A very long hair collection of models, photographers, film, articles, art

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[Ligeia Noire]

Enjoy you all. I am biding on a first edition on eBay. Hopefully it will be mine.

[TatsuOni]

Enjoy you all. I am biding on a first edition on eBay. Hopefully it will be mine.

I hope you get it! :cheer:

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I just bought one on Amazon for 11 Euros - that'll do me! :)

[Ligeia Noire]

Awesome guys!

[Ylva]

That's fascinating, Ligeia! Thanks for sharing!

The Norns with Mimir's head (https://norse-mythology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-Norns.jpg)

[Begemot]

I couldn't find much any information of this picture, just another Pinterest find... Gorgeous woman with gorgeous hair!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/4b/f0/ed4bf00c5937cb8ccb246387a6a7f0d9.jpg

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I couldn't find much any information of this picture, just another Pinterest find... Gorgeous woman with gorgeous hair!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/4b/f0/ed4bf00c5937cb8ccb246387a6a7f0d9.jpg

Oh, so wonderful!

[Begemot]

Oh, so wonderful!

Isn't it! :o

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing Ylva and Begemot! :)

[Ligeia Noire]

Both ethereal and beautiful. Got the book, by the way, will share some pictures when it arrives and I have some time.

[Shepherdess]

I'm not sure if this link has been posted yet, perhaps so, although I just came by it on Pinterest and wow these ladies have amazing hair!! I am enamored and these lengths must have taken so much dedication!! Some of the pictures even gives a glimpse of a comb, which I find interesting. :D

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/photos_of_victorian_women_and_their_long-ass_hair

Some of the comments on the blog post though made me sad!


That's fascinating, Ligeia! Thanks for sharing!

The Norns with Mimir's head (https://norse-mythology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-Norns.jpg)
Oh I love seeing long hair in mythology and artwork!! :D


I couldn't find much any information of this picture, just another Pinterest find... Gorgeous woman with gorgeous hair!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/4b/f0/ed4bf00c5937cb8ccb246387a6a7f0d9.jpg
Wow, so beautiful!!!


Both ethereal and beautiful. Got the book, by the way, will share some pictures when it arrives and I have some time.
Oh how excited!!! Would love to hear if there are any good tips in it! :D

[TatsuOni]

I'm not sure if this link has been posted yet, perhaps so, although I just came by it on Pinterest and wow these ladies have amazing hair!! I am enamored and these lengths must have taken so much dedication!! Some of the pictures even gives a glimpse of a comb, which I find interesting. :D

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/photos_of_victorian_women_and_their_long-ass_hair

Thanks for sharing! :)

[Ligeia Noire]

The Hair Culture book got to me in amazing condition for a first edition, I took some photos of the images and a couple of articles, I will post a couple here to sparkle your curiosity but there are more in a public photo album on my profile, if you follow the link.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=13799

Have not ready it yet, just skimmed the pages but one thing is clear, hair has been in the center of attention and care since the dawn of times and what all we think to be new, our ancestors were already aware and doing.
Really excited to ready it with care, take a peek at the album if you are so inclined, gentlemen are contemplated too and so are children.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40171&d=1581273685

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40172&d=1581273703

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40185&d=1581278257

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40192&d=1581278420

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40197&d=1581278548

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40194&d=1581278476

[Sarahlabyrinth]

So many lovely pictures, Ligeia!

[Ligeia Noire]

Sarah, they are and I cannot wait to dig in and read it all, hope you guys enjoy them too.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

My copy hasn't arrived yet but I'm looking forward to reading it!

[Shepherdess]

Wow that looks so fascinating!!! And the pictures look like they are gorgeous!! I love vintage photography!!! I bet there will be some very interesting information!!! :flower: Thank you for sharing!!

[Ligeia Noire]

Wow that looks so fascinating!!! And the pictures look like they are gorgeous!! I love vintage photography!!! I bet there will be some very interesting information!!! :flower: Thank you for sharing!!

My pleasure!

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing! I'm really looking forward to my ex getting here :)

[TatsuOni]

I got my "newer" book today and I'm looking forward to reading it :)

https://cdn2.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/img_20200211_132942_5e42bb95ddf2b375575f7ac3.jpg https://cdn3.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/img_20200211_132724_5e42bb7bddf2b3750b4c415b.jpg

https://cdn1.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/img_20200211_132714_5e42bb762a6b2267c80cdacb.jpg

[Sarahlabyrinth]

My book came today! The gentleman who sold it to me put a lovely note inside it telling me that it used to belong to his Mother and that she used it regularly! :) How sweet! Now I am wondering what her hair was like.....

[Ligeia Noire]

Tatsu that last line is very true.
Sarah, my seller was a woman i wonder if her hair was long too.
Yours seems more probable.

[Arciela]

Thank you for sharing the book Ligeia! It looks so interesting..now I just try to get a copy too. Love the articles and photos! :flower:

[Ligeia Noire]

Thank you for sharing the book Ligeia! It looks so interesting..now I just try to get a copy too. Love the articles and photos! :flower:

You are very welcome!

[Begemot]

Came across this on Reddit of all places. The post only stated this is Colette, a French writer in 1890. One user posted a quote of hers: "Be happy. It's one way of being wise."
https://external-preview.redd.it/sH3yg5wwdPx_lJfGzvteLkvhD2AtV04b4h19x84ByMA.jpg?wi dth=579&auto=webp&754837b1

[TatsuOni]

Came across this on Reddit of all places. The post only stated this is Colette, a French writer in 1890. One user posted a quote of hers: "Be happy. It's one way of being wise."
https://external-preview.redd.it/sH3yg5wwdPx_lJfGzvteLkvhD2AtV04b4h19x84ByMA.jpg?wi dth=579&auto=webp&754837b1

The link doesn't work for me.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Me either.

[Begemot]

Dang it! Another try, I'll link to the Reddit discussion directly https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/f0tpun/french_writer_colette_aged_17_in_1890/

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Dang it! Another try, I'll link to the Reddit discussion directly https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/f0tpun/french_writer_colette_aged_17_in_1890/

That worked! What a lovely photo of her, and amazing braids!

[TatsuOni]

That worked! What a lovely photo of her, and amazing braids!

I agree! :)

[jane_marie]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/14/23/4c/14234cabc4ddc834ad55d75cf61e5ac2.jpg

Provenance by Kelly McKernan

[Ligeia Noire]

Begemot beautiful photo overall.
Jane Marie very interesting.

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing Jane! :)

Not that many pictures, but I still think that being able to read this book online might be of interest for some of you :) https://archive.org/details/healthbeautyhint00mixt/page/40/mode/2up

[MidnightMoon]

Apparently Ligeia has closed down her account..?
That's sad, I liked her style of writing, not to mention her hair.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Apparently Ligeia has closed down her account..?
That's sad, I liked her style of writing, not to mention her hair.

