Category Archives: Historical Hairstyle Tutorials

Historical hairstyle tutorials from the Middle Ages, the Victorian & Edwardian era and the 1920s, and boho hairstyle tutorials.

Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria) Inspired Hairstyle

6th June 2015Historical Hairstyle Tutorialshairstyle, victorianLina

I’ve made this hairstyle which is inspired by Empress Elisabeth of Austria‘s braided hairstyles. Continue reading Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria) Inspired Hairstyle →

Late 1860s Braided Hairstyle

13th March 2015Historical Hairstyle Tutorialshairstyle, victorianLina

1860s Braided Hairstyle — Civil War Taffeta Day Dress

This late 1860s braided hairstyle is inspired by this 1870 fashion plate (the one in the bottom left corner) and by Empress Elisabeth’s braided hairstyles. Here’s also a similar hairstyle (the Catalina). I parted my hair down the middle, made two braids, laid them into loops and secured them with hairpins.

1910s Hairstyle – The Recamier Coiffure

12th March 2015Historical Hairstyle Tutorialsdress, edwardian, flower, hairstyle, laceLina

For this 1910s hairstyle I followed this coiffure lesson for ‘the now fashionable Recamier style‘. Continue reading 1910s Hairstyle – The Recamier Coiffure →