Why Do Women Wear Wigs

We do know that women wore wigs ,whether they were bald or not. So too did men, Emperor Otho wore a wig, as did Domitian.Wigs allowed women to better achieve the kind of 'tall' styles that particularly punctuated the Flavian and Trajanic eras . In fact, so tall were these hairstyles, that ancient writer Juvenal likens them to multi-storey buildings. Rome was one of the first cultures to believe in wearing headgear such as veils .Perhaps due to its erotic association, hair was often linked with Roman ideas of female modesty and honour. We know that veils were important in this case, as they protected (or encouraged according to Seneca the Elder) against solicitations by men. The Palla was the mark of a married, respectable woman. It was a piece of cloth wrapped around the body with one end over the shoulder. There is significant evidence for the palla being draped over the back of the head as a veil.