ABSTRACT

Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. No longer will you need to comb through old references on hairstyles of different time periods, Wig Making and Styling contains everything you need to be a cut above, offering snippets on styling tools, hair types, wig making and measuring, coloring, cutting, and even creating beards and toupees. Other great features include:

-Versatile techniques to create all different historical hairstyles
-Tips on altering existing wigs and creating wigs from scratch
-Multiple approaches and solutions to solving wig-making problems and needs
-Information about the industry, including history and best practices

Full of inspirational and directive photographs, this book will groom anyone from novice to professional stylist into a skilled wig designer.

chapter 1|18 pages

Wig-Making Terms, Tools, and Techniques

chapter 2|16 pages

Wig-Making Basics: Learning to Ventilate

chapter 3|12 pages

Taking Accurate Measurements

chapter 4|16 pages

Facial Hair

chapter 6|22 pages

Building a Wig from Scratch

chapter 7|10 pages

Partial Wigs, Toupees, and Hairpieces

chapter 8|10 pages

Wig Application and Removal

chapter 9|22 pages

Wig Styling Techniques

chapter 10|14 pages

Creating a Hairstyle

chapter 13|12 pages

How to Get a Show into Production

chapter 14|12 pages

Care and Maintenance of Wigs