Technical File - Early Victorian Hair Styling

Early Victorian Hair Plate. (n.d.). [image] Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/explore/victorian-hairstyles/ [Accessed 10 Feb. 2016].

For this early Victorian hairstyle, I created a plait bun and had two plaits coming down from a center parting, going underneath the ears and joining the plait bun. This style was inspired by early Victorian concepts such as on the plate above (Top right, Centre).

How to:

1. To start the style, I made sure the hair was combed through fully to get rid of any knots or stray hairs that would prevent it from looking as sleek as possible as this part of the period focused heavily on neat and sleek styles.
2. After this, I sectioned the front and back halves of the hair and parted the front section down the middle.
3. I took the back section and made a ponytail just below the crown of the head, which I then plaited.
4. I wrapped the plait around itself and pinned it in, into a bun shape.
5. I then took one half of the front section and began to plait it just above the ears.
6. Once the plait was finished it, I then draped it under the ear and pinned the end into the bun.
7. I then repeated this process on the other half, completing the style.

Evaluation:

Overall, I am quite happy with this first attempt and think that the front section looks best. I am not overly pleased with the bun as I feel that the pins look too obvious and the ends of the plaits do not blend in as nicely as I would like. If I were to practice this again, I would work on improving the bun for a more polished finish.