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

[Ligeia Noire]

Hi all!

I think this might be my fist real contribution to this community. Given the recent thread about creating a new forum for super long hairs, what about dynamizing this one to call more super long hairs to participate and awaken from their slumber?

I got the idea to create a thread dedicated to very long haired models, art, artists and film, yesterday, when a dear online acquaintance, shared with me the work of Stan Shuttleworth, a photographer dedicated to emulate the beauty of long haired ladies,
that started, mostly, around the 50s, the photographs are all tasteful and gorgeous.
The website is very basic but shows all of the women that he photographed and a brief description. There are so many different women and so many different
heads of hair and I am a vintage fashion lover, so all the 50s and 60s vibe makes it all the more wonderful.

So, I am starting this with him and I hope you join me with your own knowledge of long hair painters, photographers, videos.... and so forth.
I believe we cannot share the photographs or videos here but we can share links to them and maybe even our own reenactments of famous long haired portraits and such... I know there are a few of you that have a lot to add here, so come on, do not be shy.



Here are a couple of links to his work and photography, enjoy!

http://www.angelfire.com/art/rapunzellonghair/rapunzellonghairarchive/stan.htm?fbclid=IwAR2p_ZRL55ZVKc4dPdZOwqBngIF93_Br 68bNQclOQ085EtqoH36aZhr7lUU

section on The Rapunzel Long hair Archive website by Heiko and Ludmila (This website in itself is a treasure on very long hair art and such, I have a feeling it might have had some connection to the defunct german LHC)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonphotography1/sets/72157617587377342/?fbclid=IwAR1qbj-yaSktKwLzRgBAcWAHkAgKeDXgLoNJUJez15KMJ9sw5Jz2bQSB1 aA

Photo collection of Stan's work by A. Thompson

http://*************/Photos/stanpage.htm

By The International Long Hair Club

An American wedding photographer shared our passion for longhaired ladies and began to look for models in the 1950s. During the following 30 years he created some of the most beautiful photo collections ever done on this rare topic. He became a legendary photographer who understood as nobody else to catch the fascinating beauty of long hair with the lenses of his camera. Stan Shuttleworth passed away in the 1980s, but he lives on in his unique works.

[blesseddamozel]

Great thread topic!!! Loved those Stan Shuttleworth galleries.

[Groovy Granny]

Having grown up during that time I never saw long hair like that :love:

What a treasure ~ thanks for sharing ~ looking forward to what is posted in the future :popcorn:

[Ligeia Noire]

I have found out that most of this stuff is buried away in the interwebs, so much knowledge and beautiful art.... so I will dig deeper and also will ask the gurus to give me material to post here, meanwhile guys, comment, share, post and visit the links if you so desire.

[AmaryllisRed]

I have no sources to add but those pictures make me want to grow longer and change my wardrobe!

ETA: My mom grew up during that time also. I'm going to ask her if she ever knew of anyone with very long hair.
I also wonder if those women mostly wore their hair up and only took it down for the photos.

[Groovy Granny]

I have found out that most of this stuff is buried away in the interwebs, so much knowledge and beautiful art.... so I will dig deeper and also will ask the gurus to give me material to post here, meanwhile guys, comment, share, post and visit the links if you so desire.

That is awesome ~ thank you :flowers:

Subscribing :popcorn:

[Ligeia Noire]

I have no sources to add but those pictures make me want to grow longer and change my wardrobe!

ETA: My mom grew up during that time also. I'm going to ask her if she ever knew of anyone with very long hair.
I also wonder if those women mostly wore their hair up and only took it down for the photos.

Yes! That is great, my mom had floor length hair all her life and never ever wore it down, so I think most of them did not but I am curious for more insight, it is a very rural part of the country and working the land, you had to keep it up anyway... so maybe it was different for higher society ladies or for the ones with more manageable lengths?


Groove Granny I have big hopes for this thread to become a good source of information and beauty.

[Groovy Granny]

Yes! That is great, my mom had floor length hair all her life and never ever wore it down, so I think most of them did not but I am curious for more insight, it is a very rural part of the country and working the land, you had to keep it up anyway... so maybe it was different for higher society ladies or for the ones with more manageable lengths?


Groove Granny I have big hopes for this thread to become a good source of information and beauty.

That's amazing....our ladies wore their hair in the typical curled/waved 50's styles and was usually no longer than SL.
No wonder you were so inspired to grow super long :)....and gorgeous I may add :crush:

[milosmomma]

Wow, just wow. I can feel the lhc-itis creeping in for sure.

[Ligeia Noire]

I think you are right Groove Granny. All those times my aunts made fun of me, my mother always stood by my side. She still has long hair but she asked my sister to cut it back to tbl a couple of years ago. She still wears it bunned all the way though.

[Ligeia Noire]

Wow, just wow. I can feel the lhc-itis creeping in for sure.

Let it spread :p

[Shepherdess]

Oh my! I absolutely love love love this idea!!!!!!!!! Thank you for starting this, Ligeia Noire!!

Here are some vintage pictures and sites:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7376/2321/1600/long_hair_16.jpg

https://www.vintag.es/2013/09/portraits-of-longhaired-women-in-past.html

https://vintage-spirit.blogspot.com/2011/11/davis-eickmeyer-mary-garden-as.html

http://goldenagepaintings.blogspot.com/2013/09/victorian-fairy.html

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2a/6a/6b/2a6a6bd831ee08980a64f3401cfb637c.jpg

https://retro-vintage-photography.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html

Victorian long hair tutorials:
http://lacedheartt.tumblr.com/post/60283284997/recamier-coiffure-from-girls-own-paper-and

http://lacedheartt.tumblr.com/post/60179817962/the-soft-pompadour-and-psyche-knot-from-girls-own

I absolutely love all these pictures from the Victorian era. I feel like I was born in the wrong time period sometimes.

I follow Dashik Gubanova on instagram and she has some amazing hair! https://www.instagram.com/dashik_gubanova/

Also some old paintings of ladies with long hair:

Bianca Maria Sforza: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/3f/66/58/3f6658a94dbdda9e11d15a4bf43efa5f.jpg

Mary Magdolene depiction by Carlo Crivelli: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a2/e9/71/a2e971f37be2474b23499c7073862afb.jpg

Anne of Brittany (I think?): https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/cook/583549/117756/117756_original.jpg

Brittany D'Este: http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/beatrice-deste-detail-from-the-sforza-altarpiece-14941495-by-the-of-picture-id164079927?s=594x594

Lucretia Borgia: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mOFdf8apoUA/T3skI9lOEqI/AAAAAAAAAYU/TrAOAd0Ig-Y/w1200-h630-p-k-nu/LucretiaBorgiaPinturicchio.jpg

[Shepherdess]

I have no sources to add but those pictures make me want to grow longer and change my wardrobe!

ETA: My mom grew up during that time also. I'm going to ask her if she ever knew of anyone with very long hair.
I also wonder if those women mostly wore their hair up and only took it down for the photos.
Yes, in olden times it was considered immodest for a woman to leave her hair out or "show it off". I think this might be partly why it is so hard to find old pictures or paintings showing a woman's hair out.


Yes! That is great, my mom had floor length hair all her life and never ever wore it down, so I think most of them did not but I am curious for more insight, it is a very rural part of the country and working the land, you had to keep it up anyway... so maybe it was different for higher society ladies or for the ones with more manageable lengths?


Groove Granny I have big hopes for this thread to become a good source of information and beauty.
That is so cool that your mom had such long hair!!! :o

[Ligeia Noire]

Shepherdess awesome. I will check all those links. Dashik has gorgeous hair! We should do some reenactments of those paintings.

[Shepherdess]

Shepherdess awesome. I will check all those links. Dashik has gorgeous hair! We should do some reenactments of those paintings.

Ah!! What an awesome idea!! I think it would be really cool to reenact the paintings!! :D I might try this. :D My only problem is I don't have a good camera...just my phone camera. lol

[Ligeia Noire]

If you enjoy the 18th or 19th century fashion, hair and such. You should search on Facebook for a young lady by the name of Kari Elizabeth. She is on some Facebook long hair groups too. She has floor length hair and she is part of a group that does civil war reenactments and organize balls. She sews her own gowns and she has a replica of Empress Sissi famous hair star pins. Her garments and hair are gorgeous. I don't know if the pictures are public though.

She is a sweetheart btw.

[AmaryllisRed]

Wow, those are some great links, Shepherdess! I especially love the tutorials.

[milosmomma]

This picture from Shepherdess' link made me lol https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uifBH_fB36Y/Ujgu0enoW8I/AAAAAAAAN9k/1s2rClg_xF0/s640/Vintage+Photos+of+Longhaired+Women+(10).jpg

she definitely has the lhc-itis LOL

[Corvana]

I once purchased a hand painted miniature replica of a classic painting linked here (https://i.gyazo.com/af931999dbe005f1f53ca018bb5aea73.png) because it's a nude lol. I also don't remember what painting it's supposed to be of...

[Knightly]

I found a really great singer with really long hair!

https://instagram.com/nostalghiamusic?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=gd1ke7jt8e9t

She made some of the tracks for the movie John Wick 2, she has an amazing voice and writes beautiful things on her instagram page (@nostalghiamusic, if the link won't work).
I've been wanting to share her page here but never found the right thread!

And I've gathered some pictures, illustration,paintings and victorian photos on a Pinterest board: https://pin.it/o4aasibsfbzj2f
Some of the pins have credits so you can check the authors for more content.


I'm loving this thread so much already woohoo!

[Begemot]

This picture from Shepherdess' link made me lol https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uifBH_fB36Y/Ujgu0enoW8I/AAAAAAAAN9k/1s2rClg_xF0/s640/Vintage+Photos+of+Longhaired+Women+(10).jpg

she definitely has the lhc-itis LOL

That facial expression :lol: it's basically this smiley: :disbelief

Great collection of pics and sites Shepherdess!

[Ligeia Noire]

This picture from Shepherdess' link made me lol https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uifBH_fB36Y/Ujgu0enoW8I/AAAAAAAAN9k/1s2rClg_xF0/s640/Vintage+Photos+of+Longhaired+Women+(10).jpg

she definitely has the lhc-itis LOL

That picture should be LHCs avatar


I once purchased a hand painted miniature replica of a classic painting linked here (https://i.gyazo.com/af931999dbe005f1f53ca018bb5aea73.png) because it's a nude lol. I also don't remember what painting it's supposed to be of...

It has a Venus goddess feel....


I found a really great singer with really long hair!

https://instagram.com/nostalghiamusic?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=gd1ke7jt8e9t

She made some of the tracks for the movie John Wick 2, she has an amazing voice and writes beautiful things on her instagram page (@nostalghiamusic, if the link won't work).
I've been wanting to share her page here but never found the right thread!

And I've gathered some pictures, illustration,paintings and victorian photos on a Pinterest board: https://pin.it/o4aasibsfbzj2f
Some of the pins have credits so you can check the authors for more content.


I'm loving this thread so much already woohoo!
Nice curly hemline. I've never heard of her. There aren't many singers with considerable long hair. Now, that i am thinking about all the stuff I listen too. Nothing comes to mind.

[Shepherdess]

If you enjoy the 18th or 19th century fashion, hair and such. You should search on Facebook for a young lady by the name of Kari Elizabeth. She is on some Facebook long hair groups too. She has floor length hair and she is part of a group that does civil war reenactments and organize balls. She sews her own gowns and she has a replica of Empress Sissi famous hair star pins. Her garments and hair are gorgeous. I don't know if the pictures are public though.

She is a sweetheart btw.
Oh my!! That's so so cool!!! I found a group and I see she's there. Amazing and inspiring hair!! Thank you for sharing about this!! Some people are so skilled at reinacting it's amazing!! ☺️❤️


Wow, those are some great links, Shepherdess! I especially love the tutorials.
Yes!! I'd love to learn those styles!!


This picture from Shepherdess' link made me lol https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uifBH_fB36Y/Ujgu0enoW8I/AAAAAAAAN9k/1s2rClg_xF0/s640/Vintage+Photos+of+Longhaired+Women+(10).jpg

she definitely has the lhc-itis LOL
Hahaha! Definitely!! ��



That facial expression :lol: it's basically this smiley: :disbelief

Great collection of pics and sites Shepherdess!
Yes!!! Lol! Thank you! I have a lot saved on Pinterest that I'll have to go through and find. ��

[Shepherdess]

I once purchased a hand painted miniature replica of a classic painting linked here (https://i.gyazo.com/af931999dbe005f1f53ca018bb5aea73.png) because it's a nude lol. I also don't remember what painting it's supposed to be of...
Oh my I love this artwork! Beautiful!
There are some gorgeous long hair paintings out there, especially of goddesses, saints, and from fairytales.


