Historical Hair: Recreating Authentic Hairstyles from Ancient Greece

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The Ancient Greeks left behind so much art and literature, including information about how they did their hair! Let's take a peak into these sources and discover how ancient Greek women wore their hair in the Mycenaean, Classical, and Hellenistic eras.
some historical/archeological sources used:
- www.chronikajournal.com/resour...
- www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/5060...
- books.google.com/books?hl=en&...
-onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...
- kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/...
- www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Difficulty: Easy - Moderately Hard
Hair Length: at least armpit length
Materials: cord/cloth strips, hairstick(s), decorative crowns or hairnets
Braiding skills needed: none
Time cost: 5-30 minutes
ideal hair type: curly or wavy
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@ladytalksalot4097 5 жыл бұрын

One thing I love about this channel is that you're able to tread the line between making something look both impressive AND doable. It's one thing to watch a tutorial and think, "Pfft, I could to that," and then fail miserably. With these videos, it's more like, "Wow, it looks interesting, and I might just have a shot." You really have a gift for this! Thank you so much. :)

@gregoryjclark81 2 жыл бұрын

The true mark of a teacher....

@TheLivingBreadofLife 6 ай бұрын

😂tried, and failed!

@TheLivingBreadofLife 6 ай бұрын

3:19

@TheLivingBreadofLife 6 ай бұрын

Finally got it!

@Saf333 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do authentic Slavic hairstyles? Not a lot of people mention those

@IsmemeStar 5 жыл бұрын

Seconded!

@eyesofthev0id 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!

@redheadrapunzel6088 3 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@cloudyskiees 3 жыл бұрын

yesss

@veronikabalaziova30 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes please!

@WolfGan0178 5 жыл бұрын

I had short hair and actually started growing it out because of this channel lol.

@gfancy7853 5 жыл бұрын

Same!

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Welcome to the long hair club!

@ichbinben. 5 жыл бұрын

Same.

@WolfGan0178 5 жыл бұрын

thanks! I never used to like doing my hair but you inspired me =)

@violet8248 5 жыл бұрын

This channel is the only thing that stopped me from cutting my long hair :)

@KateandBree 5 жыл бұрын

You can definitely see where Padme’s hairstyles in the second movie came from. So much Greek influence.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Ha I originally bought these hairnets to do her "picnic in the fields" hairstyle

@Cowgirlcadet 5 жыл бұрын

I knew I recognized that hair net!

@sleepypurplegirl 5 жыл бұрын

I like that these styles pertain well to big curly/wavy hair, most tutorials are very difficult if you don't have straight hair.

@leeloodallas2185 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@gkalenaki 5 жыл бұрын

I love everything about your channel, but, as a Greek woman, this video makes me feel proud of the styling of my ancenstors! And they all look awesome on you! Cheers and keep up the great work! 💖

@Mirage238 2 жыл бұрын

I love Greece.

@t4rg4ryen 5 жыл бұрын

When i was a child i had this thing that i did "weird" hairstyles, word used by my mom to describe it. The one that i used the most was the exact first hairstyle in this video, i vividly remember picking more and more lace to decorate the crown of my hair, when i saw the image of this video i was actually surprised not by the coincidence but also about your excelent work on this video and others that i saw, you just got one more sub 😁

@madisonmorris7394 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe your past life was as a Greek?

@clare2385 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! I'm falling in love with growing my hair long and braiding it more.

@_daniela_s 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that you research the topic in this way and include so much historical background in your videos.

@Isrjisoneavalable 5 жыл бұрын

I love your historical hair tutorials! Do you have any recommendations for Celtic hair? I know the term “Celtic” is a bit debated by historians as it applies to a lot of different people over different times and place with out a strong connecting force other than they liked swirly art and fighting, but I’d still love to see what youd do with hair of asked to create a “Celtic” look and compare it to a historical Iron Age look of a “celtic” region.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

"they liked swirly art and fighting" omg I love it. More to your point though, I'm working on it - I don't yet have enough archeological evidence with detailed hair depictions in order to make a full video, but just know that it's on my radar!

@sunflowerthebunbunbunny 5 жыл бұрын

Silvousplaits - hooray! Maybe one day we’ll get a Celtic hair tutorial. I’d love one too :)

@vvelvettearss 5 жыл бұрын

I second silvousplait. "They liked swirly art and fighting" omg haha you made my day. XD .Also I'm British but love historic fashion and hairstyles but I actually look a LOT like you miss silvousplaits so it's very interesting to see another red head with such an interest in historic hairstyles and I have low self esteem so think in time these videos may help me feel better about myself and give me something to relate to. (I hope) ha I've always loved doing fancy things with my hair I've experimented on and off for years :D

@algonzalez6853 4 жыл бұрын

How is the term celt different than germanic or slavic? Its a family of peoples

@a.v.d2315 4 жыл бұрын

@@silvousplaits do old irish hairstyles!!

