answersLogoWhite

0

The early use of wigs date back to the ancient Egyptian times, when fake hair was used to protect people with bald heads from the hot sun, and was used in a similar manner by Romans, Greeks, and Assyrians, amongst others. The look never really caught on, though, until the 'Tudor period' in English history, where royalty using wigs to display extravagant 'tall' or long hairstlyes (and to protect from headlice) prompted many male members of the public to follow suit, with the term 'wig' added to the English language in 1675. Over the years, the use of wigs and hairpieces worldwide would then develop with the styles of the times, eventually reaching the modern approaches and uses that we see now. =P enjoy.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?