Modern Hairstyles with Curls and Frizz

It is clear how much of an influence Elizabethan hairstyles have become towards high fashion in the modern age. The crimping, padding and ginger hair has become a trademark of Elizabeth and her time, and designers have been able to adapt this to contemporary styles and fashion, push the boundaries of hair or simply use them as inspiration. From research it is immediately clear which images are derived from this inspiration.

In these images that I found in a book called 'Fashion Now', Elizabethan influence has created a basis for these hairstyles. The bright ginger hair, extreme frizzing and also crimping has been used and adapted for high fashion, leaving an everlasting image of Elizabeth and keeping her style alive, which was her intention. Her influence is immortal.

In this image from a book called 'Hair: Fashion and Fantasy', the popular musician 'Bjork' is modelling an elaborate braided, adorned hairstyle. This has taken Elizabethan influence because of the complicated braiding and large height. The curly, wirey features are actually hair, and are extremely tight ringlets which is similar to what Elizabeth would have on the front of her elaborate up-do's. 

This is also an image from 'Hair: Fashion and Fantasy'. This alludes to Elizabethan hair very strongly due to the vibrant ginger colour and the abundance of crimped, backcombed hair. This is an interesting example of how Elizabethan hair and contemporary style can be combined.











In this photo of Beyonce, there is heavy Elizabethan influence. Her hair has been lifted up, and underneath this will be padding. It is in a stereotypical Elizabethan shape too. Moreover, crimping will have had to be done in order to achieve this look and to enable to hair to go over the padding. They have even spray painted her hair white, extending the complexion across all features of her body.

Helena Bonham Carter as 'The Queen of Hearts' also clearly has a strong Elizabethan influence, but it is exaggerated, signified by the blood red hair. However to create this hairstyle, the hair on the hairpiece will have been curled beforehand and then placed over the padding in order to create this beautiful wavy texture.




References:
Jones, T., 2005. Fashion Now 2, Taschen GmbH.
Phillipon, L., 2013. Hair: Fashion and Fantasy, Thames and Hudson.