What hairstyles were popular during the French Revolution?

Varies as per class, gender, situation and region…if we stick to Paris. The big story of the French Revolution was that this was when powdered wigs went out of fashion as men's wear. So in response to that, men started wearing their hair without accoutrements, and they wore it long, and grew it long. read more

Wigs were introduced in the 17th century, when King Louis XIII of France (1610-43), who had let his own hair grow long, began to bald prematurely at the age of 23. Courtiers were quick to emulate the fashion, which spread to England during the period of the Restoration of Charles II (1660s-80s). read more

Portraits by people during the French Revolution; The Gallery of Fashion. by Nikolaus von Heideloff, London. Comparison of the French and English modes. 1808 to 1815; The Salon of Madame Récamier during the French Revolution. The Salons of Paris before the French Revolution. Caraco à la francaise in 1786. The Evolution of Modern Feminine Fashion 1786. read more