I found a really great singer with really long hair!

https://instagram.com/nostalghiamusic?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=gd1ke7jt8e9t

She made some of the tracks for the movie John Wick 2, she has an amazing voice and writes beautiful things on her instagram page (@nostalghiamusic, if the link won't work).
I've been wanting to share her page here but never found the right thread!

And I've gathered some pictures, illustration,paintings and victorian photos on a Pinterest board: https://pin.it/o4aasibsfbzj2f
Some of the pins have credits so you can check the authors for more content.


I'm loving this thread so much already woohoo!
Oh my her hair is beautiful!!

[Ligeia Noire]

Talking about singers, someone just shared this on my fb. An American opera singer with floor length hair. Mrs Blanche Thebom

http://www.bruceduffie.com/thebom.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=blanche+thebom&rlz=1C1VFKB_enGB632GB634&oq=blanche+thebom&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65l3j69i60l2.6439j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cc/a3/68/cca368f47fb46e2441340dd4642f86d3.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/portrait-of-opera-singer-blanche-thebom-sitting-at-her-dressing-table-picture-id568950317?s=594x594


https://www.cantonrep.com/storyimage/OH/20091130/NEWS/311309810/AR/0/AR-311309810.jpg



I am here just drooling over this one. Have to try it myself...

https://www.google.com/search?q=blanche+thebom&rlz=1C1VFKB_enGB632GB634&oq=blanche+thebom&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65l3j69i60l2.6439j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=73PUgXtIkmLT2M:

Rare footage of a rehearsal where it seems she is wearing her hair in a low bun. What lovely figure she has. The way she carried herself is also so graceful. I am in love with her crown braids.




http://https://youtu.be/BJLqJ8tbOMw (http://youtu.be/BJLqJ8tbOMw)

[gossamer]

I found a really great singer with really long hair!

https://instagram.com/nostalghiamusic?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=gd1ke7jt8e9t

She made some of the tracks for the movie John Wick 2, she has an amazing voice and writes beautiful things on her instagram page (@nostalghiamusic, if the link won't work).
I've been wanting to share her page here but never found the right thread!

And I've gathered some pictures, illustration,paintings and victorian photos on a Pinterest board: https://pin.it/o4aasibsfbzj2f
Some of the pins have credits so you can check the authors for more content.


I'm loving this thread so much already woohoo!

her music is excellent! love her!

[lapushka]

Lovely. :)

It actually reinforces my wanting to grow to knee this year. :cheer: I still can't quite believe that I'm saying this. LOL!

I think I once started a thread for long hair in art, maybe those can be merged? I'm not sure if they're quite the same, and I think I will have to dig for the thread... hang on... (I don't think it was very popular)
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=145749

[DaveDecker]

Falling within the realm of the topic, I was a (very minor) aide on this project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05ty0dgmuo) (done back in 2007).

[Ligeia Noire]

Lapushka I think this thread encompasses more, do bring your input from that thread here.

Dave you beat me to it. That was going be my next post tonight. I was re-watching it last night. It is such an underrated doc. Every long hair lover should watch it. I mean it is pretty much an LHC film. At least one of those ladies was a member here and with you and the Beatnik guy involved too makes it a must see.

[DaveDecker]

Lapushka I think this thread encompasses more, do bring your input from that thread here.

Dave you beat me to it. That was going be my next post tonight. I was re-watching it last night. It is such an underrated doc. Every long hair lover should watch it. I mean it is pretty much an LHC film. At least one of those ladies was a member here and with you and the Beatnik guy involved too makes it a must see.

Ligeia Noire - Well I'm kinda glad I "beat you to the punch" so I could state that I was there! :D You are right, another community member was involved in the project... but Beatnik Guy was not involved, AFAIK(??) :shrug: I am kinda tempted to put a couple of "behind the scenes" pics in my blog.

[Ligeia Noire]

Ligeia Noire - Well I'm kinda glad I "beat you to the punch" so I could state that I was there! :D You are right, another community member was involved in the project... but Beatnik Guy was not involved, AFAIK(??) :shrug: I am kinda tempted to put a couple of "behind the scenes" pics in my blog.

I remember he saying something about the preparation of the set when this video was posted before. I think I might have confused people.
*Beatnik*come here and clarify matters will you? :p
Can you post those behind the scenes shots here?

[Groovy Granny]

Falling within the realm of the topic, I was a (very minor) aide on this project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05ty0dgmuo) (done back in 2007).


Lapushka I think this thread encompasses more, do bring your input from that thread here.

Dave you beat me to it. That was going be my next post tonight. I was re-watching it last night. It is such an underrated doc. Every long hair lover should watch it. I mean it is pretty much an LHC film. At least one of those ladies was a member here and with you and the Beatnik guy involved too makes it a must see.


Ligeia Noire - Well I'm kinda glad I "beat you to the punch" so I could state that I was there! :D You are right, another community member was involved in the project... but Beatnik Guy was not involved, AFAIK(??) :shrug: I am kinda tempted to put a couple of "behind the scenes" pics in my blog.


I remember he saying something about the preparation of the set when this video was posted before. I think I might have confused people.
*Beatnik*come here and clarify matters will you? :p
Can you post those behind the scenes shots here?


That is awesome :love:

Yes, please do add pics Dave...and Beatnik Guy too :popcorn:

[TatsuOni]

What a great thread! :popcorn:

Victorian hair. http://www.whizzpast.com/victorian-hairstyles-a-short-history-in-photos/

I find this article on the Yao women in China interesting. https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/11/05/the-chinese-village-of-long-haired-rapunzels/

[Wravyn]

That is so cool. Thanks for sharing! I don't know if I'll ever have the patience to grow my hair that long, but I do love admiring it! :inlove:

[DaveDecker]

I remember he saying something about the preparation of the set when this video was posted before. I think I might have confused people.
*Beatnik*come here and clarify matters will you? :p
Can you post those behind the scenes shots here?

I'm not wanting to draw people to my blog; was just trying to provide at least some level of protection. So, photo album. Pics upcoming...

[*Wednesday*]

Thank you Ligeia. Those are great and an excellent contribution. Stan's gallery is great

[Ligeia Noire]

Tatsuoni thanks for the link. Those women never cease to amaze me. The rice water is clearly working doe them as their hair is nothing short of gorgeous.

Wednesday my pleasure. I did not do much. Just enticing ;)

[DaveDecker]

adverts...
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35290&d=1549045296] (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35290&d=1549045296)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35291&d=1549045317 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35291&d=1549045317)

tonic (sorry it's blurry).
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35292&d=1549045343 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35292&d=1549045343)

tonic endorsement.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35293&d=1549045361 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35293&d=1549045361)

anachronism.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35294&d=1549045428 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35294&d=1549045428)

summer thunderstorm season...
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35295&d=1549045452 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35295&d=1549045452)

leads to rain tarp going up. This is how I typically wear my hair when I have it braided.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35296&d=1549045488 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35296&d=1549045488)

larger version of one of the pics from the 15-year anniversary post.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35297&d=1549045515 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35297&d=1549045515)

the artist, performers, and some of the people behind the scenes.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35298&d=1549045545 (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35298&d=1549045545)

[Groovy Granny]

What a great thread! :popcorn:

Victorian hair. http://www.whizzpast.com/victorian-hairstyles-a-short-history-in-photos/

I find this article on the Yao women in China interesting. https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/11/05/the-chinese-village-of-long-haired-rapunzels/

What great info; so fascinating :popcorn:

[Ligeia Noire]

I'm not wanting to draw people to my blog; was just trying to provide at least some level of protection. So, photo album. Pics upcoming...
Your album is visible to the users right or just your friends?

Nevermind.... my goodnes... thank you for this. This is precious.

[Groovy Granny]

OOPS...we cross posted Dave :lol:

What great pics ....who was the LHC member in the cast (name/pic)? :popcorn:

Thanks so much for all the links beloved peeps....I am loving this thread :heart:

[Groovy Granny]

Your album is visible to the users right or just your friends?
I can see it without being a contact of his :thumbsup:

[Ligeia Noire]

Oh good. I know one of them is Lady Grace and I believe the lady with super long black hair used to be the one that held the world longest hair record right?
Is that you Dave there? Great hair!

[Groovy Granny]

Thanks, I found her profile but there are no identifying pics.

ETA: THough the interview mentions her and shows the gal with long blonde hair; maybe the guys can ID her...just to put a face to a name.

[Entangled]

This thread is so neat! I didn’t realize until I read it and looked at the pictures the way I react to seeing long hair. I am stunned by the length and thickness of many of these heads of hair! It almost makes me want to go to terminal when I had just been fine at classic.

[Ligeia Noire]

This thread is so neat! I didn’t realize until I read it and looked at the pictures the way I react to seeing long hair. I am stunned by the length and thickness of many of these heads of hair! It almost makes me want to go to terminal when I had just been fine at classic.

And why not, one time in your life and you can always cut back after that. Whatever makes you happy.

[eresh]

Thanks for this thread!
This makes me, again, never want to trim again!
:-)

[lapushka]

Lapushka I think this thread encompasses more, do bring your input from that thread here.

Dave you beat me to it. That was going be my next post tonight. I was re-watching it last night. It is such an underrated doc. Every long hair lover should watch it. I mean it is pretty much an LHC film. At least one of those ladies was a member here and with you and the Beatnik guy involved too makes it a must see.

Yes it seems this thread is a little more comprehensive. But the link is there for those who want to see long hair in art and drawings and such.

[MoonChildCurls]

Great thread! So many awesome links.

[DaveDecker]

Oh good. I know one of them is Lady Grace and I believe the lady with super long black hair used to be the one that held the world longest hair record right?
Is that you Dave there? Great hair!

Yes and yes, and thanks! :)

(And thank you too, Groovy Granny)

The other community member is to the immediate right of DYQ (from the photo viewer's perspective, not hers). I have long since lost touch with everyone in the picture.

[Ligeia Noire]

Oh that is a shame, I know someone else knows who they are and I think one of those ladies still has pretty long hair but is involved in the erotic industry, so I will not link her page here, anyway, I love that picture, thanks again for sharing.

[Natalia_A00]

Omg, they're so beautiful... I love vintage photos

[Groovy Granny]

Yes and yes, and thanks! :)

(And thank you too, Groovy Granny)

The other community member is to the immediate right of DYQ (from the photo viewer's perspective, not hers). I have long since lost touch with everyone in the picture.

Thanks Dave :thumbsup:

[Beatnik Guy]

I remember he saying something about the preparation of the set when this video was posted before. I think I might have confused people.
*Beatnik*come here and clarify matters will you? :p
Can you post those behind the scenes shots here?

Nope; Dave is correct, I wasn't involved.

I will mention Aliia though.
https://www.instagram.com/aliia_more/

[blackgothicdoll]

I hope this isn't a weird question. I love vintage long hair photos, but one thing I notice is everyone in these pictures have these rippling waves in their hair. Was it a style or a beauty standard of some sort to have hair that waved like that, and did they use some sort of method to have it that way? Or were most people in that time of an ethnicity with that hair type?

Either way, I just love the look so much, it's one thing I've always been curious about since they often look very similar.

And thank you for this thread, I love it!

[blackgothicdoll]

Nope; Dave is correct, I wasn't involved.

I will mention Aliia though.
https://www.instagram.com/aliia_more/

Her hair is incredible!!

[Ligeia Noire]

Nope; Dave is correct, I wasn't involved.

I will mention Aliia though.
https://www.instagram.com/aliia_more/

Must have dreamt, I guess.
Anyway, can't go wrong with her. Queen of long hairs ;)

*Black gothic doll* I think when it is just waves and not curls it was because they wore their hair up and braided every single day and only let it down for pictures. So those were braid waves... but I have no explanation for ringlets

[Norman]

Superb work Ligeia. There is a mine of information out there ready for historical research. I will help you as much as i am able. All the best with your endeavours.

[Ligeia Noire]

Superb work Ligeia. There is a mine of information out there ready for historical research. I will help you as much as i am able. All the best with your endeavours.

I feel honoured that you've commented. It's thanks to you that I know some things and therefore could share them by creating the thread.

[Groovy Granny]

Superb work Ligeia. There is a mine of information out there ready for historical research. I will help you as much as i am able. All the best with your endeavours.