Yes, she did, I don't know why. :(

[eresh]

I think maybe because of a discussion in the coronatopic?
I really hope she will return

[Ylva]

Somebody on YouTube said it was because of nasty people like me. :lol: Gotta love a random, anonymous hater!

Found it quite odd because I've never had any kind of a beef with Ligeia at all. :D

But I don't really want to hypothesise anyone's reason for leaving if they don't specify it themselves. Just wanted to share that silly comment I got.

[eresh]

Wow that's strange such a comment
Yes maybe I shouldn't have speculated, but that was the last I saw of Ligeia on this forum.
I'll follow her YT :)

[lapushka]

That is so odd, I have always had pleasant interactions with Ligeia. I am sad to see her go! :(

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I think maybe because of a discussion in the coronatopic?
I really hope she will return

She won't be back, once you close your account you aren't allowed another one here.

[SleepyTangles]

Thanks for sharing Jane! :)

Not that many pictures, but I still think that being able to read this book online might be of interest for some of you :) https://archive.org/details/healthbeautyhint00mixt/page/40/mode/2up

Thank you!!!! I was looking for it, I love beauty history :smooch:
Ligeia was such a cool member, hope that somehow she'll find a way back. Who knows.

[SleepyTangles]

Somebody on YouTube said it was because of nasty people like me. :lol: Gotta love a random, anonymous hater!

Found it quite odd because I've never had any kind of a beef with Ligeia at all. :D

But I don't really want to hypothesise anyone's reason for leaving if they don't specify it themselves. Just wanted to share that silly comment I got.

What? That's weird. Are we a topic of conversation on YouTube?

[Ylva]

What? That's weird. Are we a topic of conversation on YouTube?

It was a comment to a comment I posted on one of her videos. I told her I was Ylva (because my name on YouTube is different, it's from gaming) and that I hoped she was okay. The random hate comment was removed after posting it, probably by the writer themselves, but I still saw it in my notifications.

[Ylva]

https://i.ibb.co/SBFkwQd/weirdcomment.jpg

The first item is my comment on one of her videos, and the second one is the reply to my comment which was removed but still shows in my notifications.

So, sending my regards to dethmilk I guess? :D :waving:

[SleepyTangles]

Thanks for the explanation Ylva!
Hopefully Ligeia is fine and well and haters are just trolling whenever they see the chance.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

That was a very nasty comment :( I hope whoever made it regrets saying it.

[Ylva]

Thanks for the explanation Ylva!
Hopefully Ligeia is fine and well and haters are just trolling whenever they see the chance.

She did reply to me that she was fine. :)


That was a very nasty comment :( I hope whoever made it regrets saying it.

If you have to say such a thing anonymously rather than being able to stand behind your words, it's not something I can take seriously. So it doesn't matter to me whether they regret it or not.

[jane_marie]

If you have to say such a thing anonymously rather than being able to stand behind your words, it's not something I can take seriously. So it doesn't matter to me whether they regret it or not.

It was probably just some random jerk being a jerk for the *@&$ of it anyway.

[Ylva]

It was probably just some random jerk being a jerk for the *@&$ of it anyway.

Most likely!

[TatsuOni]

How sad that she's gone!

[MidnightMoon]

My only guess is perhaps her views on some topics are not fully suited for the site, not so "politically correct", but I can only speculate. Weird about the YT comment, maybe it was a random spammer or got the wrong video/comment.
I also hope she comes back. If I closed my account and *really* wanted to come back I guess I could get a new ip?
Anyhow...
YT is rather lame because I'm not interested in watching her hair, I liked her blog posts and talking.

[Begemot]

Another reddit find, all around old school cool cool girl and a longhair Zitkála-Šá pictured in 1898 https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/g1447d/zitkala_sa_an_american_sioux_in_1898/

[Ylva]

Another reddit find, all around old school cool cool girl and a longhair Zitkála-Šá pictured in 1898 https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/g1447d/zitkala_sa_an_american_sioux_in_1898/

Oh wow, what a gorgeous find! I love everything about that photo.

[TatsuOni]

Another reddit find, all around old school cool cool girl and a longhair Zitkála-Šá pictured in 1898 https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/g1447d/zitkala_sa_an_american_sioux_in_1898/

Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing! :)

[Begemot]

Oh wow, what a gorgeous find! I love everything about that photo.

She has such cool expression, and that hair! :crush:


Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing! :)

I'm happy to share! :blossom:

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Another reddit find, all around old school cool cool girl and a longhair Zitkála-Šá pictured in 1898 https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/g1447d/zitkala_sa_an_american_sioux_in_1898/

So lovely, Begemot! :)

[Begemot]

So lovely, Begemot! :)

Sure is! :o :blossom:

[purple_omelette]

Marginally off-topic, but one of my favourite photographers is Elizabeth Gadd. I find her photos incredibly soothing, and they're all centred around a main theme: a woman with waist/TBL hair standing alone (or with a dog) in a magnificent wilderness. Worth checking out, if not for hair inspiration, then for all-round beautiful photography!

[purple_omelette]

Here is an example

https://www.adorama.com/alc/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-6-1-1024x683.jpg

[purple_omelette]

And this is my current laptop wallpaper :P
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R04lS5zC5zI/hqdefault.jpg

[jane_marie]

Here is an example

https://www.adorama.com/alc/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Nov-6-1-1024x683.jpg

That's a lovely image. I love the contrast between her warm toned clothes and the cool toned mountains as well as how the dog's coloration blends him into the rocks.

Thanks for sharing!

[purple_omelette]

No worries jane_marie! :)

[purple_omelette]

As far as artists are concerned, I also really like Chie Yoshii.
Her art is quite dark and spooky, but I love the mix of bold primary colours, ghostly-white subjects, and magic realism (and, of course, the super-long hair)
Here are a couple of her paintings
https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2015/03/art-chie-yoshii-feature.jpg
https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/0zc7zjdNmdzcNLmeKpqW7Q/large.jpg
https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2015/03/art-chie-yoshii-02.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/apjBEeTNuAnSHPbtcra04jMUhNRlc_v6Iusem96IUF4MuDiz0C iDovOuz0BUVjFQqB1tGAf9m6yxL0pulQkZlGPs1DoWR3wJ3Fhh 82TT06oj4Xg2tPzHR73Se5hvgymIk4lqI1lk

[Ylva]

Wonderful, thank you for sharing, purple_omelette! :)

[TatsuOni]

Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing purple_omelette! :)

[purple_omelette]

I'm glad you like them Ylva and TatsuOni!

