The term 'wig' is derived from the French word periwig.
However, wigs go back to the 4th century B.C. and the culture of the Egyptians, who shaved their heads so as to remain free of vermin in the hot Egyptian climate. Palm and wool fibres, animal hair and even gold and silver metals were used to show the rank of office held by the wearer - the more elaborate, the higher the office of state.
The wigs were styled from braids to spiral curls, were held tightly in place by bees wax (the earliest known affixative) on a mesh base.
In the 16th century the periwig merely simulated real hair, either as an adornment or to cover hair loss. The 17th century saw the periwig worn as a distinctive feature of costume. Louis XIII, prematurely bald, also adopted one thus setting the fashion. In fact the periwig never really came out of fashion, being favoured by Charles I, Queen Anne and George III up to modern times, and worn by both males and females for cosmetic and medical reasons.
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