Julius8122
New in Town
- Messages
- 32
- Location
- Nampa, ID
Call me crazy, but I've never seen a vintage wig from the 30's or 40's. Has anyone else every seen them? Did they make them? If so, where do we find them today?
-
The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.
Vintage Wigs
- Thread starter Julius8122
- Start date
Smuterella
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,776
- Location
- London
I have seen one vintage wig, a gentlemans toupee from, I think, the 40's. A grim looking thing it was, all oily and tousled from age and wear. I suspect most were thrown away due to concerns about hygiene. *shudder*
24hourteaparty
New in Town
- Messages
- 9
- Location
- Never Never Land
When I was a little girl I used to get old lady wigs from the thrift store, but I don't know if they could be called vintage.
Zoe
Zoe
Featured products
-
Gustin Vintage Heavyweight Sweatshirt - Natural Rainbow Nep - $119 Rugged 14oz cotton that gets better with every wear. -
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - #395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. -
Iron and Resin - Buffalo Shirt - $119 Classic, yet modern. 6.5oz yarn dyed cotton flannel with a warm micro polar fleece lining.
lareine
A-List Customer
- Messages
- 309
- Location
- New Zealand
Wig manufacture has come such a long way over the last few decades that I don't see any anybody now would want one from back then, unless they wanted the whole world to know they were wearing a wig. There's a very good chance that they were also hot, itchy, and uncomfortable. It's unlikely that anything from back then would be seen as fit to wear now, for reasons of comfort and style and believeability, and it's unlikely that the fibres would have survived well over time.