Additionally, I forgot to post the absolute queen of the decorated crown braid, Frida Kahlo
https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2F gukuuxHoACuy5V0wfS6vrQ%2Flarger.jpg&width=1200&quality=80

[lapushka]

Nice paintings, purple_omelette! :D

[queencarrion]

I am a librarian and recently came across this breathtaking image in a postcard collection that I am remediating metadata for. It is undated but the collection is mainly from around 1915-1935, from Japan, so it likely falls within that date range. Very beautiful, just had to share here because you all can appreciate it!

https://metadb.lafayette.edu/images/projects/imperial-postcards/lc-spcol-imperial-postcards-0239-2000.jpg

[Bri-Chan]

queencarrion beautiful pic! I love old photos.

[beha]

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ef/f0/89/eff08954a737ad8a375f3ba38900cce2.jpg

model: Kelsey Dylan. Absolutely marvelous art model with signature natural hair that features in nearly all her photos.
artist: Steven Assael. Master draftsman with many works of beautifully rendered long hair.

Google them both for more long hair excellence.

[purple_omelette]

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ef/f0/89/eff08954a737ad8a375f3ba38900cce2.jpg

model: Kelsey Dylan. Absolutely marvelous art model with signature natural hair that features in nearly all her photos.
artist: Steven Assael. Master draftsman with many works of beautifully rendered long hair.

Google them both for more long hair excellence.

Googled both and was not disappointed :O

[purple_omelette]

I am a librarian and recently came across this breathtaking image in a postcard collection that I am remediating metadata for. It is undated but the collection is mainly from around 1915-1935, from Japan, so it likely falls within that date range. Very beautiful, just had to share here because you all can appreciate it!

https://metadb.lafayette.edu/images/projects/imperial-postcards/lc-spcol-imperial-postcards-0239-2000.jpg

Stunning! <3

[TatsuOni]

Wonderful queencarrion! :agree: Thanks for sharing! :)

[Ylva]

Herman Li of DragonForce.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a1/dd/d6/a1ddd6f5669183859b17f4e176a249b1.jpg

[TatsuOni]

Herman Li of DragonForce.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a1/dd/d6/a1ddd6f5669183859b17f4e176a249b1.jpg

Beautiful hair! Thanks for sharing! :)

[leayellena]

hi everyone.
I just had an idea:
how about mentioning general fiction books where updos and hairstyles of the past are described. I mean how some people in 1990's and 2000's knew about good hair care and protective hairstyles like the beebut when since the 70's people kept their hair either long and damaged or short?
I'm asking this because I remember my high school friend with her hair reaching tailbone length. she snipped few hairs but I wasn't even alowed to touch my hair, let alone do something with it because my mom screamed till her lungs hurt "it gets so greasy!". I didn't know there were individual split ends until LHC (I was 27) and I can cut them to mentain the length. how did people knew about long hair care anyway?
but let's mention general fiction about protective styles. I'm looking forward to your replies.

[TatsuOni]

It's probably hair pieces, bit I still think that we can appreciate the awesome updos in this music video :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZcK77vPVSw

I like all of the elements of this by the way. The outfits, music, dance and everything else makes it a lovely piece of art :) I've been following this channel for a while :p

[TatsuOni]

I discovered Alfons Mucha today and he seem to have painted a lot of beautiful long haired ladies. https://www.google.com/search?q=alfons+mucha&sxsrf=ALeKk00cP4DYCCmXsBQbzkEq-dby_sJl5A:1597931944035&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1y5iv-KnrAhXp-SoKHZA6CQQQ_AUoAXoECBwQAw&biw=1920&bih=966#imgrc=F1TlYw2L7NgSZM

I do like this one :) https://www.google.com/search?q=alfons+mucha&sxsrf=ALeKk00cP4DYCCmXsBQbzkEq-dby_sJl5A:1597931944035&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1y5iv-KnrAhXp-SoKHZA6CQQQ_AUoAXoECBwQAw&biw=1920&bih=966#imgrc=smlMP9RmTtRl5M

[sipnsun]

I have literally spent hours (like 6 lol) reading every post and following every link that's still available in this thread. Truly amazing, I'm so thankful for photographers that appreciated and photographed hair through the years! Thank you everyone for all of your hard work compiling this info, it was truly enjoyable and educational!

[baanoo]

this thread is so great! here's a little pinterest find for your sunday afternoon – I'm assuming these are extensions, but it's such a great photo!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/b4/55/9db455efcf6983630da954192cd6e6dd.jpg

[baanoo]

and here's one more!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/76/1d/12/761d123bec2bf73a68b01db6925a67a9.jpg

[mariakatija]

hi everyone.
I just had an idea:
how about mentioning general fiction books where updos and hairstyles of the past are described. I mean how some people in 1990's and 2000's knew about good hair care and protective hairstyles like the beebut when since the 70's people kept their hair either long and damaged or short?
I'm asking this because I remember my high school friend with her hair reaching tailbone length. she snipped few hairs but I wasn't even alowed to touch my hair, let alone do something with it because my mom screamed till her lungs hurt "it gets so greasy!". I didn't know there were individual split ends until LHC (I was 27) and I can cut them to mentain the length. how did people knew about long hair care anyway?
but let's mention general fiction about protective styles. I'm looking forward to your replies.

If I recall, in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, there is a mention of a girl or woman with hair down to the floor or maybe knee lol.

[Entangled]

Here's an illustration (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Wj6mkKK0YdplLkIS5Da46JPkjio4bAxdU_FC5VhTaWfS8wz3F5 HXdeKT0i9xqNVMydxWtzmdlaWDJ_CTQmSfN5ynpKjNrTx6Y2CQ z9nzqswwBPZ6nOy1EkYKXSTkqw) for the Tale of Prince Ivan, The Firebird and the Grey Wolf by Ivan Bilibin. What I think is noteworthy is the taper and the long tail! More realistic than we tend to see, even thought it's still a romanticized image.

[Entangled]

Goyō Hashiguchi, Scalloping Hair, 1920link (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/7a/04/837a04a255f918a869abea654b365d01.jpg)

[TatsuOni]

Here's an illustration (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Wj6mkKK0YdplLkIS5Da46JPkjio4bAxdU_FC5VhTaWfS8wz3F5 HXdeKT0i9xqNVMydxWtzmdlaWDJ_CTQmSfN5ynpKjNrTx6Y2CQ z9nzqswwBPZ6nOy1EkYKXSTkqw) for the Tale of Prince Ivan, The Firebird and the Grey Wolf by Ivan Bilibin. What I think is noteworthy is the taper and the long tail! More realistic than we tend to see, even thought it's still a romanticized image.

I can't follow the link.


Goyō Hashiguchi, Scalloping Hair, 1920link (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/7a/04/837a04a255f918a869abea654b365d01.jpg)

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! :)

[purple_omelette]

Lovely pictures, Entangled!

