Entangled
July 28th, 2014, 03:27 PM
I've had this question one for a while: how long have bangs(fringes) been in existence? Who wore them? And how many cultures have had them? The Internet has not been very helpful, as it only gives me results from this past century. I've been wondering ever since I heard a fringe mentioned in a historical fiction book set in Scotland.
Research gave me these results:
--The hime cut in Japan, worn mainly by nobility and consisting of straight bangs with two side locks cut as well
--Hair of the ancient Egyptians, who left many records and pictures showing either bangs, people with very low foreheads, or wigs with bangs
--Men in the Middle Ages
--Curly Victorian bangs.
Can anyone help me out? I'm very curious, and Google search seems determined to purposefully misunderstand me, sending me to millions (literally) of different sites about hair in the twentieth century. While they are interesting, that's not what I'm looking for. I can see how bangs could be considered high-maintenance, thus the hime cut being reserved for nobility, but I am curious to see if any other cultures cut the hair over their foreheads short.
Another reason that I'm asking is that I am intensely interested in bangs, enjoy them on myself, and am trying to justify wearing them, because many people want their hair one length. I'm also interested in historical reenactment, and am interested to see if there is any group that wears a fringe as well. I'm hoping that at least some other people history can back me up!
Research gave me these results:
--The hime cut in Japan, worn mainly by nobility and consisting of straight bangs with two side locks cut as well
--Hair of the ancient Egyptians, who left many records and pictures showing either bangs, people with very low foreheads, or wigs with bangs
--Men in the Middle Ages
--Curly Victorian bangs.
Can anyone help me out? I'm very curious, and Google search seems determined to purposefully misunderstand me, sending me to millions (literally) of different sites about hair in the twentieth century. While they are interesting, that's not what I'm looking for. I can see how bangs could be considered high-maintenance, thus the hime cut being reserved for nobility, but I am curious to see if any other cultures cut the hair over their foreheads short.
Another reason that I'm asking is that I am intensely interested in bangs, enjoy them on myself, and am trying to justify wearing them, because many people want their hair one length. I'm also interested in historical reenactment, and am interested to see if there is any group that wears a fringe as well. I'm hoping that at least some other people history can back me up!