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Why Did Colonial Men Wear Wigs?. The Importance of Fashion, Prestige… | by Douglas Perkins | Lessons from History | Medium
History Cool Kids - Why did people wear powdered wigs? Powdered wigs emerged in the mid 17th century France when King Louis XIII began wearing one to conceal his receding hairline,
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Tuscan Big Wig! Gran Principe Ferdinando de Medici, 1701 by pastellist Joseph VIVIEN (1657-1734) | Old portraits, Portrait, 18th century wigs
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