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Posted: Jan 12 2013 at 6:26pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
This video shows you how to reconstruct (as best researchers can tell) the braided hairstyle of the Roman Vestal virgin priestesses.

Very interesting to me. I'd love to see more like this for the Greek and Roman hairdos.

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Posted: Jan 15 2013 at 9:15pm | IP Logged Quote Bridget
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Posted: Jan 16 2013 at 2:08pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
   Thanks, Jenn. Interesting. I'm showing Yena (who's very preoccupied with hair right now).

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 8:23am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
The Wall Street Journal gave more background about this hairstylist. Very interesting:

On Pins and Needles: Stylist Turns Ancient Hairdo Debate on Its Head
Ms. Stephens Says Ornate Coiffures Weren't Wigs After All; The Vestal Virgin Challenge

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 8:25am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
And be sure to watch the video.

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 8:32am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
I had to find her YouTube channel: great historical hairstyles: Renaissance, Greek, Roman, Cleopatra, 18th century. So interesting to me. Wish I had a daughter to try it all out.

Janet Stephens.

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 11:24am | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Very neat! I had to check out the 18th century one (technique used into the 19th century) now that was neat! Not only did she explain how it was done but she showed you how to do it with modern implements.

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 5:44pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
Bridget wrote:
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my thoughts EXACTLY!!!!!   

I am JUST seeing this now.....and I am totally ROTFLLL!!!@#$%^&*&^%$#

Jenn.....do you have any idea how hilarious this is???   Not the INFO....but just the TOPIC words and just seeing it amongst the other active topics....

"ho-hum....checking the active topics for a quick minute....then I need to make a couple phone calls....oh, look! what's everyone chatting about?"

:: Favorite Winter Poems
:: Lenten decorations
:: Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

and then

:: Reconstructing Roman Vestal Virgin Hair



Now, all we need is a Hairy Vetch thread in Nature and Science, and my day will be complete!!!!!




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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 6:02pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
SuzanneG wrote:

"ho-hum....checking the active topics for a quick minute....then I need to make a couple phone calls....oh, look! what's everyone chatting about?"

:: Favorite Winter Poems
:: Lenten decorations
:: Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

and then

:: Reconstructing Roman Vestal Virgin Hair





HILARIOUS!!!!

I laugh every.single.time this topic hits my email inbox.

SuzanneG wrote:
Now, all we need is a Hairy Vetch thread in Nature and Science, and my day will be complete!!!!!

I'm seriously holding myself back - you'd be amazed and laugh uncontrollably at how much I can talk about hairy vetch!!!

I'm imagining all of you orating your favorite winter poems with lovely and historically accurate coiffed Roman Vestal Virgin hairdos...while standing amidst a field of lovely lilac hairy vetch!!

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 6:08pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Okay, I've never read "Evolution" and that subject line throws me.

But as far as my title...I got you!!! "Made you look, made you look...!!!!"



Every homeschooler has crazy rabbit trails. And hairdos are a perfect hands on history for fair maidens.

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 6:12pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Yes, I think this is probably the most unique topic heading of the year    I have thought so since it was first posted and caught me eye (and piqued my curiosity).

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 6:37pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
JennGM wrote:
But as far as my title...I got you!!! "Made you look, made you look...!!!!"


It totally worked!   

And on a serious note, my oldest dd and I really enjoyed watching the first video tutorial you posted. We watched it when you first posted it...I just never got back to say so. I found the history in it very interesting! And my oldest dd DOES love to style the almost 5yo's hair in 18th century English court hair coiffing and dress her up for period photos so you're totally right about that! I emailed my dd the links you shared and wonder what she'll do with this new historical hairstyle info!!!

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Posted: Feb 07 2013 at 9:14pm | IP Logged Quote Betsy
JennGM wrote:
I had to find her YouTube channel: great historical hairstyles: Renaissance, Greek, Roman, Cleopatra, 18th century. So interesting to me. Wish I had a daughter to try it all out.

Janet Stephens.



Thanks for posting this, I wasn't able to get the first vidio to work on my computer....probably some blocking thing that I couldn't figiure out how ot turn off.       But now I can watch them!


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