The project brief - Redheads & Royalty

The ‘Redheads and Royalty’ brief focuses upon collating historical research and technical observations of the hairstyles used in the Elizabethan era.  We can do this by beginning to consider the hairstyles in paintings from the Elizabethan era, but also consider that the various hairstyles and hair colours used by Elizabethan women with references to their age, class and status.  

We are required to create a variety of historically accurate Elizabethan hairstyles in class, you are also going to create a more contemporary version using clear references to a style of Elizabethan hair you are inspired by.  Develop the project by referencing contemporary versions of Elizabethan hairstyles – do this by looking through newspapers, magazines and websites. Gather visual evidence that references Elizabethan hair and begin to consider how you may adapt it to a contemporary style.