I feel honoured that you've commented. It's thanks to you that I know some things and therefore could share them by creating the thread.

Now I recall where I first heard about the Sisters and their hair tonic ;)


I have a full bottle of the Sutherland Sisters' hair growth promoter complete with original box and supplement. No doubt, as stated in the podcast , it was alcohol and water mixed, but still an interesting artefact. A few years ago it was exhibited along with other Sutherland Sisters memorabilia at the Frieze art exhibition in London. Does anyone know if there is a permanent exhibition of Sutherland Sisters memorabilia at Lockport or anywhere else for that matter ?

Good to see you again :waving:
(I always loved your profile pic)

Looking forward to hearing from you and others :popcorn:

[Sora Rose]

All these pictures are great! I'm fairly convinced I'm not going to stop at classic when I get that far. :o

[Elizabeth E]

Thank you so much for sharing this, Ligeia! It definitely is a huge source of inspiration and I have to agree with lapushka, it reinforces my idea to grow to knee-length :D

[Ligeia Noire]

Keep it growing ladies. Remember that you can always cut back if it's not your thing....

[harpgal]

What a lovely thread! Thank you Ligeia Noire! And thank you Dave for that picture of y'all. I remember that well, and it is so nice to see familiar faces from long ago.

[Ligeia Noire]

My pleasure.

[Norman]

Thanks for the thumbs up GG. Much appreciated. As I have said to Ligeia I will try to contribute to this thread .

[Ligeia Noire]

And another inspiration for us all, even if just to look at, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, who had ankle length hair and wore it in a myriad of styles, mostly known, for her beautiful crown braids. She had her personal hairdresser Fanny, who became quite important in her life, even at times, pretending to be her in social events so she could enjoy some peace and quite on her own. Here a quote from the article I am posting showing that we long hairs have not changed much and still have the same vanities and fears

It was not an easy job to work for the demanding empress, but on the other hand, Fanny earned the same as a University professor at the time! Fanny had her tricks to keep Sisi happy.

For example, she had a piece of adhesive tape hidden under her apron. During combing sessions she would secretly paste the remaining hair there out of the comb, so afterwards she could show the the Empress a clean comb.

It is also mentioned in various articles that her hair was massive, therefore, giving her headaches, sometimes they would use ribbon to lift it up, to give her a break... I do not know how much of this is factual and how much is legend, we all know how things are exaggerated throughout the years, kind of like Elizabeth Bathory, anyway, here it is a very interesting and not that long article about her.

https://www.palaces-of-europe.com/Beauty-secrets-of-empress-sisi.html


A tutorial for her signature braided hairstyle from Loepsi, personally, I did not like it much but it certainly is the most popular video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZX7IA9nY4

A public picture of Kari Elizabeth's sporting a Sisi hairstyles with the star pin replicas, I have mentioned Kari here before, she is not in this community so I will not post more than a pinterest pic

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/470766967285783912/

Enjoy and share your own comments and knowledge about Sisi.

[Shepherdess]

And another inspiration for us all, even if just to look at, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, who had ankle length hair and wore it in a myriad of styles, mostly known, for her beautiful crown braids. She had her personal hairdresser Fanny, who became quite important in her life, even at times, pretending to be her in social events so she could enjoy some peace and quite on her own. Here a quote from the article I am posting showing that we long hairs have not changed much and still have the same vanities and fears

It was not an easy job to work for the demanding empress, but on the other hand, Fanny earned the same as a University professor at the time! Fanny had her tricks to keep Sisi happy.

For example, she had a piece of adhesive tape hidden under her apron. During combing sessions she would secretly paste the remaining hair there out of the comb, so afterwards she could show the the Empress a clean comb.

It is also mentioned in various articles that her hair was massive, therefore, giving her headaches, sometimes they would use ribbon to lift it up, to give her a break... I do not know how much of this is factual and how much is legend, we all know how things are exaggerated throughout the years, kind of like Elizabeth Bathory, anyway, here it is a very interesting and not that long article about her.

https://www.palaces-of-europe.com/Beauty-secrets-of-empress-sisi.html


A tutorial for her signature braided hairstyle from Loepsi, personally, I did not like it much but it certainly is the most popular video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZX7IA9nY4

A public picture of Kari Elizabeth's sporting a Sisi hairstyles with the star pin replicas, I have mentioned Kari here before, she is not in this community so I will not post more than a pinterest pic

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/470766967285783912/

Enjoy and share your own comments and knowledge about Sisi.

Oh my goodness! I had seen some of those pictures in the past, although I didn't know who it was. That's awesome!! Thank you for sharing and giving the history with it! Her hair is absolutely stunning!! :thudpile:

[Shepherdess]

I hope this isn't a weird question. I love vintage long hair photos, but one thing I notice is everyone in these pictures have these rippling waves in their hair. Was it a style or a beauty standard of some sort to have hair that waved like that, and did they use some sort of method to have it that way? Or were most people in that time of an ethnicity with that hair type?

Either way, I just love the look so much, it's one thing I've always been curious about since they often look very similar.

And thank you for this thread, I love it!
I believe that those are braid waves. Many of the vintage hair styles were first done in braids and then wrapped up into buns. I have this same effect to my hair when I have had it in braids all day and let it loose, especially when in two braids. I notice this also has become more apparent in my hair now that I changed my hair care routine and am mostly water only and using bar shampoos occasionally, which I suppose might be similar to how they cared for their hair back then. Very interesting question you brought up!! I hadn't really paid too close attention to it before!

[AmaryllisRed]

Really interesting!
I wish I had someone like Fanny. I enjoy doing my own hair but it would be nice to have a stunt double for social engagements. ;)
Also I couldn't help but notice those bangs. I bet she regretted those. They would take AGES to grow out.

[Norman]

And another inspiration for us all, even if just to look at, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, who had ankle length hair and wore it in a myriad of styles, mostly known, for her beautiful crown braids. She had her personal hairdresser Fanny, who became quite important in her life, even at times, pretending to be her in social events so she could enjoy some peace and quite on her own. Here a quote from the article I am posting showing that we long hairs have not changed much and still have the same vanities and fears

It was not an easy job to work for the demanding empress, but on the other hand, Fanny earned the same as a University professor at the time! Fanny had her tricks to keep Sisi happy.

For example, she had a piece of adhesive tape hidden under her apron. During combing sessions she would secretly paste the remaining hair there out of the comb, so afterwards she could show the the Empress a clean comb.

It is also mentioned in various articles that her hair was massive, therefore, giving her headaches, sometimes they would use ribbon to lift it up, to give her a break... I do not know how much of this is factual and how much is legend, we all know how things are exaggerated throughout the years, kind of like Elizabeth Bathory, anyway, here it is a very interesting and not that long article about her.

https://www.palaces-of-europe.com/Beauty-secrets-of-empress-sisi.html


A tutorial for her signature braided hairstyle from Loepsi, personally, I did not like it much but it certainly is the most popular video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZX7IA9nY4

A public picture of Kari Elizabeth's sporting a Sisi hairstyles with the star pin replicas, I have mentioned Kari here before, she is not in this community so I will not post more than a pinterest pic

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/470766967285783912/

Enjoy and share your own comments and knowledge about Sisi.

Another Youtube tutorial in German from an Elizabeth authority . Subtitles in English. Very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2m3O7i4yk&t=0s&index=4&list=LLODkx3jDKWxVRjbYbDLyGTw

[Ligeia Noire]

Another Youtube tutorial in German from an Elizabeth authority . Subtitles in English. Very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2m3O7i4yk&t=0s&index=4&list=LLODkx3jDKWxVRjbYbDLyGTw

Thank you Norman. Great video. One of these days I'll comment on one of Aliia's videos asking to do Sisi's signature hairstyle. I am pretty sure she won't need any hairpieces.

[Ligeia Noire]

Really interesting!
I wish I had someone like Fanny. I enjoy doing my own hair but it would be nice to have a stunt double for social engagements. ;)
Also I couldn't help but notice those bangs. I bet she regretted those. They would take AGES to grow out.

I bet.... She probably just had it blended it into her hairdos as it grew but it most certainly never got to reach the rest of the lenght.

[TatsuOni]

And another inspiration for us all, even if just to look at, Empress Elizabeth of Austria...

Thank you for sharing this! It was truly interesting to read!

[MusicalSpoons]

I've finally read the whole of this thread, though haven't had chance to look at all yhe links. But wow!! :thud: sooooooo much beautiful hair!! Thanks for starting the thread, Ligeia, what a great idea, and thank you to all of the contributors so far.

Does anyone know where the hair measurement traditionally starts? The Rapunzels site has lots and lots of measurements for historical long hair, record holders, competitions - but were the measurements from the crown, or ... ? Just curious because they must have used some sort of reliable starting point.

[Ligeia Noire]

*Tatsuoni* my pleasure.

*Amarillysj I have no idea. Is there any picture of the Sutherland sisters measuring it?.. I have seen a photo before somehwere but sometimes, even at contests, like the Latvia one, they measure from the top of your head and not the hairline...


Folks there is a very interesting post coming soon and this one includes books and even scans!
Cortesy of Norman, of course.
Tonight I'll read and review the info and share it.

[Groovy Granny]

Folks there is a very interesting post coming soon and this one includes books and even scans!
Cortesy of Norman, of course.
Tonight I'll read and review the info and share it.

Yay :popcorn:

Thanks to you both :flowers:

[milosmomma]

This is a dangerous thread for sure, my goal length is becoming a "loose" goal the longer I read here;)

[Ligeia Noire]

Hi all!

As promised, here it is a new and exciting post, this time concerning long hair related literature,

First and foremost, let me add, that all this information was kindly shared with me by Norman, thus, thank you, you are a well of knowledge.

Lets get started, shall we?

First book, and the one Norman shared a few scans from is

"The Changing Face of Beauty" (1957), by Madge Garland

here it is a link to purchase it, if you are so inclined https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Beauty-Thousand-Years-Beautiful/dp/B0000CJVFP

The writer was a prominent Australian fashion figure and Journalist that became pretty famous in the UK... it seems to cover a great deal of how long hair was perceived throughout the ages and its symbolism. I could not really find a synopsis for this one but we have something better, real scans!

Delightful!

(I must mention that two of the scans contain nudity, therefore, I am only sharing links and not photos of those, do not panic, those of you that are a little bit more conservative, it is a Venus de Milo or Birth of Venus kind of nudity but I figured it is still not allowed here, but please, please click on the links and read, it is well, well worth it.
I am sorry to those of you that are new and cannot yet visit profiles or see photos, you will be able too, soon.
The album is specifically for this thread and it is public.)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35471&d=1550025962


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35470&d=1550025955


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35469&d=1550025947



https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35468&d=1550025937



https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35467&d=1550025930 link only for nudity reasons


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35466&d=1550025921 Link only for nudity reasons



The next book on our menu for this evening is:

" Hair : Sex, Society , Symbolism." (1971) by Wendy Cooper,

this one, seems to be also available via Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Hair-Society-Symbolism-Wendy-Cooper/dp/0812814290

The synopsis:

Classic book on hair that will grow on you! Lots of interesting facts like the rate of growth of a man's beard has to do with his sexual activity. Explores questions like... Are hairy men more virile? Do gentlemen prefer blondes?
Do blondes have more fun?
How long does hair grow and how long does it live?
Why did the ancient Greeks sacrifice hair to the gods?
Includes seventy-two color plates and 171 black-and-white plates - illustrates this readable, knowledgeable, and eminently enjoyable jaunt through man's and women's close association with hair.


