What is Hairdressing

HAIRDRESSING is the art of arranging the hair or otherwise modifying its natural state. Closely related to headgear, hairdressing has been an important part of the dress code for both men and women since we crawled out of the caves.

Societies have always found it necessary to cut or confine the hair in order to decorate themselves and to indicate status. Primitive men for example, fastened bones, feathers, and other objects in their hair to impress the lowly and frighten the enemy with their rank and prowess. Noble rank among the ancient Gauls was indicated by long hair, which Caesar made them cut off as a sign of submission when he conquered them. The occupational associations of hair are exemplified by the gray wig of a British barrister and the lacquered, black wig of a Japanese geisha.