Western Europe actually has wig fashion.

 Especially during the Enlightenment, men and women wearing wigs were everywhere. People at that time believed that the face, set off by thick curly hair, looked very much like the rising sun in the sea of clouds in the early morning.

 In 1562, when the 29-year-old Queen Elizabeth I unfortunately began to lose her hair, she felt very embarrassed, so she hired a skilled craftsman to carefully create a brown wig to hide it from others.

 After all, he is the king of a country. Even if he doesn't care, he still has to consider the majesty of the royal family.

 So Louis XIII of France put on a wig after he noticed that he was losing his hair, even though he was only 23 years old at the time.

King Louis XIII of France

 His son Louis XIV did not escape this fate. He hired more than forty wig masters to secretly make wigs for him, and even established a wig making guild.

 In this way, wigs became fashionable with the efforts of many royal nobles, and were regarded by people at that time as a symbol of health and masculinity.

 In short: the more hair, the more manly you are.

Louis XIV wearing a wig

 In the 18th century, Diderot said in his Encyclopedia:

 "Long hair was a symbol of honor and freedom in ancient Gaul and a sign of royal blood; others were cut short in order of rank."

 So overnight, wigs not only represented masculinity, but also became a badge of nobility and power.

 Therefore, noble ladies also rushed to wear wigs. The styles were more exaggerated and ridiculously high than men's wigs, and they were also decorated with all kinds of strange decorations: fruits, birdcages, landscape bonsais, and battleship models.

"Vienna Romantic Anecdotes" writes:

 Above the woman's head are warships, amusement parks and cages containing pheasants, which amazes foreigners.

 Not only is it scary, it's also full of trouble and danger.

 Once wearing this kind of wig, a woman cannot lie down, ride in a car, play tennis, or even enter an ordinary door because the wig is too high. The guard has to pull it with a spear to help her pass.

Moreover, the materials of wigs are usually wool, horsehair, yak hair, and buffalo hair, which are very flammable. In addition, they are coiled up high, and it is too late to put out the fire if they touch chandeliers or candles.

 It is also easy to attract the attention of thieves.

 In 18th-century England, poor people would train their children or monkeys to steal wigs and resell them. Although the rich people were furious, they had to give up for the sake of their image.

Monkey steals wig

 Even so, it cannot stop the popularity of wigs.

 There are 945 wig masters in Paris alone, with countless apprentices. One shop can make more than 100 wigs a year, and one city can make up to 94,500 wigs a year.

 Because of this trend, the status of aristocrats has become difficult to distinguish between true and false. The Marquis of Mirabeau said with disgust, "The streets are full of ladies and lords."

 To this day, although people do not need to use their hair to show their noble blood, the fashion culture of wigs has been passed down, and many bald people choose to wear wigs.

 Film and television actress Jennifer Lawrence once wore a wig on a show, and even tore off a piece of it on the spot and stuck it to her chin, saying, "The hair on my head is all fake now."