Highland dress at court, 1921

[Bugbear]

Round haircut...?
Are they doing that again?

What was the prefered haircut for this time period... 1921 and Highland dress at court?

[Southern Breeze]

Round haircut...?
Are they doing that again?

What was the prefered haircut for this time period... 1921 and Highland dress at court?

Odds are against it being the mohawk.

[Bugbear]

Odds are against it being the mohawk.

No, at one point the men's hair was grown long and, for formal, tucked into a bag tied around the neck. I read somewhere that the ties of the hair bag later became the bowtie, but I don't know if that is true.

I'm just wondering what was traditional formal Highland, men's hair styling for the time period being discussed.

[JSFMACLJR]

No, at one point the men's hair was grown long and, for formal, tucked into a bag tied around the neck. I read somewhere that the ties of the hair bag later became the bowtie, but I don't know if that is true.

I'm just wondering what was traditional formal Highland, men's hair styling for the time period being discussed.

Ted,

Gentlemen in the 1920's wore their hair much as it is worn today, usually with some sort of brilliantine or oily tonic in it. No big deal. I believe MacMillan of Rathdown was referring to the Roundheads of the English Civil War when he wrote: "From personal observation it seems to me that it is the Round Haircut mob who are costumed, often as some sort of "protest" against the social norms of the vast majority of those who are kilted."

The Lord Chamberlain laid down no rules governing how gentlemen wore their hair at court, except for those who had to wear wigs.

Here are two photos of men in court dress.







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Sandford MacLean