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| Hurluberlu (scatterbrain) hairstyle, ca. 1671. |
Ribbon
bows à la Fontange on the top of the head, called Duchesse, 1682-3. |
Soon
replaced by Fontange à la Sultane, here with a
scarf of crapaudaille (striped), 1685-6. |
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| Ribbon
bows multiply among the lace flounces on the top of the head,
ca. 1688. |
Hair
being prepared to receive the wire construction of the Fontange.
The front part stiffened with eggwhite. |
Towards
1695 the construction becomes tall and narrow, fairly light,
with long cornets flowing over the nape of the neck. |
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| The
kiss-curls on the brow are called fripons or guigne-
galants, ca. 1695. |
The
ribbon bows on top, seen from the back, are called culebutte. |
The
Fontange cap has different forms, when it reveals the ears,
it is called effrontée (shameless). |
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| The
hair is dressed for evening court wear with precious stones,
the guepes and papillons. (wasps and butterflies) |
At
the end of the 17th century the Fontange took over the palissade form and style, wide and forward-tilted. |
Better
view of jewels set in the hair, the guepes and papillons. |
