Thought I would just share this picture I found

[darkrose]

http://turnofthecentury.tumblr.com/post/606274871/edwardian-rapunzel-mme-aline-vallandri-via

Her hair is stunning, this photo blew me away. Hair envy on a huge scare :) truley inspirational.

[Amber_Maiden]

Oh! Nice picture!

[vintage88]

Absolutely gorgeous! :)

[Madora]

Thanks for sharing! I've never seen such a good quality reproduction of this wonderful photo!

Such magnificent hair she had!

[Beckstar]

Can I say WOW?? Of yeah, I just did. :)

[princessp]

Wow amazing! :)

[maborosi]

Wow, that is really neat. Her hemline's so thick!

I love these old photos :)

~maborosi~

[hairyfan21]

Is that a real picture? I mean, photoshopping is getting really good nowadays. I just seriously doubt a real person could grow hair that long. I've certainly never seen hair anywhere that long on a real person.

[sarah061]

Wow!! Isn't it strange how what's fashionable changes so much over time? It would have been fun to live in a time where everyone had and valued long hair, and knew how to do gorgeous complicated updos :)

[Beckstar]

Is that a real picture? I mean, photoshopping is getting really good nowadays. I just seriously doubt a real person could grow hair that long. I've certainly never seen hair anywhere that long on a real person.

I'm sure it's real. It wasn't uncommon 100+ years ago for women to have terminal length because no one wore their hair down all the time, they wore it up after a certain age, and they took very good care of it. I've seen a few people IRL with that length. Very few but I have...we have members here with ankle length.

[Kamir0]

Look at that thickness all the way down!! :thudpile:

[Madora]

Is that a real picture? I mean, photoshopping is getting really good nowadays. I just seriously doubt a real person could grow hair that long. I've certainly never seen hair anywhere that long on a real person.

hairyfan21, it's the real deal. I've seen other pictures of Miss Vallandri and her fantastic mane.

Here's a link to Rapunzel's Delight. You'll see that "back in the day" long hair was prized by many ladies:

http://rapunzelsdelight.com/new-waist-to-ankles/waist_to_ankles_1.html

Be sure to check out the various pictures of the famous Sutherland Sisters too!

[dwell_in_safety]

Thick all the way down. I don't think she starts to lose any thickness until knee, and then it's not that much. *_*

[darkrose]

@Madora , there's more photos of her? Thanks for posting the link. :)))

[LocustSpawning]

Oh my.... that is just incredible!!!!!

[AmberRose]

Wow such beautiful hair! :inlove:

[Ishje]

ohhh wow, that is so pretty <3

[Snippety]

Thank you so much ! It also led me to the lovely Turn of the Century Facebook page - right up my street :0)

[BrightEyes]

Wow, what beautiful hair! And so inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[Madora]

@Madora , there's more photos of her? Thanks for posting the link. :)))

Here's one I found on Google Image Search:

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/french-opera-singer-aline-vallandri-as-hilda-in-opera-le-news-photo/89859969

Article on how she cares for her hair (scroll down a bit for it):

http://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-4/How-I-Take-Care-Of-My-Hair.html

[jacqueline101]

Her hair is beautiful and thanks for sharing.

[PurplePenguin]

Never before have I wished for hair any longer than perhaps mid-back to waist but after seeing her hair...:thudpile: I think that my heart has jumped out of its casing, her hair is just so beautiful. Its just so thick and curly and ever so long. :heartbeat

[Grillz]

Oh man.. That must take FOREVER to braid!

[darkrose]

Oh man.. That must take FOREVER to braid!

That was my first thought :)

[Avital88]

Really beautiful although her hair seems pretty heavy to me :)

[Kamir0]

<snip>Article on how she cares for her hair (scroll down a bit for it):

http://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-4/How-I-Take-Care-Of-My-Hair.html

Thank you for the link, Madora!

As I understand it, she advocated:
* no heat
* mostly NW/SO, brushing hair for 30 minutes every day (with a clean brush!)
* scalp massages

Very enlightening indeed. :D

However, it does not specify how she washed her hair when she actually used water (whether she used products, etc.).

[Loreley]

Wow! It's amazing how thick her hemline is!

[Milui Elenath]

http://turnofthecentury.tumblr.com/post/606274871/edwardian-rapunzel-mme-aline-vallandri-via

Her hair is stunning, this photo blew me away. Hair envy on a huge scare :) truley inspirational.

She's cheating tilting her head back like that! :eyebrows:
Seriously though so beautiful and so thick all the way down. She would have had an amazing braid.


Here's one I found on Google Image Search:

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/french-opera-singer-aline-vallandri-as-hilda-in-opera-le-news-photo/89859969 SNIP

I love those beads! . . . and the dress. I did something similar at christmas with the christmas garland beads in my hair - got the idea from a LHCmember youtube tutorial.

[hanne jensen]

Thanks for sharing. I'm inspired to grow intead of just maintaning now.