My Inital Designs

The 3 Hair Templates of our initial ideas

Design 1
This design I did a while ago looking back now is extremely traditional. Having a fringe I initially wanted it to be curled and pinned much like what was popular in those days. In a lot of Elizabethan painting the idea of a curled fringe was a favourite.

A Elizabethan copy is right here on Ann-Marie Duff who played the role of Elizabeth herself in a the mini series "The Virgin Queen" just look at those perfect curls framing her face, images like this inspired me to look into having the hair done.


Upon reflection and practicing though this look didn't work very well with my partner as my fringe is shorter I didn't want to have a finished result of it not being up to the design. I also realised NEW ELIZABETHAN what was unique about this look?. Maybe playing to safe. Off I went to research more and design.

Design 2
Yet again a design I did a while ago much like the last there were big elements of keeping to the Elizabethan ways with the curled fringe (looser curls this time) but with the popular heart shape which was used with padding and even when parted in the middle.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/486881409689926405/

Look at this image, The hair padding is perfectly into the popular shape, the attifet moulded around the hair

Also After looking at props I designed a band to fit around the crown that would separate the fringe and padding in pearls, hair props or accessorises are in fitting.


Design 3
Design 3 is the design I decided in the end to continue upon. I love plaiting not because its pretty but because the finish look can be relaxed or extremely detailed.

A few weeks after the design had been written up I began looking into including my fringe and not curling it; after all this entire project is based on the Elizabethan era meeting a modern twist one that we can reflect and work upon connecting to our hair.

After working more onto this design I decided this was the final look me and my partner as the stylist would work upon.