[Bat]

this thread is so great! here's a little pinterest find for your sunday afternoon – I'm assuming these are extensions, but it's such a great photo!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/b4/55/9db455efcf6983630da954192cd6e6dd.jpg

I like this one! I want hair like the model of the right, for obvious reasons

[Begemot]

Small dump of Pinterest links :)

https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/490118371917013021/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/515521488582553194/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/375909900151986035/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/760967668263079351/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/659988520387477382/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/525091637785191781/

[TatsuOni]

Small dump of Pinterest links :)

https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/490118371917013021/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/515521488582553194/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/375909900151986035/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/760967668263079351/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/659988520387477382/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/525091637785191781/

Thanks for sharing! :)

[Begemot]

Thanks for sharing! :)

Always a pleasure! :)

[cat11]

I enjoyed this article and the pictures in it of Heian period women with floor length hair and all the updos!

http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2016/10/of-hair-and-hairdressers-in-historic.html

[Iyashikei]

I enjoyed this article and the pictures in it of Heian period women with floor length hair and all the updos!

http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2016/10/of-hair-and-hairdressers-in-historic.html

That's an interesting read. Both my hair enthousiast side and my weeb side thank you.

[cat11]

That's an interesting read. Both my hair enthousiast side and my weeb side thank you.

You're welcome :)

I would recommend reading The Tale of Genji/ Genji Monogatari if you like that sort of thing. Great historical book and hair is mentioned a lot, long styles, descriptions, they talk about trimming it and the condition of it on different ladies... really great book if you are into Japanese culture. SO many details. On clothes, hair, poetry, way of life back then ect.

[Iyashikei]

You're welcome :)

I would recommend reading The Tale of Genji/ Genji Monogatari if you like that sort of thing. Great historical book and hair is mentioned a lot, long styles, descriptions, they talk about trimming it and the condition of it on different ladies... really great book if you are into Japanese culture. SO many details. On clothes, hair, poetry, way of life back then ect.

I read that book already and it's a great read! It's actually one of my favorites. Everything you mentioned about it is indeed there.

[cat11]

I read that book already and it's a great read! It's actually one of my favorites. Everything you mentioned about it is indeed there.

Oh cool! Yes its super interesting like a window to the ~far~ past!!

[TatsuOni]

I enjoyed this article and the pictures in it of Heian period women with floor length hair and all the updos!

http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2016/10/of-hair-and-hairdressers-in-historic.html

Thank you for sharing! :)

[Begemot]

I enjoyed this article and the pictures in it of Heian period women with floor length hair and all the updos!

http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2016/10/of-hair-and-hairdressers-in-historic.html

Very cool find! I really liked this part "The indigenous faith of Shinto regards one’s body and physical attributes as a gift from the ancestors, handed down from generation to generation. In that sense, hair symbolises life and continuity – and maintaining it in good order was regarded as a devotional duty." And the huge hair rope :bigeyes:

[Carrie's hair]

I love the photo of young Cher <3.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/da/2b/7bda2bbb6bd03336407de4ee7a06b7ef.jpg

[cat11]

Yes the hair rope was crazy to me imagining them weaving all these hairs into a rope and how much the hair would have meant to those that donated it. And that the shrine was built using the hair rope to hoist beams ect. is impressive, using the hair that had so much meaning and power attached to it to build a shine is just amazing to think of the positive energy going in to that to create a sacred place.

Carries hair that is a good picture of Cher!

[Carrie's hair]

Young Jane Seymour:
- https://bit.ly/3mHWNUD
- https://bit.ly/2TLWI5J
- https://bit.ly/35QhM0s
- https://bit.ly/3kRbxzL
- https://bit.ly/35Vdg0V
I didn't know she had that long hair. Today I was watching Dr. Quinn ;) and I thought she fit the subject perfectly.

[Begemot]

I got you some braids :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a9/fd/fa/a9fdfa9a111eebb72ecc27e62f0706c5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/ac/a4/3eaca468e81187e622b4ae097177491e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/36/3b/9d/363b9d86d95ce54a77ca59957753ecd8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ac/88/6f/ac886f3889a998ca70c67acd8be256db.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/85/1a/6a/851a6af3f860faa5e052643ecf48436c.jpg

[TatsuOni]

I got you some braids :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a9/fd/fa/a9fdfa9a111eebb72ecc27e62f0706c5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/ac/a4/3eaca468e81187e622b4ae097177491e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/36/3b/9d/363b9d86d95ce54a77ca59957753ecd8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ac/88/6f/ac886f3889a998ca70c67acd8be256db.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/85/1a/6a/851a6af3f860faa5e052643ecf48436c.jpg

Thanks for sharing! :cheer:

[Iyashikei]

My google feed recommended me this photo series called Obaasima which depicts the process of getting kinky hair braided.

https://www.ssunday.co/obaasima

[Begemot]

Cool find, Iyashikei! Gorgeous girl and hair :)

Some vintage pics

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/c5/77/adc57780e06100613ba55c29ce78c2b7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/da/ba/44daba45a47e6f9d186a0da7d6dcdaf7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e5/6a/3ee56a3e2c4822f19b91381f0ab47014.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/61/77/936177c6d950b3bc1fb404147f0e288d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/02/de/b7/02deb7dee8ee49b3a0890663faedd6f5.jpg

[TatsuOni]

My google feed recommended me this photo series called Obaasima which depicts the process of getting kinky hair braided.

https://www.ssunday.co/obaasima


Cool find, Iyashikei! Gorgeous girl and hair :)

Some vintage pics

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/c5/77/adc57780e06100613ba55c29ce78c2b7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/da/ba/44daba45a47e6f9d186a0da7d6dcdaf7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e5/6a/3ee56a3e2c4822f19b91381f0ab47014.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/61/77/936177c6d950b3bc1fb404147f0e288d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/02/de/b7/02deb7dee8ee49b3a0890663faedd6f5.jpg

Thanks for sharing! :blossom:

[Carrie's hair]

My google feed recommended me this photo series called Obaasima which depicts the process of getting kinky hair braided.

https://www.ssunday.co/obaasima
Very nice photos. I love vivid colors.

[Carrie's hair]

Cool find, Iyashikei! Gorgeous girl and hair :)

Some vintage pics

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/c5/77/adc57780e06100613ba55c29ce78c2b7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/da/ba/44daba45a47e6f9d186a0da7d6dcdaf7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e5/6a/3ee56a3e2c4822f19b91381f0ab47014.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/61/77/936177c6d950b3bc1fb404147f0e288d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/02/de/b7/02deb7dee8ee49b3a0890663faedd6f5.jpg
Wow, I'm starting to think harder about doing myself a session like this. I would like to have such a souvenir in my old age ^^.

[DropStitches]

My google feed recommended me this photo series called Obaasima which depicts the process of getting kinky hair braided.

https://www.ssunday.co/obaasima

These are gorgeous! What an evocative series of photos... makes me want to visit there when travel is possible again one day!




