Fascinating article on recreating Roman hairstyles

[ParthianBow]

All courtesy of an American hairdresser, who did her research, and whose efforts have now been recognised by the historians as potentially valid. Read it here.

[richsc]

She lives up in Baltimore, not too far, and I think still runs her own hair salon. The video on the vestal virgin hair is really interesting, but I am not sure how well it is appreciated by some reenactors. I was prodding Dr. Katherine Schwab, who did the Karyatid hair reproductions, to comment, to no avail. But she does do live demos at classical conferences, so a lot of people appreciate her work.