Modern Designers influenced by the Elizabethan Era

Here is a hair design created by Marc Jacobs. It looks very influenced by the Elizabethan for a couple of reasons. One of the reasons is the hair colour. It is a gorgeous auburn colour and this particular colour was very admired in the Elizabethan era - many women would wish they had hair just like Queen Elizabeth's.

Also, the curl/frizz which has been created. This is a very tame and structured version to the Elizabethan era which makes it a lot more contemporary. It also has symmetry like it would back in the Elizabethan era.

The next photo is by Alexander McQueen himself. This screams out contemporary Elizabethan to me, due to the height of the hair creating a slight heart shape yet it is sleek instead of frizzy or curly which makes it very modern looking. The plaiting right down the middle also relates back the era as having middle partings was a very popular hairstyle. Plaiting also was popular which adds to the Elizabethan feel, along with the hair colour. It is a great photo but I personally would not like that to be done to my own hair! I think it may have been created by using some type of wiring underneath the hair in order for it to keep it's height along with a lot of hair products. It is a very impressive and original look.

The following image is another one of Alexander Mcqueens. It is absolutely beautiful in my opinion; so simple yet elegant. It looks as though all of the hair has been neatly pin curled and all of the attention is brought to the 'cage' accessory over the model's head. It is absolutely gorgeous and represents the Elizabethan hair adornments perfectly with a contemporary twist on it. I would be really pleased with the outcome of that look if I had created it. The colouration of the hair with the accessory on top works really well together as the blonde hair colour does not stand out too much but it is still visible that techniques have been put into the style. The hair accessory reminds me to the caul's they used to wear which were made up of a fine fabric with a few pearls in it to make it a little more glamorous. This image has taken glamorous to a whole new level, I love it. The costuming is also beautiful and works really with the contemporary Elizabethan feel.

This last image is by Katarzyna Konieczka. It is a stunning image with a contemporary Elizabethan twist on it. I feel this shows especially through the hair and the blue dress. Blue is a very royal colour and reminds me of wealth and class; like Queen Elizabeth. The hair is very simple in this image yet I feel it is a very accentuated version of how a virgin Elizabethan would have had their hair styled. It is all very big and backcombed with a gorgeous length of locks.

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