Some vintage pics

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/c5/77/adc57780e06100613ba55c29ce78c2b7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/da/ba/44daba45a47e6f9d186a0da7d6dcdaf7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e5/6a/3ee56a3e2c4822f19b91381f0ab47014.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/61/77/936177c6d950b3bc1fb404147f0e288d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/02/de/b7/02deb7dee8ee49b3a0890663faedd6f5.jpg

I particularly like the first one, where the woman on the right looks like she's proudly showing off her friend on the left's hair! It feels rare to see a smile in an antique photo like that, too - they both seem shyly excited to be being photographed.

[RebekahE]

Cool find, Iyashikei! Gorgeous girl and hair :)

Some vintage pics

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/c5/77/adc57780e06100613ba55c29ce78c2b7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/44/da/ba/44daba45a47e6f9d186a0da7d6dcdaf7.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e5/6a/3ee56a3e2c4822f19b91381f0ab47014.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/93/61/77/936177c6d950b3bc1fb404147f0e288d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/02/de/b7/02deb7dee8ee49b3a0890663faedd6f5.jpg
:thudpile::thudpile::thudpile::thudpile:
Oh! The third photo! What a beautiful braid! And what a gorgeous young woman!

[RebekahE]

I really love this photo of Crystal Gayle.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=AhvAnDYM&id=E2FF10B9CBB13D3171D297E139EC1B5791EC837F&thid=OIP.AhvAnDYMuDNNyuxLWsbIxwAAAA&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmotherswithcancer.files.wor dpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcrystal-gayle-hair.jpg&exph=704&expw=365&q=crystal+Gayle+hair&simid=608003885974488042&ck=0E0571B5F08219004A5D952DEFFB8662&selectedindex=19&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=70aa340b-bbf4-4e35-8c86-d28d5fb6f2d8&shtk=Q3J5c3RhbCBHYXlsZSB8IEhBSVIgU1RZTEVTIHwgUGlud GVyZXN0&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIHBpbnRlcmVzdC5jb20%3 D&shhk=g9f8wYHRXpUKn6x8w16at4GKEq8JYjgl%2BgKIXzbn9%2 B4%3D&shth=OSH.4lAjQCHvUaznkMw3s%252B8nJA

Another photo I think is beautiful!
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=kiJPzjGC&id=184FC6507F4FC869A09D56E9D2ACDA77FAEA1D01&thid=OIP.kiJPzjGCuI5vA7E8mTdflgHaKg&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbglh-marketplace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F11%2Fblack-victorian.jpg&exph=865&expw=610&q=Victorian+Long+Hair&simid=608014614889695023&ck=23A1A5621FF2C99E3AAC7CCA9A42816B&selectedindex=71&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=85016866-47fc-4739-92cc-299752fc6e5f&shtk=MzYgTW9yZSBTdHVubmluZyBQaG90b3Mgb2YgQmxhY2sgV 29tZW4gaW4gdGhlIFZpY3RvcmlhbiAuLi4%3D&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIGJnbGgtbWFya2V0cGxhY 2UuY29t&shhk=BIUkdcWkXoWGug%2FU6ucxoj2yZBUOjlWKgMbMeYPH1T4 %3D&shth=OSH.VCiT9tcLQtGVD%252FnP9ZmYpw

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=n%2FCuIRkC&id=8E5AC33FFDCFC129031D327BD77D9737B27CE93A&thid=OIP.n_CuIRkCi_PNilh6XpIDIAAAAA&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-WsAO95nfc1w%2FVMO75AKaDaI%2FAAAAAAAAArI%2FkgqCvWuF l2w%2Fs1600%2F10c494dac4497ede49d25fea82a6c6bc.jpg&exph=500&expw=314&q=Victorian+Long+Hair&simid=608054416268724881&ck=53E46FFEC0588501B369319D8E6E1232&selectedindex=340&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=c928228b-07db-47cd-8a0d-7f7c031e0575&shtk=UmViZWNjYSBHb3VsZC0gR290aGljIEhvcnJvcjogVmljd G9yaWFuIEhhaXJzdHlsZXM%3D&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIGZtczQwOGdvdWxkcmdvd GhpY2hvcnJvci5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20%3D&shhk=oWwyb2wooN5cx1x7%2B2zTB2OH%2BDyjYCpEQjihtA9zz 1E%3D&shth=OSH.R3sDx7B%252FGIdnU457agF9RQ

The Sutherland sisters have always been an inspiration to me.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=FMqWxWmw&id=61EE09E3052455E7FE9FBADB5D047CC493F479CE&thid=OIP.FMqWxWmw64mPOqELf0jT_AHaKp&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftravsd.files.wordpress.com% 2F2012%2F11%2Ftumblr_lezr5nf6zq1qaseffo1_5001.jpg&exph=700&expw=487&q=Seven+Sutherland+Sisters&simid=608047694690977316&ck=89821B42D95E7B38A83BD50FAF81762F&selectedindex=7&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=899e886b-0d9c-4bcf-b828-759ca27ab08e&shtk=VGhlIFNhZ2Egb2YgdGhlIDcgU3V0aGVybGFuZCBTaXN0Z XJzIOKAkyAoVHJhdmFsYW5jaGUp&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIHRyYXZzZC53b3JkcHJlc 3MuY29t&shhk=hhRa08VJCUCoQUmO56yHeDIrj76DEqsgOXjJT4GE5Kw%3 D&shth=OSH.NetjzLEtXlPNBkH6Bhn7NA

[Begemot]

Lovely finds, RebekahE! :) I love the old photos of Crystal Gayle performing with her hair loose

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/00/e4/fc00e49bab5bc4d5ac258218620566f5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/86/d2/90/86d2905c8601e208838aa79bef23b1d6--sawyer-brown-brown-eyes.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/f1/60/e1f1606af1e91ef5e0e144cfe90c4d43.jpg

[TatsuOni]

I really love this photo of Crystal Gayle.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=AhvAnDYM&id=E2FF10B9CBB13D3171D297E139EC1B5791EC837F&thid=OIP.AhvAnDYMuDNNyuxLWsbIxwAAAA&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmotherswithcancer.files.wor dpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcrystal-gayle-hair.jpg&exph=704&expw=365&q=crystal+Gayle+hair&simid=608003885974488042&ck=0E0571B5F08219004A5D952DEFFB8662&selectedindex=19&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=70aa340b-bbf4-4e35-8c86-d28d5fb6f2d8&shtk=Q3J5c3RhbCBHYXlsZSB8IEhBSVIgU1RZTEVTIHwgUGlud GVyZXN0&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIHBpbnRlcmVzdC5jb20%3 D&shhk=g9f8wYHRXpUKn6x8w16at4GKEq8JYjgl%2BgKIXzbn9%2 B4%3D&shth=OSH.4lAjQCHvUaznkMw3s%252B8nJA

