Hair History: 13th - 15th Century | Late Middle Ages

Useful having those nice, warm ear-muffs in those drafty, cold old castles... a practical fashion !

One reason it's hard to find that ribbon is because the effect of the band underneath the chin and the one around the forehead was actually created by two different pieces of linen: the barbette and the headband. You'd have secured both by pinning them, the barbette coming up from under the chin, the headband winding around. They would have provided a solid foundation for a veil and wimple (one of the reasons why I find it unproductive to discuss medieval hair without a nod to what went on it -- and something went on it most of the time!).

The bit under the chin would actually have been cotton and pretty wide. It was made fashionable by a French Queen who decided she was getting a saggy chin with age so this wide bit of cotton was to hide her chin sag lol

Just a little note. At that period women didn´t have bobby pins, so they literally sew their hair with wool thread the same color of their hair (or different color if they wanted contrast). Also they could use those big hair pin (similar to needles without points)

Huge forehead was considered beautiful? I was born in the wrong age then! 😀

V v late but instead of Bobby pins you can actually sew your hair in place with a blunt plastic needle and embroidery floss! This would be very period accurate as hair sewing didn't fall out of favour untill Bobby pins became cheap (but hair sewing works a lot better for holding things in place than bobby pins imo)

And here we are, contouring our five heads to the Gods.

So apparently Princess Leia lived in the late middle ages...well, it does say "a long time ago"!

An interesting thing about those side buns. They are originally from Valencia, Spain and today they still wear them in the traditional outfit. They come from the ancient Iberian garments found in the 'Dama de Elche', for example. Probably became popular in the middle ages because of the comercial routes. You did them really well. Cheers!

I think maybe the ribbon wasn't wrapped around the braid before coiling. I think it may have been sewn over/around the braid as it was being coiled, to hold the coil to the head instead of using bobby pins. I've heard this was done with crown braids, so it makes sense for ear buns too.

I actually really like this look!

I can not get over how adorable and beautiful you are. I LOVE this look. Tomorrow I’m going to try out the 18th century style on my of my cosmetology manikins. I’m quite excited!

I love these videos so much! Your videos are always a breath of fresh air bevause they're so original and informative. You can really see the effort u put into making your videos and it's much appreciated! Thanks xx

I love watching your videos and your history series. You always put so much effort into them. Thank you for these! :)

Thank you. We are going to a medieval fair on Sunday!! January 17 in the cold in France.......great information.

This is a cute Princess Leia look!

Hahaha I would have been a super mama in the middle ages with my huge forehead!. Great tutorial thanks Lucy!

This is so cool and unique, I love the subject matter! Haven’t come across anything like this in youtube before. Thank you!!! :) very interesting

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!

wow, a gift from Satan himself? that escalated quickly.