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...
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...
Here I discuss the changes in fashion and hairdressing, linking them to events in the wider social world which affected the design of ornamental hair combs in the period 1870 - 1880. This account draws upon...