Ancient Coin Dulls Cleopatra's Beauty
This ancient Roman denarius coin depicts Cleopatra as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.
Apprentice Geisha
Two apprentice geisha wear their hair in a traditional chignon style.
Merovingian King
The Merovingian kings of early Europe wore their hair long as a sign of status.
Woman in Hennin
The conical, veiled hennin became popular in the 1400s in some areas of Europe.
Orthodox Jewish Man
An Orthodox Jewish man with the traditional peyos, or long sidelocks.
Cornrows
A girl wears her hair in cornrows.
Louis XIV
Louis XIV wore massive wigs in the style of royalty of his era.
Military Cut
The "high and tight" military haircut.
Beehive Hairdo
A take on the popular 1960s beehive hairstyle.
The bob
1920s film star Louise Brooks sporting a bob hairstyle, later popularized in the 1960s by Vidal Sassoon