Title: Why did men in the 1700's wear white powdered wigs? - Forum - History 360
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Why did men in the 1700's wear white powdered wigs?
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Content: Also, when looking at a man with a powdered wig, people could reconize that they were in the upper class of the community. It was thought that wearing a wig made you look more intelligent. Some pf the most powerful and influential men of our being country wore these fashionable wigs. 7steven August 25, 2011 at 5:29pm
im not sure i think they wore them just for the looks and that was tha style back then in the 1700's, and i never knew that they were wigs i thought that was how they put there hair. 6Amy August 25, 2011 at 4:55pm
White powdered wigs were the syle back in the 1700's. THey used powder to color the wigs instead of bleach. If you wore a wig, people thought of you as being prosperous. Men also wore wigs because of hygiene benefits. They did not have a very good water source, and lice was a major issue. To solve the lice problem, people shaved their heads and bought wigs to protect their hair.