Another photo I think is beautiful!
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=kiJPzjGC&id=184FC6507F4FC869A09D56E9D2ACDA77FAEA1D01&thid=OIP.kiJPzjGCuI5vA7E8mTdflgHaKg&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbglh-marketplace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F11%2Fblack-victorian.jpg&exph=865&expw=610&q=Victorian+Long+Hair&simid=608014614889695023&ck=23A1A5621FF2C99E3AAC7CCA9A42816B&selectedindex=71&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=85016866-47fc-4739-92cc-299752fc6e5f&shtk=MzYgTW9yZSBTdHVubmluZyBQaG90b3Mgb2YgQmxhY2sgV 29tZW4gaW4gdGhlIFZpY3RvcmlhbiAuLi4%3D&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIGJnbGgtbWFya2V0cGxhY 2UuY29t&shhk=BIUkdcWkXoWGug%2FU6ucxoj2yZBUOjlWKgMbMeYPH1T4 %3D&shth=OSH.VCiT9tcLQtGVD%252FnP9ZmYpw

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=n%2FCuIRkC&id=8E5AC33FFDCFC129031D327BD77D9737B27CE93A&thid=OIP.n_CuIRkCi_PNilh6XpIDIAAAAA&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-WsAO95nfc1w%2FVMO75AKaDaI%2FAAAAAAAAArI%2FkgqCvWuF l2w%2Fs1600%2F10c494dac4497ede49d25fea82a6c6bc.jpg&exph=500&expw=314&q=Victorian+Long+Hair&simid=608054416268724881&ck=53E46FFEC0588501B369319D8E6E1232&selectedindex=340&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=c928228b-07db-47cd-8a0d-7f7c031e0575&shtk=UmViZWNjYSBHb3VsZC0gR290aGljIEhvcnJvcjogVmljd G9yaWFuIEhhaXJzdHlsZXM%3D&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIGZtczQwOGdvdWxkcmdvd GhpY2hvcnJvci5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20%3D&shhk=oWwyb2wooN5cx1x7%2B2zTB2OH%2BDyjYCpEQjihtA9zz 1E%3D&shth=OSH.R3sDx7B%252FGIdnU457agF9RQ

The Sutherland sisters have always been an inspiration to me.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=FMqWxWmw&id=61EE09E3052455E7FE9FBADB5D047CC493F479CE&thid=OIP.FMqWxWmw64mPOqELf0jT_AHaKp&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftravsd.files.wordpress.com% 2F2012%2F11%2Ftumblr_lezr5nf6zq1qaseffo1_5001.jpg&exph=700&expw=487&q=Seven+Sutherland+Sisters&simid=608047694690977316&ck=89821B42D95E7B38A83BD50FAF81762F&selectedindex=7&form=EX0023&adlt=demote&shtp=GetUrl&shid=899e886b-0d9c-4bcf-b828-759ca27ab08e&shtk=VGhlIFNhZ2Egb2YgdGhlIDcgU3V0aGVybGFuZCBTaXN0Z XJzIOKAkyAoVHJhdmFsYW5jaGUp&shdk=Rm91bmQgb24gQmluZyBmcm9tIHRyYXZzZC53b3JkcHJlc 3MuY29t&shhk=hhRa08VJCUCoQUmO56yHeDIrj76DEqsgOXjJT4GE5Kw%3 D&shth=OSH.NetjzLEtXlPNBkH6Bhn7NA


Lovely finds, RebekahE! :) I love the old photos of Crystal Gayle performing with her hair loose

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/00/e4/fc00e49bab5bc4d5ac258218620566f5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/86/d2/90/86d2905c8601e208838aa79bef23b1d6--sawyer-brown-brown-eyes.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/f1/60/e1f1606af1e91ef5e0e144cfe90c4d43.jpg

Lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing! :)

[Carrie's hair]

Lovely finds, RebekahE! :) I love the old photos of Crystal Gayle performing with her hair loose
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/00/e4/fc00e49bab5bc4d5ac258218620566f5.jpg
Amazing photo. Fringes, sequins and long hair <3.

[MusicalSpoons]

I don't comment very often on this thread but I just wanted to say I appreciate all the photos and links you guys keep sharing - thank you!! :flower:

[Begemot]

Amazing photo. Fringes, sequins and long hair <3.

The movement, the colors and just everything :crush:

[Carrie's hair]

Yes, the photographer captured a great moment.

[RebekahE]

Lovely finds, RebekahE! :) I love the old photos of Crystal Gayle performing with her hair loose

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/00/e4/fc00e49bab5bc4d5ac258218620566f5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/86/d2/90/86d2905c8601e208838aa79bef23b1d6--sawyer-brown-brown-eyes.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/f1/60/e1f1606af1e91ef5e0e144cfe90c4d43.jpg

Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!

[Begemot]

Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!

Always happy to share here! :blossom:

[Begemot]

Carl Larsson paintings :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/1c/58/481c58beb1a9e4047160336b942f4f01.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2f/c1/f1/2fc1f1864022317ca8c4d85cfd72ae4e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f3/f2/cd/f3f2cdcd90f6f943e104aa1e88716bcf.jpg

[Carrie's hair]

They are great. I like the first one the most. It has such a nice color scheme.

[Arciela]

Carl Larsson paintings :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/1c/58/481c58beb1a9e4047160336b942f4f01.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2f/c1/f1/2fc1f1864022317ca8c4d85cfd72ae4e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f3/f2/cd/f3f2cdcd90f6f943e104aa1e88716bcf.jpg

These are lovely! I especially like the first one, thank you for sharing these :flower:

[Begemot]

They are great. I like the first one the most. It has such a nice color scheme.


These are lovely! I especially like the first one, thank you for sharing these :flower:

Glad to hear you liked them! :) The first one caught my eye and I went looking for more.

[Sammich]

So glad most of these web pages still work! Gorgeous. Aaaa I’ve saved so many pics for hair inspiration haha. Love it. Thank you for sharing.
The hair on these girls are insane! So thick. I’m so inspired! My hair is very thick so I can sort of picture how I would look like with these pictures.

[TatsuOni]

Carl Larsson paintings :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/1c/58/481c58beb1a9e4047160336b942f4f01.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2f/c1/f1/2fc1f1864022317ca8c4d85cfd72ae4e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f3/f2/cd/f3f2cdcd90f6f943e104aa1e88716bcf.jpg

Thanks for sharing! :)

[Jools69]

I find pictures like these from the Victorian era very intriguing. Lots of different hair textures and proud to show it.

https://random-times.com/2019/07/08/the-disturbing-victorian-fashion-of-very-long-hair-in-35-photos/

[BuddhaBelle]

I find pictures like these from the Victorian era very intriguing. Lots of different hair textures and proud to show it.

https://random-times.com/2019/07/08/the-disturbing-victorian-fashion-of-very-long-hair-in-35-photos/

so interesting! Espically ‘ Letting one’s hair down was commonly seen as brazen and immodest, even sinful!’ imagine that!!

