LOUIS XIV WIG - 17th century wig with 3 sides of full hair
Description :
RACINE-LA FONTAINE-MONTESQUIEU-LA BRUYERE-LULLYBOILEAU-LE NOTRE-VAUBAN etc
... wore this type of wig
Very decent appearance for the price
One
size thanks to its elastic cap.
Made in ITALY
A
little history on the wig
The wig indicated social rank according to its
complexity (bourgeoisie and nobility).
The poor could not afford it
because it needed rice powder to hold the curls and prevent the hair from
greasing too quickly. Rice powder was also used to give the wig its pure
white
As it was the quintessential hallmark of the society of the Ancien
Régime, the Revolution put an end to the wearing of the wig, which denounced the
membership of the aristocracy of its owner.