And a nice scan, Norman is quite sure the floor length lady here is the French opera star of the late 1900s, Aline Vallandri and we might talk about her in a near post in the future. They mention how such long hair must be a burden and how that could be the reason for the short bobs in the 20s, of course me and Norman disagree.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35472&d=1550026016


Next book seems to be harder to find, it is

"Daring Do's: A History of Extraordinary Hair" (1994) Mary Trasko


It is not available to purchase online, only in the store (?) via Barnes and Noble but here is the link anyway https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daring-dos-mary-trasko/1129188346?ean=9782080135490&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc


Here it is a bit of a synopsis from GoodReads

The symbolism and significance of hair have fascinated historians, writers, and artists Erotic or obscene, and sometimes an extravagant indicator of social status, there is, however, a strange duality in attitudes towards hair that has led some cultures to relegate it to the private realm, concealing it from view with elaborate wigs or veils. Daring Do's tells the story of the most astonishing coiffures of Western civilization, from ancient times when the marble "wigs" on Roman portrait busts were changed with every passing fashion in hairstyles, to the magnificent creations of the last days of the French monarchy, when ladies of the court rivaled one another with absurd, outrageous, and even allegorical coiffures. The 19th century witnessed extreme transformations in hairstyles, from the short mass of unruly curls held back by a black headband made famous by the beautiful Juliette Recamier to the long, flowing tresses of the Pre-Raphaelite muses. The 1920s brought the bob, and it has been said that women's decision to cut their hair was as important a step towards independence as obtaining the right to vote. Today, hairstyles remain at the forefront of fashion. Elaborate hair designs, often employing artificial hair, made a comeback during the 1980s, and the final chapter on contemporary fantasy coiffures illustrates styles that could rival even the greatest creations of the 18th century. Mary Trasko's entertaining history of extraordinary hair is interwoven with charming anecdotes about the elegant women who influenced the styles of their time. Men's hairstyles remarkable enough to merit inclusion will show that the obsession with coiffure is by no means a purely feminine folly.



So?

Do you own any of these, have you heard about them?


You all excited and itching to shares thoughts and ideas?

Bring them on!

[TatsuOni]

A big thank you to Norman for sharing this with us!

I think that sure, some women thought that it was nice to cut their hair short in the 20s. There must have been people back then, just like there is now, who preferred short hair, or thought that it was a time consuming chore to take care of long hair. But personally I don't think that this nor to get rid of the heavy hair or anything similar, was the main reason. I think that it was the trend. People have always been big on following trends and they still are. Perhaps even more so "back in the day".

Just like I think that what felt like every other woman and girl bleached their hair (in Sweden and other countries) a few years ago (it was extreme for a while. More than now.), because blond was a bit "extra in".

We can still see the hair length go in waves among those who follow trends. Although the longest trends I've seen here have been waist to tailbone. And then every once in a while comes a trend of bobs and such.

That's just my thoughts on the subject.

[Ligeia Noire]

I agree Tatsuoni but I also think it reflected a change of mind and lifestyle too. The first world war also deepened that frame of mind by taking away the somewhat laid back and naivety/ fantasy atmosphere/mind/styling and installing a simpler, more modest and practical look. Both in appearance and mind. For good and bad.

[sumidha]

Well, I found this animated short and thought of this thread, it's a re-imagining of Rapunzel, and I'm on board: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/313136138

[Groovy Granny]

Well, I found this animated short and thought of this thread, it's a re-imagining of Rapunzel, and I'm on board: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/313136138

LOL That was interesting :eyebrows:

[FennFire911]

This thread is going to make sure I never recover from LHC-itis. I'm fascinated by the stories about Empress Sissi.

[MusicalSpoons]

Well, I found this animated short and thought of this thread, it's a re-imagining of Rapunzel, and I'm on board: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/313136138

Wow okay, that's an example of hair that actually *is* too long :bigeyes:

[sophia_]

This thread is wonderful but dangerous, lol. I want to grow to calf now:cool:

[milosmomma]

Well, I found this animated short and thought of this thread, it's a re-imagining of Rapunzel, and I'm on board: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/313136138
Loved it. Thank you for sharing!

[meteor]

This thread is such a treasure trove of long hair inspiration! Thanks so much, Ligeia Noire, for starting it and everybody for contributing so much hair inspiration from both art and life. :heartbeat

Since Empress Sisi and others were mentioned up-thread, another somewhat famous 19th c. member of royalty with long hair was Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans: https://i-h1.pinimg.com/474x/a1/37/9c/a1379ce2590399e291bb3cd25b98f05d--very-long-hair-hair-raising.jpg?b=t, https://i.pinimg.com/originals/64/05/b9/6405b971f3af51734004e26577e2b89e.jpg

And Aline Vallandri was a famous 19th c. opera singer who was known for her extra long hair. This article covers her hair care advice, as well as pictures: https://www.beautifulwithbrains.com/aline-vallandris-hair-care-secrets/

There is also a cool "long hair in art" thread that might be worth linking here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=131653

And and there is this article about very long hair in Victorian era with tons of pictures that I found pretty interesting:
I'm particularly curious about this picture with a huuuuge comb: https://mondrian.mashable.com/wp-content%252Fuploads%252F2015%252F08%252Fmorehair-1.jpg%252Foriginal.jpg?signature=n8D0M8Uzpm2Tx3CVU 3Iw5CNum9k=&source=http%3A%2F%2Fa.amz.mshcdn.com It would be nice to find a comb like that, but with sparser teeth.

[HeavenlyTresses]

Ligeia Noire I love this thread! Thank you so much for creating it!

I watch a lot of movies (haha, maybe too much!) and I like to find out how the costume designers come up with their ideas but I always think it's such a shame when they don't include the hairstyles as they are part of the costume too. In the movie Crimson Peak the character Lucille Sharpe has ankle length hair but you barely see it. Seems like a waste to make a wig to that extreme and barely show it. Jessica Chastain who plays Lucille said the wigs were very heavy and put strain on her neck and back but that the discomfort and pain they caused helped her play her character.

The costume designer made design boards for each character and around minute 14:28 you catch a glimpse of her hair from a deleted scene but not the full length. It goes on about the corset and then at minute 15:36 you see the story board with a sketch of her with hair beyond floor length. Another view comes at 15:57 but still not the full length.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvqb-UzBG04&t=923s

In this video you can catch a very quick look at at her ankle length hair but it's only a couple seconds and you may have to watch it a couple time to really see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkG4hDwRSzc



Also, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to recreate some of Empress Sissi's hairstyles and I just can't figure out how it's done. Looks like a lot more research to be done!

[meteor]

Also, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to recreate some of Empress Sissi's hairstyles and I just can't figure out how it's done. Looks like a lot more research to be done!

I know what you mean. I've been wondering about her hairstyle for ages and started a thread about it a few years back: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=124091 Folks posted some good ideas/videos there.

I think her style can be approximated by a combination of half-up coronet/headband braid(s) and some braids in the back either looped or pinned together to create that braided mass in the back. It won't look exactly the same though...
Maybe a combination of a wide (say, 7-strand) braid in the middle of the back and two simple English braids from either side, pinned to the wider braid can create that braided "veil" in the back. Plus a coronet or a headband braid in the front.

When I google contemporary wearable images, I find some Andrea arc691's braided & looped styles to be a good structural base for re-creating Sisi's style:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m5c4EjNwfYE/Uixiv1HXnLI/AAAAAAAAEOA/7GG70TeXjzI/s1600/IMGP6267.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x_T2lpLm6Jw/UixcxFBTNBI/AAAAAAAAENM/sDy7RAuxRPA/s1600/IMGP6255+(683x1024).jpg
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/andrearcolson/CopyofIMGP4841.jpg


And yeah, I loved hair in Crimson Peak, too! :thumbsup: It was an interesting movie. :)

[Ligeia Noire]

*Heavenly tresses* I'vewatched that film in the theatre. Not that great but it was worth it for the wardrobe and the hair. The mansion!
I was thinking the same thing and telling my husband such hair should have had a little bit more emphasis and I could never really find good pictures online either.

*Metor* some articles were saying her hairdresser would use hair pieces to add to her updos made from her own hair. So, one would have to have the same trick to be able to come up with something close. Unless you're Aliia Nasirova ;)

Anyway, as mentioned on my major post with the book scans (unfortunately, it seems no one heard about or had in their collection)
Today I'll make another lengthy one about our French opera singer star Aline with floor lenght hair. Stay tuned.

[sumidha]

I stayed up until 2am watching that costuming video, HeavenlyTresses.

Such amazing dresses (and hair, but really... The dresses...).

[Ligeia Noire]

Here is some information about the French Opera singer with floor length hair, whose photo was in my previous post, Aline Vallandri, some other users also mentioned her before, specially her tips for long healthy hair. I am, again, only relaying Norman's words.


Norman:

Two decades ago, I bought an antique set of books entitled "Every woman's Encyclopaedia" published in Great Britain in 1912. This encyclopaedia is a manual for the newly emerging "modern" independent woman along with those of the upper classes who read it out of pure interest. The topics are many and interesting and it does enable one to experience how a person from that time might have thought about various topics. One of those topics is the perceived notion of beauty in Edwardian times and with that aim in mind well known personalities of the time gave beauty tips . One of those was the well known opera star of the time, Aline Vallandri.
(I wrote out the section many years ago and sent it to Jennifer Bahney who at the time was in charge of the now defunct web site Longhairlovers.com
It was aimed at women and gave advice about general hair care with a bias towards longhair. There is in fact a link to the info I sent here on the Mane Forum. Unfortunately the link is now dead and the web site no longer exists. I do not know what happened to it. Jennifer Bahney now appears to be concentrating on writing and has, in fact, written a historical novel about Elizabeth of Austria.)

The good news is that the article by Miss Vallandri is now available online. The whole of the Encyclopedia is available to the public. There are many parts of it which pertain to hair. The section about Miss Vallandri is in Volume 7 pp 4416-4419. Obviously she was a person of great renown in 1912 , but with the passing of time has faded from the consciousness of the general public. Her hair care hints are interesting if not always believable to the modern person. Her enthusiasm about having such a symbol of beauty at that time is very evident as it no doubt was to her readers of the time who were obviously overwhelmingly female. The edition on line I think is from 1910. The third link below should open at the correct page and show Miss Vallandri. The "From the Bygone" link below also shows Miss Vallandri when older. It is the last of the pics shown. I bought some pictures of her from this period on e-bay which I think must be the 1920's or 30's. I also bought some original 78 rpm recordings.



https://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-1/index.html
(https://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-1/index.html)

https://archive.org/details/everywomansencyc01londuoft/page/n10

https://archive.org/details/everywomansencyc07londuoft/page/n17

https://fromthebygone.wordpress.com/category/aline-vallandri/


Enjoy the reading and the pictures and, as always, comment and share your opinions.

[HeavenlyTresses]

Ligeia--Yes, even if a movie isn't that great sometimes the wardrobe and setting kind of make up for it :) Your book scans are just lovely! I had no idea such a collection was out there. I just finished reading about Aline Vallandri's hair care routine and am amazed to see that is has persisted over 100 years later. Except maybe for the mercury part :hmm:

I guess for Sissi styles, the only thing to do is make a few braids and see what I can come up with. I'm pretty positive they won't be anywhere near as thick as hers though! I watched a bunch of clips from the movie that was made too and I believe there is one style I can accomplish. Hah, one of about 20 is good right?

sumidha--I know right? And youtube is a trap so I could stay up all night thinking of more movies and costumes I want to know about but so disappointing that they don't include the hairstyles :(

[Ligeia Noire]

Do post it here if you end up trying Heavenly tresses :)

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing! I've saved the links so that I can read them, once my brain gets used to my new eyesight :)

[lapushka]

I like this "archive" for long hair items. And honest to God, I look a bit like this (Empress of Austria). My facial features are a bit like that b/w pic.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35470&d=1550025955

[Ligeia Noire]

Lapushka you are very lucky then. She was a classic beauty.

[Knightly]

Everyone got to VIctor And Rolf Instagram page! They're using really long haired models for their new collection!!

[Begemot]

Thanks for the tip Knightly! This is just... wow https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt3NlFqimJs/

[Ligeia Noire]

Nice find. I wish they would show the hair a bit more and turned on the light :)

[Ligeia Noire]

Hi all!


Time to keep on with our Super long hair quest.

Aline Vallandri is back to our pages with never seen photographs and an article, kindly scanned by Norman to share here with us.

It seems there is not much information about her and what she did with her life, apart from the common mentions of her being an Opera singer and having those handful of tips on how to take proper care of long hair..

About the photographs I will quote Norman:

One of the pics, a postcard, is obviously from the same era as the photographs which I purchased ie circa 1921. It would be so interesting to find out about her life after that date. The two pics of Miss Vallandri at an earlier date were also purchased on e-bay. They are from French magazines circa 1912. The other picture shows Miss Vallandri in a piece from the French magazine, "Femina", entitled "Cantatrices de l'opera Comique". The text is in Fench but shows Miss Vallandri and Mary Garden. Paradoxically, Mary Garden is wearing a very long wig in her role of Melisande from the Debussy opera "Pelleas et Melisande"..

Such beautiful photos, so delicate and light and full of romance. Enjoy your read and pictures and as always share with us your opinions and insight about Aline.



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Post Scriptum: So I can have your full attention, I will post later some insight about another nineteenth century super long haired lady, the Spanish dancer Pepita.