@korazona3731 5 жыл бұрын

I love the mix of history and truly beautiful hairstyles!

@JoJo-wq9cp 5 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about native american hair styles? That'd be very interesting. 😊

@Shania234ify 5 жыл бұрын

She already have one, I believe(:

@evaweiss1160 5 жыл бұрын

There is one about native South American hairstyles kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndyqa7R-kt3WlIk.html

@totukimou 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about the same thing! I'm Greek by the way, arkadian! We still have the same hairstyles! At least a large percentage of Greek women!

@Saknika 5 жыл бұрын

I really like that you don't speed things up. It helps me watch what you're doing more closely and really grasp what's going on with the motions of the hair and hands. Makes it seem easier to accomplish without haven't to watch the video 10000000000000x.

@animequeen78 5 жыл бұрын

I like how your handle is a plait on words.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Omg bowing to you for that pun

@beatriceandersson7810 5 жыл бұрын

Love these little history lessons ! They add a whole new context to the hairstyles

@AishaKiwi 5 жыл бұрын

I love your historical vids! Egypt hairstyles would be awesome or Aya from Assassins Creed Origins.

@zoethegreatfish 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I love your work. I got waaay too excited when I saw you put up a new video.

@raven6601 5 жыл бұрын

We were looking for this kind of hair tutorials for a series of historical portraits, your video arrives right on time, thank you so much

@genesisvazquez1068 5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how amazing and full of history your hair tutorials are! Amazing as always ❤

@zoeybarnes5419 5 жыл бұрын

What an exciting channel, I love how you're taking academic knowledge and spreading it via something practical and entertaining! Love it!

@robinfox4440 4 жыл бұрын

You are the only channel I've found that provides accurate historical information and beautiful hair-ups with clear tutorials. You're the best! Thank you!

@Bahamaria 5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss a new video! So happy! I'm gonna try these out next week-end

@maximum.cat.entropy 5 жыл бұрын

This video is great. I love your historical hair tutorials and the history notes you included in this. Thank you, have a nice day!

@reyamidala8850 5 жыл бұрын

I got soooo excited when I saw this tutorial! Ancient Greece is one of my favorite time periods ever!

@cauldronofcreations6138 5 жыл бұрын

This video along with all your others is making me love have my hair long! I tried my hand at the Arden woman crown braid and I loved it! Definitely gonna try these soon!

@PDogB 4 жыл бұрын

Love the last one on this video! Thank you for all your research and diy historical styles. Very interesting and unlike anything I've seen on KZfaq.

@CharmEng89 5 жыл бұрын

really enjoyed the last one especially, and appreciated the historical background! Thank you :)

@fictionalhuman 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! I really appreciate all the research that you put into these videos, along with your beautiful outcomes!

@Kayla.V 5 жыл бұрын

Love it !!! I love how you add history lessons with it

@Ariel-rm8oi 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this! Especially the sources! Thank you for sharing, your channel makes me think that I might be able to do something fancier than just tied back.

@journalismhomework 5 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing - such a well-done mini-history and absolutely phenomenal multi-dimensional historical recreation! I'm so impressed and will definitely be showing this in my ancient cultural history classes! Thank you!! Classicist approved!

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thanks!

@_._._renaki_._._ 5 жыл бұрын

Did you know that in ancient Greece living your hair down it was a sign of freedom and they were allowed to let them down only in front of their husbands (if the husband allow that)

@sophiejones7727 5 жыл бұрын

be careful about saying "in ancient Greece" because each city-state was quite different in terms of social norms, and that term covers several distinct periods of time. Also, that wasn't a rule anywhere but rather a poetic motif, and it was hardly unique to Greece. Kind of the same idea as the leg pop, or the blowing-curtain shot in old movies. Hair, for both men and women, was associated with sexuality: so the motif of the letting hair down was meant to suggest the act of sex (or interest in it). It was not only applied to women either, since a lot of times men wore their hair long. We still say "let your hair down" to mean "stop being prudish". Of course, given that most women's hairstyles were sewn in the era before before bobby pins: it's likely women didn't take them down very often. Additionally, as soon as your hair reaches below your shoulder blades, a braid becomes more convenient than wearing it loose because that prevents it getting caught in your clothes and jewelry (and on other stuff, like random household objects). Doubly so, since women spent a lot more time around open fires than most people today do. So women probably never wore their hair loose except in their bedrooms, not a place where anyone except the woman's husband or children had any reason to be.

@serenadams8588 2 жыл бұрын

I love the history you give with each hairstyle!

