Published on: 2026-07-10
Pop Culture and Bizarre Fashion
In the 18th century, European fashionistas became obsessed with a trend that involved wearing what on their heads to show off their status and creativity?
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These gravity-defying hair sculptures, popularized by Marie Antoinette, celebrated the French naval victory over the British in 1778. While birds were sometimes integrated into elaborate hairstyles, they were not the central fashion statement of the era. Potted plants were definitely not sitting atop heads unless you count the occasional floral garden wig, and balancing towers of ceramic plates would have been a quick way to sustain a very serious headache. The sailing ship remains the most iconic and bizarrely nautical accessory of high-society hair history.