Stories
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How wigs help children handle hair loss
For young people who lose their hair during cancer treatment, a wig can make them feel normal again. Carmel King photographs some of the processes and people involved with a charity providing beautiful human-hair wigs for kids.
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‘My Hair Is Not…’
Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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The catharsis of cringe
Watching cringe comedy can be therapeutic. Find out why some of us are drawn to the build-up of stress in shows like ‘Frasier’ and ‘The Office’.
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Wig patterns, boxes and stands. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804.Date: [1762]Reference: 29149i
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Wig-making equipment. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804.Date: [1762]Reference: 29106i
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Wig-making equipment. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804.Date: [1762]Reference: 29119i- Ephemera
Wig'n'casino : London's original homosexual northern soul revue : Royal Vauxhall Tavern (every Wednesday 9pm-2am) : admission free.
Date: [1999?]- Books
Introducing Max Factor Cinema Collection wigs : like nothing you've ever worn! / General Wig, a Revlon company.
Date: 1990