This hairstyle reflects elite women’s fashion of the late 18th century, characterised by a high, voluminous pouf arranged above the forehead and dressed with soft rolls and curls at the sides. Styles of this type were emblematic of Rococo court fashion, particularly in France, where height, symmetry, and ornamentation were central to fashionable appearance.
Pouf hairstyles were typically constructed using padding, pomade, and powdered hair, allowing natural hair and false additions to be shaped into elaborate forms. While the most extreme examples incorporated feathers, ribbons, or miniature decorations, more restrained versions were worn for formal court occasions, portraits, and evening events. Loose curls at the temples and nape softened the structure and framed the face.
This style is consistent with fashion imagery from approximately 1770–1785, a period during which high poufs reached peak popularity before gradually giving way to lower, more natural hairstyles toward the end of the century.
Credits & Details
- Creator: Historical Sims Life
- Original creator site: https://historicalsimslife.blogspot.com
- Era: Rococo
- Decade: 1770s-1780s
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