How Would You Construct This Roman Hairstyle?

**Starfilly** · April 14th, 2010, 08:08 PM

Whoa. I need to try this sometime, that style looks incredible! Liluri, your version sounds pretty reasonable to me.

**vindo** · April 14th, 2010, 08:39 PM

Pretty Idea!

This is a Renaissance Bun made with a long big clip. One part was left out to be coiled over the bun zig zag.

**BritishBraider** · April 15th, 2010, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by Emichiee

Pretty Idea!

This is a Renaissance Bun made with a long big clip. One part was left out to be coiled over the bun zig zag.

Wow, thats a wonderful rendition!

**Merlin** · April 15th, 2010, 02:55 AM

I rather hate to be pedantic here, but really we don't have a lot of an idea how women in the Roman period did their hair. What we have are illustrations of women from a Roman context who may be shown under highly unlikely conditions. Let's face it, if you're having your image created by some bloke with a lump of marble and a hammer you can pretty much get your hair looking however you want it to ('photoshop to length' anybody?), and to be honest, how many blokes really understand how their female significant others achieve their hairstyles anyway. These folks quite plausibly went down to the workshop, got to the top of the head and thought along the lines of "how did my sister do her hair yesterday? oh yeah, there were sort of twiddly bits at the back..."

The only bit of 'genuine' Roman hairstyling I've ever seen comes from a grave somewhere near York (it's in york museum) - whoever she was had her hair pulled up in a ponytail, twisted round a few times, coiled into a bun and pinned - just like loads of women do today!

**FrannyG** · April 15th, 2010, 03:56 AM

MonsterKitti and Emi, I LOVE your styles. Awesome.

**Bethie** · April 15th, 2010, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by FrannyG

MonsterKitti and Emi, I LOVE your styles. Awesome.

What Franny said

**chotee** · April 15th, 2010, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by FrannyG

MonsterKitti and Emi, I LOVE your styles. Awesome.

Me too...love both the hairstyles...

**Leela613** · April 15th, 2010, 06:21 AM

I agree with FrannyG

. MonsterKitti and Emichiee, your hairstyles are amazing

**vindo** · April 15th, 2010, 02:35 PM

Thank you! I will definetly wear that more often from now on, with gladiator sandals of course

**EtherealOde** · April 15th, 2010, 03:15 PM

The first thought that came to my mind was "first, grow your hair out for 15-20 years..."

The sheer silk scarf looks nice with it too, not too flashy yet delicate and feminine. I wonder if there is some kind of hair rat under all of that to add bulk, because that was a huge mass of hair.