2007-10-03 22:15:40 · 9 answers · asked by mao ying 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Wigs for both men and women in the 17th and 18th century were very in style.
Queen Elizabeth I, in her later years even wore a wig to her court.
Although, she chose to stick to her natural color of auburn red.
Sometimes they were brown, black and even occasionally blonde.
but the men tended to favor the white wigs/hair pieces.
He also had wooden dentures...did ya know that?
lol
What a nut.
But a noble one at that.
:p
2007-10-03 22:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Virgo's Eternal Reign 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
George wasn't wearing an "Afro' it was a wig fashioned after large curls.
He had short thin reddish hair, nothing to write home about. He wore the wig to business functions as a Representative of the government, nothing more. It was a fashion of the times, like an attorney wearing a three piece suite to an court appearance, or a doctor wearing a suit to a meeting.
2007-10-04 05:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The powdered wigs were worn by all of the upper class folk back in the day. Look at all of the paintings/portrayals of Ben Franklin, he's always rocking the wig. I think I read somewhere that they just retired the wigs from the British court system this year.
2007-10-04 05:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by The Ball Coach 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not an afro... a wig. Worn by rich men at the time.
2007-10-04 13:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by seanb1791 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes powered wigs were the fashion back then but they didn't become really popular until electricity was invented.
How about powdered wigs.
2007-10-04 05:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by cernunnicnos 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's wearing a wig which was the fashion amongst gentlemen at the time.
2007-10-04 05:18:54 · answer #6 · answered by Velouria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Powered wigs were the fashion of the times.
2007-10-04 05:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by wildwillyinva 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He just always said he preferred a fro. He learned the hairstyle from the Africans he held as slaves to wait on him & his hand and foot.
2007-10-04 05:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by Beau D. Satva 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called a "powdered wig".
2007-10-04 05:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by booboo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