Wigs

Wigs can be made from horsehair, human hair, wool, feathers, yak hair, buffalo hair, or synthetic materials.They are used for many different reasons like in tv, film and theatre.

Egyptian Wigs
The first wigs were in egypt, the most expensive wigs were made from human hair, but they could also be made from wool or palm leaf fibers or even pure silver. Most egyptians chose to shave their head and wear wigs as it was easier for them to keep clean. Although all classes wore wigs, only the noble and upper class women could wear long wigs made from 3 parts which were called a "goddress". The upper class women would often have several large decorative wigs in different styles.

Ancient Greek and Roman wigs
The wealthy people would crown their wigs with wreaths of flowers or with diadems of silver and gold. Greek actors would wear wigs that the color and style gestured toward the nature of  the character they were playing. During livias reign that hairstyles became more elaborate and wigs more popular. Some used different wigs to disguise themselves in battle and some wore wigs to hide their baldness.

Modern wigs
the popularity of wigs fell, and made a slight comeback in 1915 when the hair stylist carita designed wigs for models at paris fashion week. Wigs are now made for medical reason, fashion reasons and for television and film and they continue to be a big business.