Image sourced from google images, originally from here
Image sourced from google images, originally from here
As you can see from the above images, the lower class Elizabethan society had minimal decoration to the hair, they would usually wear some type of coif, probably in order to keep the hair away from the face when working. The hairstyles that the lower class of Elizabethan's would wear seem to be more for practicality than for the actual look of the hair. However, lower class Elizabethan girls would have some form of rope or ribbon through the hair in order to make it look prettier.
Image sourced from google images, originally from here
As you can see from the above image, the middle/higher class Elizabethan woman would wear her hair very high, usually with some form of padding and frizzy texture. They would then use various jewellery or feathers to decorate the hair. The hairline would be far back and all the hair would be out of the face. The hairstyles of this class resemble that of what Queen Elizabeth herself would wear.
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Image sourced from google images, originally from here
As you can see from the above image, Queen Elizabeth would also wear her hair high, with a far back hairline. She would use pearls to decorate the padding as this represented a sense of purity and virginity. The above image shows Queen Elizabeth wearing a heart shaped padding also with a frizzy texture that is in the red colour associated with her. Queen Elizabeth would also wear extravagant head pieces, crowns and jewellery that would all decorate her hairstyle.
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