A Visual History of Ancient Hairdos (and Don'ts)

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Published 2016-05-11
The documented history of hairstyles begins prior to 3200 BC, when braided wigs were in vogue. In this short animation, we've condensed hairstyles from over 50 centuries into a single video. From the chignon of 9th century BC, to horned buns that peaked in the 15th century, hair fashion has always been a significant expression of human creativity.


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All Comments (21)
  • @moony7274
    Imagine my surprise when 2015 just straight up attacks me
  • @soyolbolds4567
    Good to see two of the Mongol hairstyles represented here. I myself wear the forelock from the 13th century classic Mongol period. This forelock style came from the Khitans of the 9th century. The Khalkha noblewoman headdress is from the 17th century and onwards. We Mongols wore the Qin (Manchu) queue too from the 17th to 20th century.
  • @potatoegirl31
    the chignon is pretty much the most timeless style ever! :)
  • @katiehickey4539
    I do wish I had some International and universal glamour guide books about the ancient, medieval, historical, and modern eye lash and brow, bang, hair, mustache, and beard dos and don'ts for children from Pre-K to Senior and adults from young to old age right here and right now.
  • @sheridan7475
    no new haircuts have been introduced since the 1980’s. get it together.
  • @ataberkin
    Wow ..nice info... may ı ask name of the music (Baroque style) at 1:34?? I really like it...
  • @olivevkb
    Something about the simplicity of the chignon is fascinating to me.
  • @duantorruellas716
    I like all of those , and I think in the very near future people will be wearing them all again , I like the queue from china but my hair aint long enough , if it was I would definitely do it.