[DaveDecker]

Ligeia Noire - thank you and Norman for these latest (excellent) additions to the thread.

[Ligeia Noire]

Dave, my pleasure.

[Lizabeth94]

I found these awesome pictures on pinterest, unfortunately they just link straight to the image and i have no idea who the source is.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/e4/bb/e5e4bbf6785ab7a3d989d7cf544003f0.png

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/e7/be/e1e7be3f68a4535ddf6adec2cc1353f0.png

[frostedeyes]

I love this thread!

[Brittny]

What a lovely thread! Personally I am a fan of the arts and love sculptures and paintings of women with their hair displayed. :love:

There is an Instagram account called "The Hair Historian". The IG posts daily of hair throughout art history of various cultures.
https://www.instagram.com/thehairhistorian/

Also, I do not believe this thread would not be complete without an honorable mention of the iconic Birth of Venus, with her long golden hair trusses.

The Birth of Venus - Botticelli
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/87/6c/b3/876cb379a1372eb6b232c834226ff29b.jpg

[Norman]

Ligeia Noire - thank you and Norman for these latest (excellent) additions to the thread. Thanks Dave. I appreciate it.

[Natalia_A00]

EDIT: I didn't know we couldn't post pictures from the internet that weren't ours. But in the link there are beautiful pictures of long haired women from Japan.

I love vintage photos with all my heart. These are some vintage photos from Japan that I found:

http://nataliayukimiku.blogspot.com/2019/03/japon-vintage.html?m=1

[Natalia_A00]

http://nataliayukimiku.blogspot.com/2019/03/japon-vintage.html?m=1

[TatsuOni]

Thanks everyone for sharing! :)

If anyone finds a good website about Tayu/oiran hair, please share!

Some short information based on this book. https://www.lesleydowner.com/books/geisha-the-remarkable-truth-behind-the-fiction/

They we're high class prostitutes in Japan and when geisha's (who aren't prostitutes) first came into the picture, their looks where considered much more plain/simple compared to the oirans. At first the oirans would wear their hair loose/tied with a ribbon (often it would reach the floor) and oiled. From around 1650 they would start to wear elaborate updos with ornaments that could weigh around 5 kg.

Short info and pictures: http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2011/05/26/the-gigantic-hair-ornaments-of-oiran-japans-courtesans/

Google search for pictures: https://www.google.se/search?biw=1920&bih=944&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=NkqBXLPHE7KHmwW1rZfgDw&q=oiran+hair&oq=oiran+hair&gs_l=img.3..0i19l3.16682.17665..17874...0.0..0.64. 286.5......0....1..gws-wiz-img.TgweHAFw3O4#imgrc=_

[Natalia_A00]

Thanks everyone for sharing! :)

If anyone finds a good website about Tayu/oiran hair, please share!

Some short information based on this book. https://www.lesleydowner.com/books/geisha-the-remarkable-truth-behind-the-fiction/

They we're high class prostitutes in Japan and when geisha's (who aren't prostitutes) first came into the picture, their looks where considered much more plain/simple compared to the oirans. At first the oirans would wear their hair loose/tied with a ribbon (often it would reach the floor) and oiled. From around 1650 they would start to wear elaborate updos with ornaments that could weigh around 5 kg.

Short info and pictures: http://barbaraanneshaircombblog.com/2011/05/26/the-gigantic-hair-ornaments-of-oiran-japans-courtesans/

Google search for pictures: https://www.google.se/search?biw=1920&bih=944&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=NkqBXLPHE7KHmwW1rZfgDw&q=oiran+hair&oq=oiran+hair&gs_l=img.3..0i19l3.16682.17665..17874...0.0..0.64. 286.5......0....1..gws-wiz-img.TgweHAFw3O4#imgrc=_

I will do some research later, because I love Geisha and Oiran's hairstyles, kimonos, etc. But these are a couple of pictures about Oiran hair:

http://nataliayukimiku.blogspot.com/2017/11/las-oiran-antiguas-cortesanas-japonesas.html?m=1

[TatsuOni]

i don't think that we're allowed to put in pictures unless their ours or we have the owners permission. That's why I only share links :)

[Natalia_A00]

i don't think that we're allowed to put in pictures unless their ours or we have the owners permission. That's why I only share links :)

Oh, sorry! Well, I edited the last posts...

The photos about their hair and style are at the end of that article. (About Oiran)

[Ligeia Noire]

Great pictures guys... Tatsuoni I know nothing about it sorry. But I am enjoying learning about it. I was gifted a lifetime collection of dolls from every part of the world and the ones from Japan are exquisite. You can see a bit of them on some of my pictures. My husband lived there for a while... I'll see if he knows something about it... their headdresses are surely amazing...
Anyway, the post about Pepita will be uploaded as soon as I can.

[Ligeia Noire]

Pepita, the Andalusian dancer


I am going to, again, quote Norman and also add excerpts he provided from books about her or the daughters and the titles of the aforementioned books.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35913&d=1552241747

(This picture shows Pepita at the bottom and I cropped Sisi from the top to not steal the attention :p)


I have first found out about her from the above passage in Madge Garland's book about beauty. Vita (Victoria) Sackville West was the grand daughter of Pepita and published this picture in her book about her grandmother.
She was the wife of Harold Nicholson and lover of Virgina Woolf, among others. I am very surprised that the story of her grandmother has not been turned into a film.

Pepita was a Spanish gypsy dancer and the mistress of Lionel Sackville-West who was a British diplomat in Spain. She had children with him but they never married. One of the children, born in 1862, was Lady Victoria Sackville-West. (Mother of Vita ).
Lord Sackville was eventually named as British Minister to the United States and apparently Victoria became one of the most popular girls in Washington at the time. The above picture is from that period and could, in some way, explain her popularity!
She was obviously not shy to show off her natural adornment!
Although she was illegitimate, she did eventually become mistress of the family seat at Knole, England by marrying her first cousin, also called Lionel and thus she became Lady Sackville by a circuitous route!

The genes for long hair obviously came from the female line of descent. Vita writes of her grandmother Pepita's hair in the biography she wrote of her.


Pepita's mother "Catalina lavished on her daughter, the fierce possessive love which Latin women do often display towards their children....In those early days of her widowhood ...she had the girl to sleep in her bed and was never tired of combing and dressing the magnificent hair, which even in that southern province, was remarkable for its beauty. Catalina's sister was of the opinion that there was no more beautiful girl in Andalusia. "I have seen her when she got up from bed and put on her dressing-jacket, and with her hair down she was more beautiful than when she was dressed and adorned."".

This description is given by a friend of Pepita's

"As a young woman her (Pepita) hair was black and very shiny. It is common in Spain for women to have long and abundant hair, but in Pepita's case it was exceptionally so. It was at Pepita's house that I saw her combing her hair......." Poor Isabel was not the only one, who with admiration, watched Pepita combing that marvellous hair. Manuel Guerrero, who was a ballet -master, later saw her combing it at an hotel window, and thought it worth while to record his impression: "Long, thick, luxuriant , it reached down below the knee" .

But that was much later; that was after delirious audiences in Germany had forced her to let it down on the stage as they refused to believe that it was not false.

Another description occurred in Copenhagen.

"The first time I saw her there was one day when I was passing her hotel. I saw a number of persons looking up at the windows and on investigating the cause, I found that Pepita was combing out her hair in sight of them and that they were all astonished at its magnificence and length."

Pepita's daughter Victoria whose "skin was always ravishing and unlined". About five foot seven and a half she had her mother's height and was slim, with a tiny waist. Dark blue eyes, wonderful eyes according to the reporters , with long dark lashes. Masses of thick black hair, (the dancers's inheritance in its abundance, but darker than Pepita's ) done up demurely, not in a showy pompadour but looking as if she had done it herself with her long hands : "just pulled it up and struck in a comb or two to keep it in place."

Books of reference and which include the above quotes are :

"Pepita " (1947) V. Sackville West . (The Hogarth Press)

"Lady Sackville. A Biography." (1978) Susan Mary Allsop (Doubleday)

"The Inheritance. The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles" (2010) Robert Sackville-West (Bloomsbury)

"The Disinherited. The Story of Family, Love and Betrayl" (2014) Robert Sackville-West (Bloomsbury)



The family seat of Knole can be visited by the general public.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knole


Post Scriptum: Norman is right, it could easily be turned into a film, what a life...
I guess, even though, women kept their hair very long back then, it was not common or even ever seen let down, therefore, as of today, people were not accustomed to its sight and surely Pepita was not keeping it a secret :)

I can only imagine, her combing it at her window, it reminds me of Aliia letting it down in the beaches of Spain or in the Streets of Paris, people still react with the same astonishment, I would too, what a sight to behold.

Again, thanks Norman for this treat and the books' titles and I hope this can bring some more attention to this treat and some more discussion.

Enjoy!

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing! :) Very interesting read! :)

[Ligeia Noire]

My pleasure. She seemed to be a very interesting woman indeed.

[Begemot]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/okinawa-soba/sets/72157605633613347

Interesting Flickr album I came across, "Natural and long hair in old Japan" :) Couple of photos have some talk about the interesting long hair culture of Oshima Island: In any case, their Kimono's were different than the "standard" forms you'd see in Tokyo, Yokohama, and etc., and long hair to the ground was their "thing."

[TatsuOni]

Thank's for sharing! Lovely photos! :)

[Begemot]

They really are :) My favorite is the class room photo. Other pics show beautiful long hair better but in that photo there's just so many cute styles.

[jessicasantana]

This is a dangerous thread for sure, my goal length is becoming a "loose" goal the longer I read here;)

same with me :lol:

[Ligeia Noire]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/okinawa-soba/sets/72157605633613347

Interesting Flickr album I came across, "Natural and long hair in old Japan" :) Couple of photos have some talk about the interesting long hair culture of Oshima Island: In any case, their Kimono's were different than the "standard" forms you'd see in Tokyo, Yokohama, and etc., and long hair to the ground was their "thing."

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[Begemot]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

No problem, I knew this would be appreciated here :o

[Ligeia Noire]

Dave gave me a great idea, a post about hair contests... so I was going around trying to gather information and found out something awesome.
The website Angel Fire, which I believe to be admin/creator of the German TLHC, has a collection of participants/winners of long hair contests since 1910!!!
And ending at 2010, it is a shame that all these related blogs and websites are all defunct, but, at least, they are still accessible.

Please, do check, it is awesome

http://www.angelfire.com/art/rapunzellonghair/rapunzellonghairarchive/contests.htm

If the archive was still going and if Aliia participated on the latest Ukrainian or Lithuanian hair contest, she would have surely won, she has probably the longest hair in Europe, at 245 cm!

Here it is her latest snippet video from instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsClRJIpe7/

Some of these ladies from Angel Fire's chronography, I still remember and recognize, pretty amazing, how long some of them grew their hair... There are at least 3 ladies with hair reaching 3 meters and a bunch of them with 2 meters plus!
Of course ladies like DYQ, Lady Grace and Cindy are there...
I particularly love to see the lady in the twenties showing how not everyone had short bobs with her more than 3 meters of hair and the beautiful wide picture in China of all the contestants up in a made up pulpit covered with a white sheet or something (?) with their hair down.
I would never participate in any kind of contest but I love to see the pictures and videos of all the different textures and lengths and ages displayed there.

To end the post, here it is an example of such a competition in China, this one is pretty artsy ha?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LylugmRT7Dk


Enjoy and as always share your thoughts.

[DaveDecker]

That's a cool video, Ligeia Noire - thanks for finding and sharing it here!

In a general sense I think the places in which these contests occur are within cultures that value the innate beauty of hair that is allowed to reach its full potential. There has been a mindset perpetuated within "modern" societies (within the past hundred years) that having such long hair (or even anything longer than about waist-length) is incompatible with being able to thrive in (and support a) modern society, but the many members of this community demonstrate that that mindset simply isn't true. (My sense is that that mindset is starting to erode - but in time we'll see how that turns out.)

Well, that's my :twocents:

[Ligeia Noire]

Dave as Norman often says we read from the same hymn sheet...

[DaveDecker]

Dave as Norman often says we read from the same hymn sheet...

:lol: As a follow-up corollary, I support any individual's decision on how long (or short) they want to wear their hair. Just saying, so that it's clear that I don't think that anybody should have any expectation that they seek their hair's terminal length.

[Ligeia Noire]

:lol: As a follow-up corollary, I support any individual's decision on how long (or short) they want to wear their hair. Just saying, so that it's clear that I don't think that anybody should have any expectation that they seek their hair's terminal length.

