Hairdos- 1750s and 1960s

[Libertine]

The decadence AFTER the French Revolution...

As for jewelry, these ladies were dripping with it, down to the golden circlets around their ankles. Footwear was only slightly more modest, with sandals all the rage. Still, these weren’t run-of-the-mill flip-flops. Les Merveilleuses preferred ribbon lace-ups adorned with strings of precious gems. Particularly rebellious ladies went barefoot, a deliberate reference to the shoeless march of the condemned to the guillotine.

https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-outrageous-french-aristocrats-who-mocked-the-reign-of-terror/88476

 

[milagros317]

I am old enough to remember both the massive beehive hairdos 😱 and the bare feet common in the 1960's. 😀

 

[The Director]

Good article ad photo.