrial espionage, brought with him the plans to create a textile mill in New England.<br /><br />The whole home-spun myth is largely the product of Colonial Revival nostalgia - it's such an engaging idea to picture an entirely self-sufficient American family. It's just not a practical or realistic one.<br /><br />Cynthia, I love the colored hair powder, especially on the men. It definitely makes a statement!<br />Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-73493730173868544952017-03-23T08:54:36.389-04:002017-03-23T08:54:36.389-04:00All dresses were custom made at that time, so they...All dresses were custom made at that time, so they were importing the fabrics and having dressmakers here make them, or going abroad and having their dresses made in Europe and bringing them back here.<br />Many people don't realize that hair powders weren't always white. They came in pastel colours too, as shown very nicely in the movie version of Amadeus.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-61187109931201770792017-03-23T08:35:58.930-04:002017-03-23T08:35:58.930-04:00Were the American ladies of that time importing th...Were the American ladies of that time importing the fabric and then making their own dresses here or were they importing dresses already made for them? Interesting topic and post!History Underfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015836735555618335noreply@blogger.com