[Jools69]

so interesting! Espically ‘ Letting one’s hair down was commonly seen as brazen and immodest, even sinful!’ imagine that!!

Interesting how attitudes were quite different back then, centred around the church and society ruling how women should behave.

[BuddhaBelle]

Interesting how attitudes were quite different back then, centred around the church and society ruling how women should behave.

i know! I don’t think i would’ve managed. my brother has turned very religious and likes to go on about how men should rule the household, i can’t imagine obeying my partner and doing all he says :eek:

[enting]

Carl Larsson paintings :)

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/1c/58/481c58beb1a9e4047160336b942f4f01.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2f/c1/f1/2fc1f1864022317ca8c4d85cfd72ae4e.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f3/f2/cd/f3f2cdcd90f6f943e104aa1e88716bcf.jpg

I'm having the urge to dress up as that third one. I have a shirt and a skirt like those.

[MusicalSpoons]

i know! I don’t think i would’ve managed. my brother has turned very religious and likes to go on about how men should rule the household, i can’t imagine obeying my partner and doing all he says :eek:

[If it's a religion based on the Bible then he ought to know that headship is specified as being in the same way Jesus treated people - headship is not being a dictator! Even God himself listens to those below him and there are instances recorded of him listening to suggestions on how to carry out certain plans.]


On topic: Wow! Those Victorian pictures are wonderful. I confess though that curly fringes (bangs) amuse me - they remind me of awful 80s/90s hair I've seen, and some of them with the right amount of hair look like the posy/bow you'd find stuck on presents (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KG5wDuUmL._AC_.jpg) :lol: I am a little affronted by the author of that article calling long hair and infrequent washing 'disturbing' but the pictures are awesome enough that we can celebrate them regardless of the surrounding text :o

[knobbly]

On topic: Wow! Those Victorian pictures are wonderful. I confess though that curly fringes (bangs) amuse me - they remind me of awful 80s/90s hair I've seen, and some of them with the right amount of hair look like the posy/bow you'd find stuck on presents (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KG5wDuUmL._AC_.jpg) :lol: I am a little affronted by the author of that article calling long hair and infrequent washing 'disturbing' but the pictures are awesome enough that we can celebrate them regardless of the surrounding text :o

Yeah the copy on that page was odd, but the pics were lovely :)

[Iyashikei]

I find pictures like these from the Victorian era very intriguing. Lots of different hair textures and proud to show it.

https://random-times.com/2019/07/08/the-disturbing-victorian-fashion-of-very-long-hair-in-35-photos/
Truth be told some of these pictures remind me of ghosts, although I think the ancient technology is as much of a culprit as the hair to me. Still nice pics though.

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful pictures :) Ahh well if someone sees me as a ghost I don't mind :lol: Just look at my signature :p

[Feral_]

On topic: Wow! Those Victorian pictures are wonderful. I confess though that curly fringes (bangs) amuse me - they remind me of awful 80s/90s hair I've seen, and some of them with the right amount of hair look like the posy/bow you'd find stuck on presents (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KG5wDuUmL._AC_.jpg) :lol: I am a little affronted by the author of that article calling long hair and infrequent washing 'disturbing' but the pictures are awesome enough that we can celebrate them regardless of the surrounding text :o

I too thought this, and also the comment about them not being erotic :shrug:

Those bouffant fringes though, definitely 80s vibe lol.

To me the pics were ethereal and not disturbing at all.

[Ylva]

Oh, if only the length of my hair was the primary reason people found me disturbing. :laugh:

[Jools69]

Truth be told some of these pictures remind me of ghosts, although I think the ancient technology is as much of a culprit as the hair to me. Still nice pics though.

Vintage photographs do indeed appear eerie. I suppose the film has deteriorated over time, but also, some of the subjects in group photographs probably didn’t remain as still as they should. In the early days, subjects had to remain still for up to an hour, depending on the Technology. No wonder you don’t see them smiling!

[Feral_]

Oh, if only the length of my hair was the primary reason people found me disturbing. :laugh:

It’s something I’d not considered aiming for but it might be my new goal :lol:

[Iyashikei]

Vintage photographs do indeed appear eerie. I suppose the film has deteriorated over time, but also, some of the subjects in group photographs probably didn’t remain as still as they should. In the early days, subjects had to remain still for up to an hour, depending on the Technology. No wonder you don’t see them smiling!
True, and truth be told to me most of those old pictures look pretty creepy anyway. I mean, look at this one from Billy the Kid https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/enige-foto-billy-the-kid-geveild-voor-2-3-miljoen-dollar~b8384be8/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.be%2F#&gid=1&pid=1

[BuddhaBelle]

[If it's a religion based on the Bible then he ought to know that headship is specified as being in the same way Jesus treated people - headship is not being a dictator! Even God himself listens to those below him and there are instances recorded of him listening to suggestions on how to carry out certain plans.]


Ooooo, I might have to bring this one up in conversation ;)


True, and truth be told to me most of those old pictures look pretty creepy anyway. I mean, look at this one from Billy the Kid https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/enige-foto-billy-the-kid-geveild-voor-2-3-miljoen-dollar~b8384be8/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.be%2F#&gid=1&pid=1

urrrgh, *shivers*

[Entangled]

You'll have to scroll a bit to see it, but I really liked the hair in this (http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/3122/2006_085.pdf) picture at a museum in Stockholm in 1908 (pg 6 of the document, page number 89). I don't see the back of the "gibson girl" hairstyle much, and it was neat to see that it's as...shall we say, varied in texture as mine. Little bumps, gaps, poufy places, and frizzies, the works :)

[Jools69]

You'll have to scroll a bit to see it, but I really liked the hair in this (http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/3122/2006_085.pdf) picture at a museum in Stockholm in 1908 (pg 6 of the document, page number 89). I don't see the back of the "gibson girl" hairstyle much, and it was neat to see that it's as...shall we say, varied in texture as mine. Little bumps, gaps, poufy places, and frizzies, the works :)

It is interesting viewing the Gibson Girl style from the back, seeing how they were constructed. The styles reminds me of those old fashioned cold compresses that were used to relieve a head ache.

[Bill D.]

Vintage photographs do indeed appear eerie. I suppose the film has deteriorated over time, but also, some of the subjects in group photographs probably didn’t remain as still as they should.

Most of those photos aren't on film because it hadn't been invented yet! Photos were taken on glass plates covered with a layer of light-sensitive chemical. That produced a negative image (like a black-and-white film negative) which was then used to produce a positive image on photographic paper. In many cases the paper has probably deteriorated. The original negatives are probably gone, since after printing acceptable prints the glass plate would be cleaned off to be reused for another photo.