Of course not. I think we were always pretty clear on that.

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing Ligea! Very interesting! :)

[yulia396]

I think the women in Tarkovsky's movies always had astonishing hair/hairstyles... I've always found his movies inspiring on every level - soul, aesthetics, everything.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/bd10c70a8e2a85faa0a4731478bcbc33/tumblr_p9cpef7qb31x79ktmo1_500.gif

http://sensesofcinema.com/assets/uploads/2014/03/Mirror-Image-2A-567x400.jpg

http://www.tasteofcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/the-mirror.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c0/b5/b7/c0b5b7547c16ff1c66d56e7abf387302--film-stills-the-mirror.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CthedaaWYAEMC_4.jpg

[yulia396]

also

http://sensesofcinema.com/assets/uploads/2014/03/Mirror-Image-2A.jpg

all I can say is his movies really inspired me to wear updos :D

[Ligeia Noire]

My pleasure Tatsuoni.
Yulia very nicd indeed.

[Astrid Carlisle]

I think the women in Tarkovsky's movies always had astonishing hair/hairstyles... I've always found his movies inspiring on every level - soul, aesthetics, everything.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/bd10c70a8e2a85faa0a4731478bcbc33/tumblr_p9cpef7qb31x79ktmo1_500.gif



At the risk of sounding like a creep.. I'm a director/camera operator (photographer before), visuals are one of my main things. I CAN'T stop watching this gif, her hair is sooo beautiful, at the same time with the contrast and how it's framed.. ughhh! future shot inspiration

[TatsuOni]

One thought on the long hair competitions. How do they measure the hair? Or rather from where?

[guska]

My contribution can't be classified as very long-haired by LCH-standards... I can always remove it if it really doesn't fit in here.

Anyway, picture of the young Japanese-Chinese actress and singer Yoshiko Yamaguchi, also known as Li Xianglan, Ri Koran or Shirley Yamaguchi. She passed away in 2014 at the age of 94. I recommend reading about her life, she was a really interesting person.

She had fabulous-looking hair, although this is the only picture I could find where hair hair is long and down.

https://ss0.bdstatic.com/70cFvHSh_Q1YnxGkpoWK1HF6hhy/it/u=2747000479,1336854785&fm=26&gp=0.jpg

Edit: The link should work, please tell me if it doesn't.

[Angela the Mer]

The link works, no worries.
She has fabulous hair. It has gorgeous body and it looks so silky.
The hair of a lot of people's dreams, no doubt!

[Ligeia Noire]

One thought on the long hair competitions. How do they measure the hair? Or rather from where?

Most of them actually measure from the top of the head and not forehead.....let me see if if i can find a video

Here
https://youtu.be/wdOeBl6xnY0

[Ligeia Noire]

My contribution can't be classified as very long-haired by LCH-standards... I can always remove it if it really doesn't fit in here.

Anyway, picture of the young Japanese-Chinese actress and singer Yoshiko Yamaguchi, also known as Li Xianglan, Ri Koran or Shirley Yamaguchi. She passed away in 2014 at the age of 94. I recommend reading about her life, she was a really interesting person.

She had fabulous-looking hair, although this is the only picture I could find where hair hair is long and down.

https://ss0.bdstatic.com/70cFvHSh_Q1YnxGkpoWK1HF6hhy/it/u=2747000479,1336854785&fm=26&gp=0.jpg

Edit: The link should work, please tell me if it doesn't.

Very nice. Thanks for the contribution. I'll try and do some research on her later.
Beautiful hair of course.

[Stray_mind]

Most of them actually measure from the top of the head and not forehead.....let me see if if i can find a video

Here
https://youtu.be/wdOeBl6xnY0

Oh wow i am lithuanian and i didn't even know we Had these competitions lol.... I live under a rock.

[The-Young-Maid]

Omg that one song they played at 0:30ish is from Sid Meier's Civilization... a PC game(that's where I've heard it). I totally got distracted lol thats my childhood. I had to completely stop and look that up! Anyway... lots of nice hair.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJiHDmyhE1A

[Ligeia Noire]

Some eye catching shots that I've found on Norman's pinterest, only posting links. I like when the photographs have something special and unique about them.
Something to inspire your evening.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-stoddard/6836396290/in/photostream/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971193034413/


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971192999086



https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971192975032/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971192440397/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971192464861/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971190195813/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971187948274/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971187852035/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971172706479/


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971188253668/

[Begemot]

Some eye catching shots that I've found on Norman's pinterest, only posting links. I like when the photographs have something special and unique about them.
Something to inspire your evening.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/574771971190195813/


Such cool braiding! Beautiful photos :)

Pinterest is a treasure trove of long hair inspo

https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/788974428449830919/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/23925441743339961/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/183029172326683622/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/451415562642907769/
https://fi.pinterest.com/pin/132504414016362132/

[HaMalka]

The hair shawl cape is really neat looking.

[Ligeia Noire]

Those African women always wow me.

The hair shawl is pretty crafty. Don't want to know how tangled it got. Maybe not much as it seems like she has slippery hair.

[TatsuOni]

Most of them actually measure from the top of the head and not forehead.....let me see if if i can find a video

Here

Thank you! :) And thank's everyone for sharing amazing photos! :)

[HeavenlyTresses]

Oh how I wish my braids could be that sleek and perfect! And the braids on the women from Africa.....:thud: I can't even imagine how heavy they must be!

[Ligeia Noire]

Same feeling here...

[Begemot]

Three more pictures of the Mbalantu women of Africa :)

https://bglh-marketplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tribaltrends.jpg
https://bglh-marketplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/braided-600x404.jpg
https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/beautiful-young-woman.jpg

[Ligeia Noire]

Super impressive

[Begemot]

https://flockler.com/thumbs/sites/600/dsc00332--tx8jtn2ul6_s638x0_q80_noupscale.jpg

I came across this picture that Martin Kjäldström took of his wife Gerda in 1910. It's very interesting how back then long, freely flowing hair was considered something that needed to be hidden and "constrained" in public because it was considered erotic and symbolized sexuality and fertility. I even read about old Finnish beliefs about hair and how you could ruin a woman's chances of marriage if you had ill will and touched her hair or hair ribbon. So better keep your hair up... Some said that you can make your hair grow more if you burn the hair that you trim ;)

[Ligeia Noire]

Beautiful intimate picture. I actually remember my mother saying that too. To burn it. I don't know if she still does it.

[Begemot]

Intimate is the perfect word to describe it :) No one but her husband and maybe other family members were supposed to see her like that but here we are much later, complete strangers admiring her hair and that moment between a wife and a husband.

I wonder how my hairdresser would react if I asked her to hand over the hair she trims away next time I see her...

[Ligeia Noire]

No one sees my mother's hair down but us either. She never wears it down anyway.
I still find that magical and appealing.

Less work for the hairdresser....

[Begemot]

I like the idea too :)

True! :lol:

[HeavenlyTresses]

It's always so interesting to see how much things have changed through the ages regarding hair. Like women's clothing and what should be covered up vs. what should be exposed. Now I always have my hair up but only because it's too long to wear down. I used to wear it down all the time and didn't think twice about it and had no idea about the different beliefs and practices regarding long hair.

This video popped up on fb the other day and I had forgotten all about Jane Child. I remember thinking her braids were the most amazing hair I'd ever seen but I wasn't sure about the spikes on top. I thought it was awesome though that she created her own unique look and seemed very confidant about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVc

[Ylva]

https://flockler.com/thumbs/sites/600/dsc00332--tx8jtn2ul6_s638x0_q80_noupscale.jpg

I came across this picture that Martin Kjäldström took of his wife Gerda in 1910. It's very interesting how back then long, freely flowing hair was considered something that needed to be hidden and "constrained" in public because it was considered erotic and symbolized sexuality and fertility. I even read about old Finnish beliefs about hair and how you could ruin a woman's chances of marriage if you had ill will and touched her hair or hair ribbon. So better keep your hair up... Some said that you can make your hair grow more if you burn the hair that you trim ;)

That's wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!


It's always so interesting to see how much things have changed through the ages regarding hair. Like women's clothing and what should be covered up vs. what should be exposed. Now I always have my hair up but only because it's too long to wear down. I used to wear it down all the time and didn't think twice about it and had no idea about the different beliefs and practices regarding long hair.

This video popped up on fb the other day and I had forgotten all about Jane Child. I remember thinking her braids were the most amazing hair I'd ever seen but I wasn't sure about the spikes on top. I thought it was awesome though that she created her own unique look and seemed very confidant about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVc

How cool and unique! I love the piercing, too.

[Begemot]

That's wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!


My pleasure! :o

[NicoleJean]

Thank you for sharing the photos and links! I love to collect inspiring photos of hair.

[iforgotmylogin]

It's always so interesting to see how much things have changed through the ages regarding hair. Like women's clothing and what should be covered up vs. what should be exposed. Now I always have my hair up but only because it's too long to wear down. I used to wear it down all the time and didn't think twice about it and had no idea about the different beliefs and practices regarding long hair.

This video popped up on fb the other day and I had forgotten all about Jane Child. I remember thinking her braids were the most amazing hair I'd ever seen but I wasn't sure about the spikes on top. I thought it was awesome though that she created her own unique look and seemed very confidant about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVc

That song is pretty rad

[Begemot]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4a/08/01/4a0801192baeabbd639bea1bdf809d4f.jpg
Came across this picture on Pinterest, made by Andrey Ramnev. I really like the details: red yarn/ribbon weaved in her braid, the hair pins and her shiny waves, hair styles of the angels etc.

[Ligeia Noire]

Very cool. The composition, gold tone and geometric disposition reminds me of Klimt a lot.

[TatsuOni]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4a/08/01/4a0801192baeabbd639bea1bdf809d4f.jpg
Came across this picture on Pinterest, made by Andrey Ramnev. I really like the details: red yarn/ribbon weaved in her braid, the hair pins and her shiny waves, hair styles of the angels etc.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[Begemot]

Very cool. The composition, gold tone and geometric disposition reminds me of Klimt a lot.

Agreed!


Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

My pleasure :)

[Begemot]

It's me again, I have been a bit sick and have spent my time browsing Pinterest ;) I thought this clever picture belongs here
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b1/78/d7/b178d73e87bf06138c7de07375acdbd4.jpg

[TatsuOni]

It's me again, I have been a bit sick and have spent my time browsing Pinterest ;) I thought this clever picture belongs here
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b1/78/d7/b178d73e87bf06138c7de07375acdbd4.jpg

Rope braid has a new meaning now! :p

[Begemot]

Rope braid has a new meaning now! :p

:lol: :lol:

Dang it, forgot to give credit to artist! It's done by someone behind name Blue Fence Visuals.

[Bess3714]

That was sooo creepy! And cool!

[Begemot]

I guess this suits here best... the result of my Pinterest browsing :) I think this is pretty accurate and beautifully done too
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b1/70/be/b170beb2f38b626690b555c5ec893883.jpg

[Ligeia Noire]

Time do resurrect this precious thread.
While on youtube, I have found this video of a super long haired lady in the 1950s. Everything she does and even her hair texture reminds me of my mother, when she had floor length hair, how she washes it and how many Upins she still uses today, even though she cut it to classic.
A precious video, a shame it is so so short. Enjoy!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1bStKZrNkk

[Elizabeth E]

Time do resurrect this precious thread.
While on youtube, I have found this video of a super long haired lady in the 1950s. Everything she does and even her hair texture reminds me of my mother, when she had floor length hair, how she washes it and how many Upins she still uses today, even though she cut it to classic.
A precious video, a shame it is so so short. Enjoy!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1bStKZrNkk

Wow, this is really something special. Thanks for sharing this gem, Ligeia.

[enting]

It's me again, I have been a bit sick and have spent my time browsing Pinterest ;) I thought this clever picture belongs here
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b1/78/d7/b178d73e87bf06138c7de07375acdbd4.jpg

I would love to see someone bring this hairstyle to life.

[TatsuOni]

Thanks for sharing Ligea! :)

[Groovy Granny]

Time do resurrect this precious thread.
While on youtube, I have found this video of a super long haired lady in the 1950s. Everything she does and even her hair texture reminds me of my mother, when she had floor length hair, how she washes it and how many Upins she still uses today, even though she cut it to classic.
A precious video, a shame it is so so short. Enjoy!


