Wigs have a long history and are recorded in the documents of ancient Egypt and Roman Empire. However, the popularity of the upper class in Europe is generally considered to be around 1620. Louis XIII wore a wig to cover up his baldness, which caused the nobles who frequented the court to follow suit, and then became popular in Europe, so that even women wore various wigs to attend social occasions. In the 1960s, this fashion was spread to the British Isles by King charles ii. /kloc-The diary of samuel pepys, an Englishman in the 7th century, truly recorded the history of wig popularity in Britain. 1663165438+10 On February 2nd, pepys learned the rumor that both the king and the duke would wear wigs, so he couldn't wait to shave his hair the next day and decided to make wigs. Pepys wrote, "It's still a little sad to say goodbye to my hair, but when it's over, I'll wear a wig." . It can be seen that the popularity of wigs in Britain has played a great role in setting an example.
Wigs are popular for another reason besides role models. According to ed and la Fenske love factory (ede&; Ravenscroft) introduced that because there was no heating system in Europe in the17th century, it was inconvenient for people to take a hot bath. In order to prevent parasites from breeding, the best way is to keep short hair and put on long hair.