To find some inspiration for my designs I had a look at other contemporary Elizabethan hairstyles. In the last few years designers have often used modern versions of Elizabethan hairstyles for their catwalk shows. For example Chanel, Alexander McQueen and Thom Browne. But you can find them in editorials as well.
CHANEL SS 2010
What's so Elizabethan about this hairstyle is definitely the heart shape. As you can see in the last picture they used a lot of crepe hair as padding to get this enormous heart shape. Modern about this hair design is the fringe, because in the Elizabethan era fringes were a no-no! Also the huge bow is a nice modern touch. As well as the single grey strand of hair and the bracelet going up in the middle from the neck.
PARK SOO JOO FOR KOREAN VOGUE DECEMBER 2012
When I looked at Park Soo Joo's pictures I immediately felt there was something Elizabethan about it:) The hair is very backcombed and pinned up in a kind of heart shape. You can see it the best in the last picture. Another detail that reminds you somewhat of the Elizabethans are the tight curls on the side. Being very messy and the backcombed fringe make it more modern.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS 2007
You maybe wouldn't think of it as Elizabethan on the first sight but the shape of the hair is somewhat heart shaped. A big extra is of course the blocked out eyebrows.
Again it's the heart shape that makes it Elizabethan, By making the hair big, messy and unsymmetrical it makes it very modern.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FW 2013
This time it's definitely the pearls.
The cage around the head with those many pearls make it very Elizabethan as well as the pin curls underneath it.
THOM BROWNE SS 2014
Apart from the makeup which already looks very contemporary the hair has a modern Elizabethan feel as well. The hair was backcombed quite a lot and at the back of the head some of the hair is being hold by a red with pearls covered hair net. Which reminds you of the Elizabethan Caul.
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