Sam Lestrange

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T here was no ignoring aristocratic ladies’ ‘high-hair’ during the Georgian era. Women fainted from the weight of additional wigs and decorations, ducked under doors to avoid collisions and sat on the floors of coaches due to the scale of it. Many employed 2lb of whitening powder per ‘dressing’ simply to maintain their extravagant styles.
Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
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