That was awesome...I love how she used her clothesline to dry it...and the hairdresser stories never die :lol:

But the 'rub of a towel' made my CG nerves tingle :p

Yup...wish they had showed more :cheer:

Thanks for sharing!!

[MusicalSpoons]

Oh wow, a wonderful video! So interesting that she just washed it in soapy water, rinsed clean, and that was it. Beautiful.

[Ligeia Noire]

My pleasure guys.

Yes GG, it was too short of a video.
Amaryllis, that was my first time seeing someone washing their hair like that. Very interesting.

[Begemot]

I would love to see someone bring this hairstyle to life.

Me too :) Paging for someone with hair long enough and someone who also has a friend who can help creating the look!

[Crysania]

I came across this video of life in the 1920's where several women show their long hair (at 2:13 min) in what seems to be some sort of hair contest:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684n8FO68LU

[TatsuOni]

I came across this video of life in the 1920's where several women show their long hair (at 2:13 min) in what seems to be some sort of hair contest:

Beautiful heads of hair! :) Thanks for sharing! :)

[Arciela]

Wow loved the video! Beautiful hair :flower:

[Begemot]

More photos from Pinteres :)

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b3/49/cd/b349cdcd5b75c0528e3f22e8ece7229a.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4f/5e/e0/4f5ee091909411fbbee557552096225d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/10/c4/94/10c494dac4497ede49d25fea82a6c6bc.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c0/f8/2b/c0f82bda6fd8cc86abfb3593ecffc9e6.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/59/95/62/599562fc8e4199dd0ce5cb241c1606d2.jpg

[TreesOfEternity]

More photos from Pinteres :)

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b3/49/cd/b349cdcd5b75c0528e3f22e8ece7229a.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4f/5e/e0/4f5ee091909411fbbee557552096225d.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/10/c4/94/10c494dac4497ede49d25fea82a6c6bc.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c0/f8/2b/c0f82bda6fd8cc86abfb3593ecffc9e6.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/59/95/62/599562fc8e4199dd0ce5cb241c1606d2.jpg

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :flower:

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Such lovely photos, Begemot:)

[Begemot]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :flower:


Such lovely photos, Begemot:)

No problem! It's so great to have a place where this kind of thing is appreciated :)

[Ligeia Noire]

So interesting to see that in the 20s most women actually still had pretty long hair.
Love the 4th picture Begemot, such hair!

[Begemot]

You and your hair would fit right in the 20's Ligeia :D

The fourth is an interesting one! I have tried to find a legit source for it but no luck.

Some more...
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/01/ef/fa/01effa795749dc29be94c9b46c9291ec.jpg Samoan long hair family
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c8/58/0b/c8580b9e2f3c221b5546ebbd28546875.jpg I wonder if this was her natural texture
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/70/90/c5/7090c55cbdf621706a10927999f2c952.jpg Another family of longhairs
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ae/8d/97/ae8d97327b5d7c39287d8259fcc06403.jpg No source found
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/7c/db/4d/7cdb4d7f00ea1219076919d4a797bbde.jpg Swedish Sami couple
https://forum.rotter.se/discus/messages/11906/30662.jpg More Swedes
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/dc/ba/8a/dcba8a68e5976dba1a411d7cb6c379fa.jpg Norwegian bridal crown and long hair
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/5a/39/1f/5a391f053261b5ff0bcda7898353928c.jpg That crown and hair...!

[HaMalka]

I'll wear the crowns in those last two pictures, Begemot!

[Begemot]

I'll wear the crowns in those last two pictures, Begemot!

We'll have to fight for them or decide to share :lol:

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing Begemot!

[Begemot]

No biggie, Tatsu! Glad you guys enjoy them :)

[barnet_fair]

Falling within the realm of the topic, I was a (very minor) aide on this project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X05ty0dgmuo) (done back in 2007).

I've finally got around to watching this, as someone new to this community. And now I understand the references to cheese on LHC. A wonderful artistic project - should be required viewing for new members!

Thank you Dave, Ligeia Noire, and everyone else who has contributed. This is my favourite thread.

[Ligeia Noire]

Thank you for the contribution. All of you. Keep it alive.
Begemot :flowers:

[Jas]

I thought I'd link my favourite artist in here - I have some prints on my wall :D She is actually a local artist and lives really close to me but apparently she's known more in America!

https://i.ibb.co/pvkTz0p/Josephine.jpg (https://ibb.co/svX4wmr)
https://i.ibb.co/PxF9NXP/Voyage-to-the-Murrlis-Sea.jpg (https://ibb.co/rkFcm8z)
https://i.ibb.co/PT1PL25/where-are-we-going-my-lovely.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
https://i.ibb.co/fDHNFDp/Andromeda-s-quest.jpg (https://ibb.co/1zTXQzq)

[Begemot]

Dreamy stuff, Jas! I'm unfamiliar with this artist, what's her name? :)

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful art Jas! Thanks for sharing! :) I would also like to know the name of the artist.

[jane_marie]

Here are some photos I found on pinterest. They aren't all as long as some of the photos in this thread but I hope they are enjoyed non-the-less. :)

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a7/98/b7/a798b73b0ae033d87370dbbc533d8fb8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/50/5a/57/505a57268423b3430121e0f5198b538e.jpg

This one is my favorite because her shade/thickness looks about the same as my naturally toned unlayered hair.
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/55/48/44/554844fc20e0e7631f9ef221554d7240.jpg

some very nice braids...
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/55/48/44/554844fc20e0e7631f9ef221554d7240.jpg

Gorgeous texture :)
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/24/54/74/245474ec1ea9519093cf4145fb886d13.jpg

Super long hairs :thud:
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/3a/c8/c4/3ac8c4f4601141d49f710ebe22f7e801.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d5/d0/59/d5d0597e19f2ea3132c207cd72793054.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/b2/de/d2b2de0751fdd3fa5981fe01e992557c.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a7/96/7a/a7967a3a533d7739120a5fba3a146290.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bb/c2/65/bbc26532c418d1f8c8747e1a852fc02f.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/91/28/49/9128490e09f73d53e6168e79e8c34259.jpg

[TatsuOni]

Lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing jane!

[Jas]

Oh! I forgot to put her name, Josephine Wall.

https://i.ibb.co/8MgH1g4/sleepig-beauty.jpg (https://ibb.co/31mngmY)
https://i.ibb.co/C9xJDBy/guinevere.jpg (https://ibb.co/n1h3try)

[Ylva]

Gorgeous artwork! :) Thanks for sharing, Jas!

[Begemot]

There's just something about old time photos of women with long hair :) These are circa 1903

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/4d/8a/ab4d8a27c5280c0538dce731ab9b2636.png
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5H5qZKWb80v7LY_QW_VWpuHUiFkaMF dnD_1WC12FWR_B2dhTb
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRc-GTEsiBrDwn6xkWpzt66Sh7ZseieC8SZvOQ0djt6s7IdJW8V

[MusicalSpoons]

So many beautiful pics!! :inlove: all of you, thank you for sharing.


There's just something about old time photos of women with long hair :) These are circa 1903

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/4d/8a/ab4d8a27c5280c0538dce731ab9b2636.png
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5H5qZKWb80v7LY_QW_VWpuHUiFkaMF dnD_1WC12FWR_B2dhTb
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRc-GTEsiBrDwn6xkWpzt66Sh7ZseieC8SZvOQ0djt6s7IdJW8V

Isn't there just! Quite a few of our members would be perfect for either recreating historic photos, or being in photos very much in that style :D

[Begemot]

So many beautiful pics!! :inlove: all of you, thank you for sharing.



Isn't there just! Quite a few of our members would be perfect for either recreating historic photos, or being in photos very much in that style :D

Like this woman I posted, her hair is gorgeous and she looks kind of mysterious (the hair draped over her helps creating that air of mystery) and has a perfect Mona Lisa smile :D Agreed! That would be an awesome LHC-project for someone.

[HaMalka]

We'll have to fight for them or decide to share :lol:

Get reproductions made so we can both have them?



Here are some photos I found on pinterest. They aren't all as long as some of the photos in this thread but I hope they are enjoyed non-the-less. :)

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a7/98/b7/a798b73b0ae033d87370dbbc533d8fb8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/50/5a/57/505a57268423b3430121e0f5198b538e.jpg

This one is my favorite because her shade/thickness looks about the same as my naturally toned unlayered hair.
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/55/48/44/554844fc20e0e7631f9ef221554d7240.jpg

some very nice braids...
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/55/48/44/554844fc20e0e7631f9ef221554d7240.jpg

Gorgeous texture :)
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/24/54/74/245474ec1ea9519093cf4145fb886d13.jpg

Super long hairs :thud:
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/3a/c8/c4/3ac8c4f4601141d49f710ebe22f7e801.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d5/d0/59/d5d0597e19f2ea3132c207cd72793054.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/b2/de/d2b2de0751fdd3fa5981fe01e992557c.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a7/96/7a/a7967a3a533d7739120a5fba3a146290.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bb/c2/65/bbc26532c418d1f8c8747e1a852fc02f.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/91/28/49/9128490e09f73d53e6168e79e8c34259.jpg

The picture under some very nice braids is the same as the one above it.


I love all the pictures here.

[Begemot]

Get reproductions made so we can both have them?


Perfect :grin:

[MadelineMomo]

One thing I really notice looing at these is that long hair—particularly hair that has just been brushed how—simply hangs differently than shorter hair.

If I brushed my hair out in the way most of these pictures show, I would probably call it "frizzy." It floofs up some (both on me and on the pictures models) and I would probably put my hair up after that—I probably wouldn't wear it out that way. After looking through a few pages of pictures, I didn't see anyone with truly straight hair, they all had at least a little wave to it.

Seeing these pictures framing hair like that in this beautiful and historical way makes me feel a bit better about when my hair does that.

[Ligeia Noire]

Beautiful photos everone and very colourful and very fairy tale like artwork Jas.

[jane_marie]

Get reproductions made so we can both have them?




The picture under some very nice braids is the same as the one above it.


I love all the pictures here.


Whoops! Sorry about that. I can't seem to find the braided one now either. :/

[Sarahlabyrinth]

A proud Maori woman from 1878:

https://www.facebook.com/MaoriOldPhotos/posts/297466240272669:0

[Begemot]

A proud Maori woman from 1878:

https://www.facebook.com/MaoriOldPhotos/posts/297466240272669:0

Amazing find! :thumbsup:

[HaMalka]

Oh! I forgot to put her name, Josephine Wall.


I own a puzzle of one of her artworks called Earth Angel. I really like the colors and little details in her work

https://josephinewall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/earth_angel.jpg

[zanelle]

Don't know if you have seen the pics yet, but here's my find:


In the Victorian era, a Western woman's hair was considered an important part of her appearance. On both sides of the Atlantic, it marked her status and her femininity.

An important rite of passage for an adolescent girl during this time was the moment she began to wear her hair up. Previously it would have been worn loose or in plaits and tied up with a ribbon.

A woman's hair was worn coiled and curled in a variety of elaborate hairstyles, sometimes embellished with jewels or feathers. These changed with shifting fashions, but the hair was not cut unless absolutely necessary.

As in many societies, religious doctrine was a factor in the policing of Victorian women’s hair, mandating that it be covered or done up, particularly if the woman was married. Letting one’s hair down was commonly seen as brazen and immodest, even sinful.

To a Victorian observer, photographs of women with long, loose hair would be particularly titillating.

Among the fashionable middle and upper classes of Victorian society, a lady’s hair became the focal point of sexual interest, the primary expression of her femininity. For the poorer classes, maintaining long tresses amid the disease and poor hygiene of the time was highly impractical. Many women resorted to selling their hair for cash — not a problem if they typically wore it short or covered anyway.

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Fmorehair-1.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-5.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-8.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-10.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Fmorehair-4.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Fmorehair-2.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-1.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Fmorehair-5.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-2.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Fmorehair-6.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

From https://mashable.com/2015/08/25/victorian-long-hair/?europe=true

[HaMalka]

https://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/Snakecharmer7/wp-content2Fuploads2F20152F082Flonghair-10.jpg2Foriginal.jpg

What is the Scurf this product says it will remove?

[Jas]

I own a puzzle of one of her artworks called Earth Angel. I really like the colors and little details in her work

https://josephinewall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/earth_angel.jpg

Ah that's a really pretty one :D Yeah I feel like there's always something more to see when you look at her work! All the hidden images.
Whenever I pass her gallery I always peek in at the paintings.

Some lovely pictures since I posted too! This is a great thread.

[zanelle]

What is the Scurf this product says it will remove?
Maybe scaling?

