Modern Elizabethan hair
I have chosen to look at this design because it links in with the Elizabethan look; the hair is shaped to give the impression of a love heart, which was used many times with Elizabeth, it is also very contemporary because the hair is messy and overall very straight.
In this portrait of Elizabeth we can see the overall shape of her hair is a love heart, she used this style in many of her portraits and had wigs made to keep this look. Her hair is in small tight curls, unlike the image above where the hair in straight and smooth. these images are similar in shape but the artist who recreated the Elizabethan look made a contemporary version by adding a modern technique of straightening the hair.
This is an image taken form the internet of plaits, it is a modern take on the Elizabethan style of hair. Below is an example of a historical hair do including buns and plaits. I have chosen these images to compare them because each shows a different way in which plaits can be used. Both designs have the technique of plaiting the hair around the head, the modern image has incorporated a ribbon throughout the design which was taken from the Tudor era.
http://webcentre.co.nz/kk/garb.htm, viewed 20.11.15, (digital image)
In this portrait we can see the hair of an Elizabethan lady with buns and plaits, I have compared this to modern image of buns and plaits because they are very similar in style.
These images below of Elizabeth I show the style of hair that inspired me to use this image above, although Elizabeth's hair is very structured and stiff, the colour and texture of the curls ties in with this image of the model. To me the design above looks like the inspiration for the idea came from Elizabeth; the hair is a bright red/orange, it is big like an Afro and the makeup of the model is very pale, with no eye brows.
I have chosen to look at these images of Elizabeth as they show different examples of hair in an updo with pearls incorporated. This design is used today mostly in wedding hair styles and in Royal affairs, e.g our Queen Elizabeth would wear pearls around her neck or in her hair as a fashion statement and to show her royalty.
Here is an image of Queen Elizabeth wearing pearl earrings, pearls embellished around her necklace and in her crown, this is a perfect example of how pearls are used today in royalty to show wealth and power. she also wears the pearls in a fashionable way embellished in her jewelry as a subtle but pretty way.