@AshofApocalypse 3 жыл бұрын

Using this for a monologue from Midsummer Night’s Dream because I kinda forgot that it’s not in England and in Greece. Haha this is gonna be a challenge with my short undercut hair.

@johannageisel5390 5 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video! I really, really love how you explain the historic backround and the influences to the styles. I'll subscribe.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel!

@TxNursePatti 5 жыл бұрын

You are one of my favorite KZfaqrs!! I adore your videos. And, Girl, that silk wrap! ❤️❤️

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@sariahseare3753 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you still made videos. You're channel is just awesome! I want to do them all!

@daniellestorey9212 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video and unique angle! More historical videos please :)

@Mirage238 2 жыл бұрын

Love this. The styles are breathtaking

@JayeEllis 3 жыл бұрын

I like your mix of history and hair tutorial.

@gizmosworld21 5 жыл бұрын

I loved watching this! I have pretty long hair so I'm always looking for different ideas... plus learning anything about hair is just "fun" to me! 👍😀💕 thank you for putting so much energy and effort into these 💟

@magnoliasystem 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and I love doing different and unique hairstyles for everyday wear and yours make them so easy to do. ❤️🤟🏻

@Nilonimir 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. I love your historical videos

@jellyfish2094 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking something simple, you just get it to another level, you even give us a history class, astonishing

@alisharey763 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted this! Thank you! 🙏🏽

@desembres 5 жыл бұрын

I love these so much :) 💖 definitely gonnw give them a try, thank for your creativity ! Also you like a complete godess ❤❤

@Pollicina_db Жыл бұрын

These look almost exactly like the hairstyles that the Boticellis women have in his paintings, I’ve always wanted to recreate them thanks

@miajohannalawaetzlyngbo9780 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! And i got the book today!! Im så happy

@sawyerpaddock8626 5 жыл бұрын

I’m in a play about Greek Mythology and this was really helpful!

@Clarys389 4 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that you try to stay really historicly acurate💖

@queenvictoriann 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I was just learning about the history of Greece. It’s cool to see someone recreate all these unique hairstyles. I bet you could publish another book that’s just filled with all these historical hairstyles! That’d be so cool!

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Lol trying to convince my editor to do this actually!

@queenvictoriann 5 жыл бұрын

Silvousplaits+ Wow, really? That’s awesome! Hope you can get it done. I would love to see that happen!

@ClaudiaBoleyn 4 жыл бұрын

You're incredible, thank you so much for your videos xxx

@victoriawu6551 5 жыл бұрын

You look like an actual queen! I love all your videos, they're interesting, educational, and just super gorgeous.

@Ace-1525 4 жыл бұрын

You just helped me end my internal debate about chopping my hair off or actually growing it out; I can't wait to try these hairstyles out in a few months!

@lizzypolishan9915 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a great video!! thank you 😁

@pshtwhoneedsaname 5 жыл бұрын

This is so interesting and makes me wanna design characters with these hairstyles!!

@carlosdumbratzen6332 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and although I am not particularly interested in Hairstyle videos (maybe because I never really gave a damn about my image), I really like your historical videos and that you seem to cite sources for them. I subbed you now in the hopes of you making more videos of this kind :D

@griseldis 5 жыл бұрын

very good Information - and looks beautiful!

@chezamoonangelaiemma497 3 жыл бұрын

These are gorgeous hairstyles 😍

@sailormoon5129 5 жыл бұрын

I just came across your channel and I love how original it is I much prefer those hairstyles over nowadays hairstyles hope I'm not the only one lol anyway I love your channel

@KellyBell1 Жыл бұрын

You did that GREAT!!!! Looks beautiful on you too!! Love that!

@FeloniousAngel 3 жыл бұрын

That first one is my favorite! I love it and i'm going to do that.

@-euterpemusicteam2576 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video with interest content and very detailed information! We try also as a music team to do a detailed research on the ancient Greek music! We're glad that we found another one who works with passion on the ancient Greek culture!

@SargonvonThule 4 жыл бұрын

one thing i love about this channel is not only the red hair , its the historcal research and teach :)

@AparnaBL 5 жыл бұрын

Love these

@margotherique4861 5 жыл бұрын

I just love your videos, thank you so much

@yensid4294 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. My hair is thick & wavy & even when only shoulder length won't stay up in a bun. I might have to try that lacing technique. Your hair is gorgeous btw 👍

@pay1370 5 жыл бұрын

Gosh those look so good! I wish i could open a window back in time just to see what it would look like

@marshy287 4 жыл бұрын

As partial Lumbee and Cherokee I’ve never really had the chance to see American Indian cultures or really hairstyles they wore.I would love to see a video on this in the future as it is a topic I have difficulty finding information on.

