Presented to
Mr. Ronald Drio
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for English IV
By
Khariza C. Dungo
January 30, 2014
Fashion Trends: Hairstyle
The people of today likes exploring things. They try to do everything to make an impact or a fashion statement. Although they lack knowledge about the end result they just charge it to experience . This research is done to give ideas and insights to people who likes to try new things to avoid mistakes and be able to know the end result before they make a fashion statement with their hair. A hairstyle,hairdo, or haircut refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human scalp. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of styling,fashion, and cosmetics, although practical, cultural,and popular considerations also influence some hairstyles. Throughout history, people have worn their hair in a wide variety of styles, largely determined by the fashions of the culture they live in. Hairstyles are markers and signifier of social class, age, marital status, racial identification, political beliefs and attitudes about gender.
In many cultures, often for religious reasons, a woman’s hair is covered while in public, and in some, such as Haredi Judaismor European Orthodox communities, a woman 's hair is shaved or cut very short, and covered with wigs. Only since the end of World War I have women begun to wear their hair short and in fairly natural styles. In ancient civilizations, woman’s hair was often elaborately and carefully dressed in special ways. Women coloured their hair, curled it, and pinned it up in a variety of ways. They set their hair in waves and curls using wet clay, which they dried in the sun and then combed out, or else by using a jelly made of quince seeds soaked in water, or curling tongs and curling irons of various kinds. When you 're
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