This is the first of two guides I shall write on Spanish mantilla combs or Peinetas. In this first one I will be concentrating upon the historical aspect of how they developed. I shall also show illustrations...
In this, the second of my guides to the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period, I examine some of the more exotic influences which contributed to the development of the style. In particular the...
This fourth in my series of guides on the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period looks in greater detail at some of the definitive design motifs and decorative effects found. It does not aspire to...
This discussion looks at combs and hair accessories during the decade 1950 - 1960. Two important stylistic influences, the neo-Baroque and the Modernist are examined in detail. The artifacts of this period is...
In the first of my guides on Spanish Mantilla Combs, I traced their development to the end of the 19th century. This discussion traces the popularity of the mantilla type comb in the early 20th century and...
This guide traces the development of the late Art Deco style into the 1930s and 1940s, and gives an account of how these changing fashions affected the styles of hair combs worn during the period. We also look...
TORTOISESHELL – REAL OR FAKE? How to tell the difference.Real tortoiseshell is forbidden on eBay!Click here for eBay policy on endangered species. This article will concentrate upon the use of tortoiseshell...