Elizabethan Plaits

Elizabethan Braids and Plaits

It was quite hard to find a Elizabethan portrait which incorporated braids/plaits that you could see but I have finally found one. There is two braids on the top of the head and one on each side of the head wrapped around the buns. The hair has a fluffy/crimped texture to it that you can see at the front of the head. The hair is parted down the middle with a jewel on. Their are not very many of plaits/braids in the Elizabethan portraits as it was mostly the peasants who would wear them as it would keep their hair off their faces, and peasants could not afford portraits for themselves.

  [1]

Contemporary Elizabethan Plaits

[2]

This image I have found on Pintrest is gorgeous, I love the hair plaited and then curled into two buns onto the head. This is so Elizabethan withe the plaits and the heart shape, even the ruffels on the clothing just gives of the vibe of Elizabethan.

[1]Titian,1548. Portrait of Isabela of Portugal  [digital image] [01/10/15].Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Isabella_of_Portugal

[2]Pintrest,n.d. wack hair  [digital image] [01/10/15].Available https://uk.pinterest.com/alisoncharteris/elizabethan-hairstyles/

https://elizabethantimeswiki.wikispaces.com/Fashion+and+Classes