Cheeky Actress Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Okay...'the bunny ear' joke manifested itself back at Port Washington thanks to MadMary and 'Mark'. I am still trying to adapt such a headdress to a proper size. It's hard to look at some of the 17th century etchings and scale it to my 'tiny little' head! To be small in stature and wear the Fontange Headdress (French) or Commode Headdress (English) can make one look taller... Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 From the Book, "Clothing of the Seventeeth Century"The Fontange—The women's hair, which had been arranged in a curled, pearl-strung coiffure with ringlets bobbing over the bare shoulders, underwent a decided change. In 168o, Mlle. de la Fontange, a lady in waiting at the court of Louis XIV, was thrown from her horse while hunting and her hair fell down. She tied it up with her garter. This started the fashion of the fontange, an erection composed of lace, ribbons, ruffles and flutings raised one above another on a wire frame to the height of some eighteen inches; it was placed on the head tilted slightly forward over the forehead curls. The hair was coiled behind it, with one or two long curls hanging over the shoulder. The fontange is used in all of Moliere's plays. 18-inches in height?! I won't get through the damn door! Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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