Unit Evaluation

Overall I feel the wig work and Postiche unit was very successful and felt I gained a lot of new skills during the unit and learnt wig work and hair more in depth than ever. Over the course of the unit we went through each decade of hairstyles while researching into the decade. I think structure and direction I feel is one of the main importance in creating a hairstyle. Structure and the placement of the hair I think impacts the design of how it holds and sit and also direction such as the placement of rollers which sets the hair ready for it to be styled. I chose the decade of the 60's and I really enjoyed studying the era and researching the fashion, hairstyles, make-up and the icons of the decade. I got really into the research that I felt helped me direction myself to create my final design and its overall outcome. I think when styling both modern and historical designs I found the modern design the hardest to create because of the height and length of the hair which made me have to resolve the issue by adding hair extensions, hair pieces and the placement of the hair grips. Creating the modern design was also hard because it was my first time working with an acrylic wig and having to style it into a design so I had to get used to the hair texture and working with it. I also found the pleat a challenge because the first time I created one it looked okay and not so neat so I was determined to create it perfect this time. If I could do it again I would buy a longer wig to make the styling of the height easier rather than trying to cover it with extra hair. Over the course of the last few weeks I have really enjoyed studying each decade and creating a hairstyle that would have been worn in the era and how you would have created it. After worries it wouldn't come out right on the assessment day I am extremely pleased with the outcome of both my hair designs and the final photos of my 1960's historical and modern wig.