ðə stˈaɪl wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ bˈoʊθ mˈɛn ænd ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹəs wˈɪmɪn lˈaɪk lˈeɪdi kˈæɹəlˌaɪn lˈæm, ðə dʒˈɜːnəl də pˈæɹɪs ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ðˈæt "mˈoːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ʌv ˈɛlɪɡənt wˈɪmɪn wɜː wˈɛɹɪŋ ðɛɹ hˈɛɹ ɔːɹ wˈɪɡ ˌɑːlæ tˈaɪɾəs".
The style was adopted by both men and adventurous women like Lady Caroline Lamb, the Journal de Paris reporting in 1802 that "more than half of elegant women were wearing their hair or wig à la Titus".