Story of Hair

Author: (Austria) Mayr (Mayr/D.F.) / (Austria) Mayr (Mayr/K.O.) / Qi Jiafu / Lona
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This is an interesting book about hair. Louis XIII led the fashion of wearing wigs because he did not want to go to court every day with a bald head; Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine the Great, in order to highlight their authority status, had ministers wear women's clothing and themselves wear men's clothing at regularly held gala balls, and stipulated that regardless of gender, as much body hair as possible on exposed parts of the body should be shaved clean. Diana, Hillary Clinton, and Cherie Blair's simple hairstyles advocated a new aesthetic. Margaret Thatcher's "big hair" reflected her resolute, decisive, and never-retreating personality, and her hairstyle was a perfect symbol of the nation's state. Beckham's "spike hair" image went further than the England national team at the World Cup and was imitated by Japanese youth in droves. Changes in hair styles not only reflect the aesthetic trends of the time but are also closely linked to politics. The history of hair styles is actually the history of political culture in human history.