Retouching on Victorian hairstyles

To begin creating my final hair designs I wanted to retouch on some Victorian hair styles. Here is a quote from a Magazine that was published in 1888, describing how many women wore their hair during the Victorian era.

Fashions in hair by Richard Corson p.550

I would like to use this quote to be the main influence of my hair designs. I will create three design ideas which will all be up do's. Below is another image, this image if from the same book by Richard Corson.

Fashions in hair by Richard Corson p.551

These images are great for the kind of hairstyle I would like to use for my Miss Havisham. I would like to create a hair style with rolls, with lots of volume and texture. Although while I am working on creating my hair designs for my Miss Havisham I will have to remember that I am using a synthetic wig for the assessment so will not be able to use any heat to create my chosen final design.

Creating a strong silhouette through hairstyle

To begin thinking about starting to create hair designs for Miss Havisham I was told to begin thinking about how the overall shape of a hairstyle will effect and reflect the character wearing the specific hairstyle.

I created this hair style on my dolly head in a practical lesson. This hairstyle is based on using a vertical roll and using volume at the front.

Below are some images of a photo shoot of my dolly head when I created this hairstyle on her. These images have been edited into black and white with not much detail as I wanted to see how the shape of the silhouette would effect the feel to the hairstyle.

After creating this hairstyle and photographing it in black and white style I think that this hair style wouldn't be strong enough for Miss Havisham