Friday, September 14, 2018

When Wigs Were Wigs


I bought my first wig from Frederick's of Hollywood. How about you?




(Source: Pinterest)
(Source: Pinterest)




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10 comments:

  1. A local wig shop, since gone, named Pixie.

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  2. I recall sneaking peeks at the Fredricks ads located in various mags. I was always fascinated (and now own one) by bullet bras. Velma

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  3. Our local wig store, was 'Ninas Bloomers, Boots and Wigs', (circa 1960's, now long gone). Store was located at a sharp curve in the outbound lanes of a 4 lane highway.
    Ninas store had large glass front featuring female mannequins wearing-- what else?-- bloomers, boots and wigs--. Occasional rearenders happened due to driver distraction at rush hour when the 'models' were standing nude in the display window due to a outfit change. Velma

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  4. My mother wore wigs. I simply "borrowed" hers, as well as her whole wardrobe, when I was a kid. The first one I bought was from K-Mart, and it was awful. Most all of the many wigs I've purchased since have been from Paula Young.

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    1. Lucky, girl! My mother never owned a wig, but she owned lots of hats, so I borrowed her hats to cover my head.

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  5. BTW, I can tell it from my own hair, cuz I have very little of my own anymore. :-)

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    1. I know what you mean. My hair is gray, almost white.

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  6. More on Mr. Frederick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%27s_of_Hollywood

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  7. A delightful article on Mr Frederick in People, circa 1976 https://people.com/archive/x-rated-fashions-by-frederick-of-hollywood-it-pays-to-fool-mother-nature-vol-5-no-18/

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  8. For me, it was Sears. Of course, that was in the mid 70's - when Sears had a lot of stuff and it was all pretty good quality. It was very nice (blond, nearly shoulder length, nicely styled) and when I wore it for my first Drag Halloween, 2 girls asked if they could borrow it. Today, it is easy for me, too, to tell it from my own hair since my hair is practically gone! (giggle)

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