[Begemot]

More Pinterest browsing, newer photos this time

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/db/a4/ca/dba4ca2edeeb2c16aa315d9c20bd9105.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4b/13/a2/4b13a20aa815d85204fdbaf2ac395136.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/5e/a1/87/5ea187822cf15fc9b2fabf42dc353b50.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/65/d4/ae/65d4ae6aefef21f75cdc9a1283815195.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a1/60/58/a16058460de014111ceb10ad744aaaaa.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ac/d2/f2/acd2f297ac1aad258c116de16e2e33ea.jpg

[Ligeia Noire]

Oh yeah the fourth photograph is one of my all time favourites.

[Begemot]

The colors are just so stunning and that pose and the hair and and :thud:

[enting]

I own a puzzle of one of her artworks called Earth Angel. I really like the colors and little details in her work

https://josephinewall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/earth_angel.jpg

I have a puzzle of her painting Spirit of Flight. Two friends and I pooled our money to buy it back in college and it's been making the rounds between our homes. At the moment it's with me.

I especially love her earlier works.

[Begemot]

Some fantasy illustrations and cool hair
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b4/aa/ab/b4aaabf14410425f658dee91f715e66b.jpg 'Goldberry" by Amanda Scruti
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/54/d0/d8/54d0d85a13836e8389704bdbcc38ebb8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/85/43/b1/8543b1da8379f96dde14f1c2f08d00af.jpg 'Ophelia' by Janaina Medeiros
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ee/4e/2b/ee4e2be23bd60b66e9ce1630ffc5a60b.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/88/6c/c3/886cc310221065ef1b0e886ff2d96c77.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/9d/20/96/9d2096b0649bccaae85f46e741dfd0c8.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/af/18/0e/af180ea476a2930ed91f51f88e93213d.jpg

[Ylva]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/54/d0/d8/54d0d85a13836e8389704bdbcc38ebb8.jpg

Love that one! It goes into my private hair inspiration album. :D

[Begemot]

Love that one! It goes into my private hair inspiration album. :D

Awesome :D The illustrator is Nuria Tamarit.

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing Begemot! :)

[Begemot]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing Begemot! :)

Glad you enjoyed the illustrations! :o

[Ligeia Noire]

Came across this breathtaking photo and had to share it here. For those of you that do not fancy nude photography, do not click


https://i.pinimg.com/564x/97/3b/fd/973bfdb133a0ef323f17bb02629013f9.jpg

http://cosmicmachine.blogspot.com/2011/03/rapunzel.html

[Ligeia Noire]

Ms. Stephens is back and with a crazily beautiful and crazily complex Etruscan hairdo.
Which one of you was the model?




https://youtu.be/FlfoilzkHwQ

[leayellena]

Ms. Stephens is back and with a crazily beautiful and crazily complex Etruscan hairdo.
Which one of you was the model?




https://youtu.be/FlfoilzkHwQ

I subscribed Ms. Stephens' channel. she has amazing updos, some of them even doable on myself. but I like how much time she took for research. why didn't this pop into my feed instead of hair makecover bleach pixies?

[0xalis]

Ok, wow, found a new favourite thread :thud:

[TatsuOni]

Recently I've been watching a Chinese serie on Netflix called "Once upon a time in Lingjian mountain." What I like more than the story line is all of the amazing historically inspired long hair updos. https://www.google.com/search?q=once+upon+a+time+in+lingjian+mountain&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz1fzzrPTmAhUKkMMKHQJFAFkQ_AUoAXoECBMQA w&biw=1920&bih=966#imgrc=sFGUyZtPMECOlM:

Of course you can't see too many of them by googling, since "normal" people doesn't upload photos of peoples hair from behind. And no one uploads photos of the "walker ons". :p

[HaMalka]

Ms. Stephens is back and with a crazily beautiful and crazily complex Etruscan hairdo.
Which one of you was the model?




https://youtu.be/FlfoilzkHwQ

I disagree with her when she says that you can't do it on yourself. I have done a nine strand on myself before. Sure, its annoying but its doable. Thank you for sharing this.

[Ligeia Noire]

I disagree with her when she says that you can't do it on yourself. I have done a nine strand on myself before. Sure, its annoying but its doable. Thank you for sharing this.

I sure can't. Detangling a three strand to the tips is already enough. Can't imagine a 9! Didn't even know that was possible...

[HaMalka]

I sure can't. Detangling a three strand to the tips is already enough. Can't imagine a 9! Didn't even know that was possible...

I haven't done it since above knee length, so I don't know if I personally could do it anymore at my current length but it was definitely possible at shorter lengths.

[Elodea]

That Etruscan hairstyle is quite interesting. I suppose it might not be completely impossible to do on oneself, depending on your braiding skills and length of hair, but it'd definitely be complex. I guess these intricate styles were much more practical for women who had servants/slaves that did their hair for them.

I wish Janet Stephens did tutorials of historical hairstyles from other locations/cultures too. I've wondered about how to do some of the hairstyles depicted in ancient Chinese paintings, like this one: https://asia.si.edu/object/F1916.42/

[MusicalSpoons]

I wish Janet Stephens did tutorials of historical hairstyles from other locations/cultures too. I've wondered about how to do some of the hairstyles depicted in ancient Chinese paintings, like this one: https://asia.si.edu/object/F1916.42/

I guess if she's a historian (I assume? I've not really watched her videos) she would have a specialism :) but I agree, it would be cool if there were videos doing the same thing for other cultures, even if by a different historian.

[Elodea]

I guess if she's a historian (I assume? I've not really watched her videos) she would have a specialism :) but I agree, it would be cool if there were videos doing the same thing for other cultures, even if by a different historian.
Yes, it seems that she apparently specializes in ancient Roman hairstyles, but as you said, it would be interesting to see recreations of historical hairstyles from other cultures (even if it were someone else doing it). Some of the hairstyles in the ancient Chinese paintings look so interesting/intricate and I wonder how they were constructed.

[Ylva]

Iðunn and Loki (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Loki_and_Idun_-_John_Bauer.jpg)
Iðunn and Bragi (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Idunn_and_Bragi_by_Blommer.jpg/604px-Idunn_and_Bragi_by_Blommer.jpg)
Bragi (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Bragi_by_Wahlbom.jpg/644px-Bragi_by_Wahlbom.jpg)
Gerðr (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Skirnir%27s_message_to_Gerd.jpg/1280px-Skirnir%27s_message_to_Gerd.jpg)
Gerðr (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Skyrnir_and_Gerda_by_Harry_George_Theaker_1920.jpg )
Freja (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/John_Bauer-Freja.jpg/1920px-John_Bauer-Freja.jpg)

[Ligeia Noire]

Impressive art Yvla. Especially Freja.
I thought this woman should have been mentioned here. She should have an LHC hall of fame or something :p
Aliia just posted a video stating her hair is, currently, at 250cm!
That's an amazing accomplishment for anynore, specially European.
I am not posting the video directly. Nothing wrong with it. Very beautiful as always.

https://youtu.be/CbMDd5AnkW4

Congratulations lady and it would be cool if you read this and register in the LHC to share some

;)

[Ylva]

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiNCagFU4AAN5i4.jpg
https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/u-g-P54LYS0.jpg?w=550&h=550&p=0

[Ligeia Noire]

Isn't long hair in the magick realm of things... and something special? I wish there were was more art like that in these days, so passionate, ethereal... specially paintings, cemeteries, books, architecture... everything modern is so sterile and grey... Thanks for sharing Yvla.

[TreesOfEternity]

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https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/u-g-P54LYS0.jpg?w=550&h=550&p=0

Beautiful metaphor.
As an artist I always find myself torn apart between the sexism of classical paintings and their beauty. Anyhow I feel really inspired by those, thanks for sharing.
As Ligeia says there’s something magical about long hair.

[WonderGirl]

I have many images for this thread but unfortunately I can't post any because I'm new and it will take 435 years before I can post anything. It's too bad, that rule sucks but I see why they have it.

[jane_marie]

I have many images for this thread but unfortunately I can't post any because I'm new and it will take 435 years before I can post anything. It's too bad, that rule sucks but I see why they have it.

It's really not so bad. I was able to post images and links in less than a week. You just have to jump in and interact. :)

[jane_marie]

Here's a painting I have been meaning to share!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/84/2a/30/842a30714bb44cbe8229eb958ca580de.jpg

[Groovy Granny]

I have many images for this thread but unfortunately I can't post any because I'm new and it will take 435 years before I can post anything. It's too bad, that rule sucks but I see why they have it.

You can post images if you use an outside hosting site like IMGUR

Nice Jane....did you paint that yourself?
Very pretty :heart:

[jane_marie]

You can post images if you use an outside hosting site like IMGUR

Nice Jane....did you paint that yourself?
Very pretty :heart:

Oh no! I can't paint like that. lol

I wish I knew who painted it I have tried to figure it out a couple times but image searches have been churning up confused results.

[Groovy Granny]

Oh no! I can't paint like that. lol

I wish I knew who painted it I have tried to figure it out a couple times but image searches have been churning up confused results.

LOL...you never know; thought I'd ask ;)

[Ligeia Noire]

That's a gorgeous painting!
I think new profiles can post links to pictures right?

[Ligeia Noire]

It has been a long time since I have made an informative post, however, today I have the time and the material.
Norman shared these scans with me and I am thrilled to share them here.
A unique artifact this is.
A book called ''Hair Culture'' published in 1922 by author Bernarr Macfadden. reading a bit about him on the interwebs, he was probably the starter of the fitness and healthy body thing, it seems like his interest was head to toe because he ends up writing a book about all things hair, no more no less.
It seems like a glossary about good hair practices, hair facts and curiosities, hair science, hair growth, hair tools, hair related ailments and solutions and so much more.
I will share what dear Norman kindly shared with me and then try to find myself a copy of this book on ebay or something.
Regardless, do read these, it is most interesting.
If you are a book lover, hair lover or simply a bygone era lover.
Again, many thanks Norman!


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39962&d=1580176606

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39963&d=1580176615

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39964&d=1580176627

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[Shepherdess]

Here's a painting I have been meaning to share!

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/84/2a/30/842a30714bb44cbe8229eb958ca580de.jpg
How beautiful!! :inlove:



It has been a long time since I have made an informative post, however, today I have the time and the material.
Norman shared these scans with me and I am thrilled to share them here.
A unique artifact this is.
A book called ''Hair Culture'' published in 1922 by author Bernarr Macfadden. reading a bit about him on the interwebs, he was probably the starter of the fitness and healthy body thing, it seems like his interest was head to toe because he ends up writing a book about all things hair, no more no less.
It seems like a glossary about good hair practices, hair facts and curiosities, hair science, hair growth, hair tools, hair related ailments and solutions and so much more.
I will share what dear Norman kindly shared with me and then try to find myself a copy of this book on ebay or something.
Regardless, do read these, it is most interesting.
If you are a book lover, hair lover or simply a bygone era lover.
Again, many thanks Norman!


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39962&d=1580176606

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39963&d=1580176615

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39964&d=1580176627

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39965&d=1580176636

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39966&d=1580176647

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39967&d=1580176654
Wow, I love old vintage books so much! This looks absolutely fascinating!! Thank you for sharing with us!! :D

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Such an interesting book, Ligeia! It would be good to see some of the illustrations too. I love old books like that! :)

[Milady_DeWinter]

It has been a long time since I have made an informative post, however, today I have the time and the material.
Norman shared these scans with me and I am thrilled to share them here.
A unique artifact this is.
A book called ''Hair Culture'' published in 1922 by author Bernarr Macfadden. reading a bit about him on the interwebs, he was probably the starter of the fitness and healthy body thing, it seems like his interest was head to toe because he ends up writing a book about all things hair, no more no less.
It seems like a glossary about good hair practices, hair facts and curiosities, hair science, hair growth, hair tools, hair related ailments and solutions and so much more.
I will share what dear Norman kindly shared with me and then try to find myself a copy of this book on ebay or something.
Regardless, do read these, it is most interesting.
If you are a book lover, hair lover or simply a bygone era lover.
Again, many thanks Norman!


https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39962&d=1580176606

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39963&d=1580176615

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39964&d=1580176627

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39965&d=1580176636

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39966&d=1580176647

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39967&d=1580176654

That is absolutely precious!!! Thank you lots for sharing :love: I just had to look for it and actually found the very same edition in a online store in UK at a very good price.... So it's coming home ^^' I just love vintage books, and of course hair :o