ASSESSMENT- 1960's Modern hair design (setting/creating design)

Hair Chart 

Out of the designs I created for my modern 1960's hair style I decided to go with the hair chart above number two. I decided to go with this one because I love the idea of a chunky plait going up the center of the back of the beehive. I think creating a large more volumised beehive will be a challenge since I did struggle covering the rat for the historical beehive and I want this one to be much larger and messier with the back combing. I also like the large accessory at the front of the hair which makes it look more high fashion. I think plaits are very current and wouldn't of been worn in a beehive in the 60's so this is a modern interpretation of it.

Equipment:

• Wig
• Rat (couch roll, tights, crepe hair)
• Hair extension
• Hair brush
• pin tail comb
• hair spray
• grips
• clips

1. When getting my wig out from the previous style I was going to roller it and steam it again however I felt the wig still had a lot of volume and kept the shape. I thought instead of steaming it again I will work with what I have got and structure and style the hair into the design. I started with the wig and gave it a slight brush through. 
2. I then section the hair off by clipping the fringe out the way. I then took a front section of the hair just behind the fringe and back combed it thoroughly to make sure it stays in it place and keeps its shape. 
3. As I was using a rat again however this time bigger I kept the one I used from my historical hair design and just filled it with extra couch roll to make it larger. 
4. Its the same technique with attaching the rat so I french plaited across the hair and gripped it and the did another one a few inches down and placed the rat on top and securely gripped it down.
5. I then starting bringing hair over from each side starting to cover the rat, this was slightly harder as the hair didn't completely reach the top and cover over. I then used the hair extension piece and clipped it to the front and brought it over to cover the rat. 
6. Once the side were covered I started with bringing the rest of the hair up the sides, backcombing it first for volume and hair spraying it down and gripping it to the top, I did this for both sides and the front. 
7. I then twisted the head round nearly 180 degrees and started the bottom of the wig creating the plait and working my way up incorporating the rest of the hair at the backs and sides that were left down. I plaited the hair around three times until I was happy with it making sure it was sturdy, the right size and not too loose and baggy. 
8. Next I used my pin tail comb to direct the hair from the sides to make it blend in with the rest of the beehive and then grip it down. I then used large grips to pin through the plait onto the hair to make sure it was nice and secure and then hair spraying the hair completely.
9.  I then went back to the front of the hair and un-clipped the fringe and formed it into a side fringe sweeping it across and spraying it in place. I then used the end of my pin tail comb to pull a bit of hair out from each side by the ear section leaving it hanging down. 

Final Hair setting

 

Above is the photos of when I finished styling the wig. The rest I will do in the assessment when I will be putting the wig on my partner because I will then need to further style it and also add the accessory at the front of the head when my model has the wig on.

Evaluation

I found creating this hair style much harder than the historical hair design because of its height and largeness. The beehive needed a lot of volume which I gave it however when it came to covering it with the hair it was difficult because the layers at the top of the hair just wasn't long enough to cover it so I really had to work with the hair and give it good structure to stay. The plait was also more difficult than I thought because it kept getting loose at the sides and had to re-do the plait a few times to try and make sure I was pulling the side of the hair tight enough so that it doesn't drop. It was again also hard because of the layers in the hair and where the wig is acrylic its super soft and slides a lot even with hair spray and back combing. The design overall took me two hours which was the same time as my historical hair design. I'm happy with how the design came out overall and what a challenge with the length and type of hair however I'm pleased with how it looks, I'm excited to see what it will look like on my model and doing the final styling and adding the hair accessory.