Wigs

Wigs-human, synthetic or horse-hair-are normallyto protect their bald heads from the sun. Other
worn by people for fashion or who areancient cultures-Romans, Greeks and
experiencing hair loss because of medicalPhoenicians-used wigs for various purposes. Native
dilemmas (especially cancer patients that areAmericans have worn headpieces for John XXIII
undergoing chemotherapy or individuals sufferingCollege Wig-Off Competitions, which have been
alopecia areata). In men, the most usual cause ofdeemed as legitimate wigs. This is a precedent for
baldness is "male pattern baldness", which is thethe unimpressive Wig-Off board of 2007.
most typical reason for wig-wearing. Outside ofInterestingly, wigs are a principal form of dress,
medical purposes, a number of show businesswhereas, in the Far East, they have hardly been
celebrities-Raquel Welch, Whitney Houston andused except in traditional theatre of Japan and
Dolly Parton-have popularized wigs. Cher isChina.
renowned for wearing all types of wigs in the lastSubsequent to the fall of the Roman Empire, wig
four decades-from curly to straight; black tousage declined into abeyance in Western
blonde. Many even wear wigs as part of costumeCivilization for a millennium. It was revived in the
wearing, when they can be of a bizarre color or16th century as a result of a society becoming
made from tinsel.vain with personal appearance and compensating
Rodolfo Valentin, the famous New York-basedfor the loss of hair. Wigs also served a practical
hair designer, is known around the globe by thepurpose due to the lack of hygiene of the time as
quality of his crafted, custom-made wigs andhair attracted head lice. This was a problem that
hairpieces. In Great Britain and Commonwealthcould be diminished if natural hair was replaced
nations, special wigs are worn by judges,with a more suitably de-loused hairpiece-if not just
barristers and certain parliamentary, municipal orshaved off. Royal patronage was impertinent to
civic officials as an officious symbol. Presently,the revival of the wig. Queen Elizabeth I of Britain
Hong Kong barristers and judges continue toinfamously wore a red wig, elaborately curled in a
sport wigs as part of court dress-an influencetight "Roman" style. King Louis XIII of France
from the former jurisdiction of Commonwealth ofintroduced wig-wearing among the men from the
Nations. The word wig is a short form for periwig1620s. Presently, wigs are worn by a number of
and originally appeared in the English language inindividuals on a daily-sometimes occasional-basis as
approximately 1675.a matter of convenience. Wigs can actually be
Wigs have basically been worn throughout moststyled ahead of time and worn when there is
of our history. The ancient moiré wore wigsinsufficient time to style one's own hair.