Brief.

The Brief: 

The ‘Redheads and Royalty’ brief focuses upon collating historical research and technical observations of the hairstyles used in the Elizabethan era.  You may begin by considering the hairstyles you have identified in paintings from the Elizabethan era, but also consider that the various hairstyles and hair colours used by Elizabethan women with references to their age, class and status.  
You are required to practice a variety of historically accurate Elizabethan hairstyles in class, you are also going to create a more contemporary version using clear references to a style of Elizabethan hair you are inspired by.  Develop the project by referencing contemporary versions of Elizabethan hairstyles – do this by looking through newspapers, magazines and websites. Gather visual evidence that references Elizabethan hair and begin to consider how you may adapt it to a contemporary style. 
How can you use both historical and contemporary images to create a contemporary hairstyle? 
You must suggest through image and text, at least 3 solutions of how you will achieve this and blog all of your research and findings. The journey from the Elizabethan look to the contemporary look must be clearly stated.
Write a short analysis of how you have interpreted the contemporary hairstyle. What do you intend it to say about the wearer?
Design a hairstyle that will work on you. Create consultation notes for how to create the style in a concise way and collect materials for constructing the look*. This information will be supplied to your partner before the assessments for them to create on you during the two hour assessment.