| Wigs have been around since the ancient Egyptians. | | | | considered beautiful, and women need to have hair. |
| They often wore wigs to protect their bald heads | | | | Therefore, a woman who loses her hair as a result of |
| from getting sun damage. Wigs were quite popular | | | | a medical condition will not feel beautiful. Wearing a wig |
| with royalty. Wig wearing seemed to indicate social | | | | is a way for the woman to feel better about herself. |
| standing. In France, King Louis XIV made wigs the | | | | That is why men wear toupees. Although it is much |
| fashion accessory that everyone wanted to have. | | | | more acceptable for a man to have thinning hair, |
| Men and women wore wigs, though it was more | | | | wearing a hairpiece can make a man feel better about |
| popular for men to wear wigs than women. They | | | | him too. |
| wore wigs that were powdered. The powder was | | | | Many African-American women wear wigs and or |
| scented with a lovely orange or lavender so the wigs | | | | hair extensions as a way to have different looks. They |
| helped to make the wearer smell more pleasant, but | | | | can have short hair one day, long hair the next day |
| the powder also changed the color of the wig. The | | | | and hair extensions the day after that. These women |
| wigs could become white, pinky, light purple or blue to | | | | look at wigs as fashion accessories. There are some |
| give the wearer versatility. Powdered wigs fell out of | | | | high quality producers of wigs that have specialized in |
| favor as they were very messy and not convenient | | | | African-American hair styles. |
| to wear everyday. | | | | Then there are women who like to wear wigs simply |
| The size of the wigs became smaller in the 18th | | | | because their own hair is too hard to style. It is much |
| century. They were considered to be part of formal | | | | easier to pull on a wig every morning and have your |
| dress attire. Today, judges and lawyers in England still | | | | hair look fabulous in minutes than spending an hour of |
| wear wigs as part of their traditional court clothing. | | | | fussing and having your hair not look that great after all |
| There are ceremonial wigs that are larger than the | | | | of the effort. |
| everyday style of wig worn in court. | | | | There are other reasons that people wear wigs too. |
| Today wigs are not looked at as a necessary part of | | | | Some religions require that women wear a wig as a |
| your social standing. Most people wear wigs to cover | | | | way of showing modesty. This is a popular belief in the |
| a bald spot of thinning hair. Men can wear complete | | | | Jewish Orthodox religion. Wigs are commonly used by |
| wigs or partial wigs as a way to cover their bald | | | | actors on stage and in films as a way of transforming |
| heads. Women who suffer from thinning hair or an | | | | the actor into their character. |
| illness such as Alopecia will turn to wigs. Men and | | | | Some men and women like to cross-dress. This |
| women who are undergoing chemotherapy will get a | | | | means men like to dress up as women and women |
| wig to help them through their period of hair loss. | | | | like to dress up as men. In order to achieve some level |
| Though no one wants to lose their hair and be bald, | | | | of believe-ability, the cross-dresser will don a wig as |
| women find it much more difficult to live with a balding | | | | the finishing touch. |
| head. Society to some extent dictates what is | | | | |