<P> The wearing of wigs as a symbol of social status was largely abandoned in the newly created United States and France by the start of the 19th century . In the United States , only four presidents from John Adams to James Monroe wore curly powdered wigs tied in a queue according to the old - fashioned style of the 18th century . Unlike them , the first president George Washington never wore a wig ; instead , he powdered , curled and tied in a queue his own long hair . </P>
<P> The wearing of wigs as a symbol of social status was largely abandoned in the newly created United States and France by the start of the 19th century . In the United States , only four presidents from John Adams to James Monroe wore curly powdered wigs tied in a queue according to the old - fashioned style of the 18th century . Unlike them , the first president George Washington never wore a wig ; instead , he powdered , curled and tied in a queue his own long hair . </P>
when did mens wigs go out of fashion
when did mens wigs go out of fashion
by the start of the 19th century
by the start of the 19th century