Hair was said to be a woman's crowning glory, The Victorians certainly knew that as these photos will convey. A Victorian girl until the age of 16 wore her hair in braids, once she became a young lady at age 16 her hair went up (while her hem length went down to the ankle.)
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| c. 1890. (Image: History of Advertising Trust/Heritage Images/Getty Images) |
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Victorian hair was so precious that it was often saved after the loved one passed away and woven into beautiful intricate jewelry, wall hangings & sculptures such as this Victorian hair tree.
The only time a proper Victorian woman let her hair down was in the privacy of her bedroom, her husband or children were the only ones allowed to see her this way.
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| c. 1865. (Image: Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1870. (Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1885. (Image: London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1890. (Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1890. (Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1890. (Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1900. (Image: PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1865. (Image: adoc-photos/Corbis) |
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| c. 1900. (Image: PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1900. (Image: Alinari Archives/Corbis) |
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| c. 1914. (Image: Corbis) |
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| c.1885 The Seven Sutherland Sisters. (Image: Mark Jay Goebel/Getty Images) |
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| c. 1900. Rev. Fletcher Sutherland and his daughters, the Seven Sutherland Sisters. |
(via Mashable/ Retronaut)