@creativecheersoffashionlau7364 5 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I LOVE it!! I have had long hair my whole life ( till my butt) and I love doing intricate things with it. I sm not of the ponytails and messy buns. So love your hairstyles. When I started my sewing channek I also wanted to incorporate hairstyles but my hair is so dark that it is very difficult to make intricate hairstyles visible on camera. But certainly love to do it with my hair !! Thanks for the inspiration!

@LadyAhro 5 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a few looks on shorter hair if you got someone in to model. Especially various warrior braids when shorter hair might pose challenges with hair round the temples not being so long.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

I have a playlist on my channel home page of styles for shorter hair!

@fathersbelying6755 5 жыл бұрын

I needed this

@IISheireenII 5 жыл бұрын

amazing!

@margh9771 2 жыл бұрын

i love her skin ❤️😍

@sassysatan1659 5 жыл бұрын

You look so beautiful and elegant in these hairstyles 😍😍

@zenosAnalytic 5 жыл бұрын

these historical recreations are great, but I gotta be honest and tell you I subbed exclusively for the pun. You're doing the work of Providence, friend u_u u_u u_u

@maryellenthompson8261 2 жыл бұрын

That second style is especially beautiful.

@astridmcdougall9046 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I stumbled upon your channel recently and found your video on doing Katara's hair styles. Your channel is so cool! Can you do any hair styles from the show The Adventures Of Merlin or The Dragon Prince? That'd be amazing! Thank you!❤😄💇‍♀️

@Malgorbia 5 жыл бұрын

As a multiracial woman who has very long naturally curly hair these are great! I especially like the first one.

@jinx17 4 жыл бұрын

I've gone down the KZfaq rabbit hole of recreating ancient fashion and here I am. Neat video

@chrissy_the_httyd_lover 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much you have helped me so much. Before I watched your channel the only braid that I could do was an English braid. Thank you so much!

@diegoclemente6427 5 жыл бұрын

Please make an aztec hairstyle video! Love all your videos XOXO

@Deinareia 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a chance you might do a video on fancy hairstyles for really thin, straight, blonde hair that, when combed back, makes the wearer look bald? Cause I really struggle to come up with anything.

@helenabrunebjerg6896 5 жыл бұрын

This will really look good together with my chiton to my friend groups summer symposium! :D

@Bryony_Tebbutt 5 жыл бұрын

Please can you do an updated henna hair dye on your own hair, would love to know how you deal with root regrowth, seeing your natural hair colour, the brand you use, how you mix, time you leave it etc. Please.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

Just fyi, the henna video was for dying extensions - my own color is natural. So I wouldn't really know the answers to those questions.

@cannellaorso4171 5 жыл бұрын

Well, this is everything I ever needed

@ileam.bonner442 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a historical hair book? I love doing peoples hair at sca and other historical re-enactments having a book that people could reference to choose their hair styles would be very useful.

@clevi7963 5 жыл бұрын

This is really cool! I love researching the Minoans, I also love seeing her do styles on curly hair. I feel like a lot of styles don't look good on my hair because of its texture

@LadyVagabond13 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think I've ever seen Bronze Age hairstyles done before! Very cool to come across :D

@penguino3926 5 жыл бұрын

You should do ancient roman hairstyles!! That would be amazing!!!

@roninelenion4805 5 жыл бұрын

This is really cool. I have to ask, though: how do you get the thread out of your hair?

@Noubei 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are really nice! I would be interested to see one about hairstyle on middle ages (I personnaly recreate 13-14 century) some are funny and/or kinda ridiculous and I'd love to wear it but I don't know how they did it. Just an idea for you even if I'm sure you thought about it on your own :p Love your job! Keep going!

@ashleyroyall3596 4 жыл бұрын

I love the way you make your video, not just using elastic rope. So that I can know how people in that time made their hair

@RenaissanceASMR 5 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!!!!!!

@zancospancos 5 жыл бұрын

Love it

@gracegloria1980 Жыл бұрын

As a Greek woman, I will say, well done 👏🏼! Great video !

@fallenangelmabinogi2481 5 жыл бұрын

i am from Greece! and this video rocks!!! she seems to love Hellenes, more than we love ourselves.

@IceQueen975 5 жыл бұрын

The Mycean hair style is ADORABLE! It just suck that I have blunt bangs; I can't really do the diadem-like bit.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

If you curl those bangs and place the head wrap/diadem on top of them, that’s exactly the Mycenaean religious processional look! I couldn’t replicate that because I don’t have bangs but you can.

@IceQueen975 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, really?! That... okay I might start doing my hair that way, then, for festival days. I'm Hellenic and I worship the Greek Gods so this is so exciting for me! I always struggle on how to bind my hair for the ceremonies cause I'm terrible with hair.

@silvousplaits 5 жыл бұрын

@@IceQueen975 Definitely! The styles between 1:58-2:24 in this video show that sort of bang style and could be perfect for you.