[purple_omelette]

There's a film I adore that has gorgeous representations of long hair: the 2018 Japanese animated film "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms".

Other than being a fantastic film (although trigger warning it deals with issues like war, grief, loss, abuse, suicide and other heavy topics, so while I would definitely recommend it, it can be a challenging watch), it centres around a fictional group of people called the Iorph, who live for hundreds of years and record their history by weaving a special cloth (called hibiol). They also all have extremely long, silver-blonde hair, which seems to denote age and rank to an extent, with the oldest members of the clan having the longest hair.

As someone who is partially growing my own hair out for spiritual reasons, I really connected with the use of long hair to denote the passage of time and the connection to heritage and memory, which is shown throughout the film: the Iorph women typically wear their hair down, but when one character is captured, she wears it in a bun for the rest of her captivity, and Maquia herself (the protagonist) spends much of the film away from her people, and keeps her hair short and/or dyed red.

Anyway, I've attached a few images below.
https://i.ibb.co/Xjwj1JY/maquia-love.jpg (https://ibb.co/5G7GmcK)
https://i.ibb.co/RcMTxVC/maquia-elder.jpg (https://ibb.co/SB1wh9K)
https://i.ibb.co/CnhvLYC/maquia-red.jpg (https://ibb.co/FBgJpyZ)

Let me know if you also enjoyed the film, and hopefully I have inspired some of you to check it out :)

[Shorty89]

There's a film I adore that has gorgeous representations of long hair: the 2018 Japanese animated film "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms".

Other than being a fantastic film (although trigger warning it deals with issues like war, grief, loss, abuse, suicide and other heavy topics, so while I would definitely recommend it, it can be a challenging watch), it centres around a fictional group of people called the Iorph, who live for hundreds of years and record their history by weaving a special cloth (called hibiol). They also all have extremely long, silver-blonde hair, which seems to denote age and rank to an extent, with the oldest members of the clan having the longest hair.

As someone who is partially growing my own hair out for spiritual reasons, I really connected with the use of long hair to denote the passage of time and the connection to heritage and memory, which is shown throughout the film: the Iorph women typically wear their hair down, but when one character is captured, she wears it in a bun for the rest of her captivity, and Maquia herself (the protagonist) spends much of the film away from her people, and keeps her hair short and/or dyed red.

Anyway, I've attached a few images below.
https://i.ibb.co/Xjwj1JY/maquia-love.jpg (https://ibb.co/5G7GmcK)
https://i.ibb.co/RcMTxVC/maquia-elder.jpg (https://ibb.co/SB1wh9K)
https://i.ibb.co/CnhvLYC/maquia-red.jpg (https://ibb.co/FBgJpyZ)

Let me know if you also enjoyed the film, and hopefully I have inspired some of you to check it out :)

I've never heard of it but I'm going to have to check it out now!

[yulia396]

There's a film I adore that has gorgeous representations of long hair: the 2018 Japanese animated film "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms".

Other than being a fantastic film (although trigger warning it deals with issues like war, grief, loss, abuse, suicide and other heavy topics, so while I would definitely recommend it, it can be a challenging watch), it centres around a fictional group of people called the Iorph, who live for hundreds of years and record their history by weaving a special cloth (called hibiol). They also all have extremely long, silver-blonde hair, which seems to denote age and rank to an extent, with the oldest members of the clan having the longest hair.

As someone who is partially growing my own hair out for spiritual reasons, I really connected with the use of long hair to denote the passage of time and the connection to heritage and memory, which is shown throughout the film: the Iorph women typically wear their hair down, but when one character is captured, she wears it in a bun for the rest of her captivity, and Maquia herself (the protagonist) spends much of the film away from her people, and keeps her hair short and/or dyed red.

Anyway, I've attached a few images below.
https://i.ibb.co/Xjwj1JY/maquia-love.jpg (https://ibb.co/5G7GmcK)
https://i.ibb.co/RcMTxVC/maquia-elder.jpg (https://ibb.co/SB1wh9K)
https://i.ibb.co/CnhvLYC/maquia-red.jpg (https://ibb.co/FBgJpyZ)

Let me know if you also enjoyed the film, and hopefully I have inspired some of you to check it out :)

So beautiful :blossom: Lovely post, will definitely check it out!

[Handel'sWig]

Not exactly sure if this counts since it’s not film exactly, but it’s cool! Debussy’s opera Pellas and Melisande is a doomed love story in which the heroine, Melisande, has floor+ length hair. In the most famous scene she lets her hair hang out the window of a tower, Repunzel-style, while her lover Pellas caresses it because he can’t quite reach her . It’s supposed to be a very romantic and sensual moment. Except he ties her hair to the branches of a tree so she won’t leave him which just sounds like a recipe for tangles. :lol:

I did some calculations based on the libretto (yes I’m a nerd) and estimated that her hair is about 5 and a half feet long, assuming they’re both average height.

Here’s an Imgur album of screencaps of the scene in various productions: https://imgur.com/a/yEYxTYP

ETA: I actually made my avatar a drawing of a different scene in the same opera, where she lets her hair down and it falls into a well.

[C_Bookworm]

That’s awesome! Not one I had ever heard of, although now it makes me want to hunt up a performance.

[purple_omelette]

Not exactly sure if this counts since it’s not film exactly, but it’s cool! Debussy’s opera Pellas and Melisande is a doomed love story in which the heroine, Melisande, has floor+ length hair. In the most famous scene she lets her hair hang out the window of a tower, Repunzel-style, while her lover Pellas caresses it because he can’t quite reach her . It’s supposed to be a very romantic and sensual moment. Except he ties her hair to the branches of a tree so she won’t leave him which just sounds like a recipe for tangles. :lol:

I did some calculations based on the libretto (yes I’m a nerd) and estimated that her hair is about 5 and a half feet long, assuming they’re both average height.

Here’s an Imgur album of screencaps of the scene in various productions: https://imgur.com/a/yEYxTYP

ETA: I actually made my avatar a drawing of a different scene in the same opera, where she lets her hair down and it falls into a well.

Oh wow, I'm definitely checking this out! Thsnks for sharing :)

[Iyashikei]

Watching a musical called 14-18, and one of the actresses has beautiful red, curly waist length hair. It's possibly a wig though.

[purple_omelette]

Rohanne Webber from "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" by Goerge RR Martin has calf length red hair.

https://i.ibb.co/0csbR6t/images-2.jpg (https://ibb.co/c1YnSZL)
https://i.ibb.co/LZnP6qD/images-3.jpg (https://ibb.co/S3Rx01D)

It is also a lovely collection of self-contained novellas set in Westeros, for any 'A Song of Ice and Fire' fans out there who (like me) have lost all hope that GRRM will ever publish the rest of his series :P