atherleisure | Barrister's Wig

I finally got someone to take pictures of my barrister's wig on my head instead of a Styrofoam head. I made it a couple of years ago, but I wore it for the first time Hallowe'en week this year and for the second time yesterday.

(pictures taken by

jenthompson)

The first time I wore it, it was inclined to slip backward with just one pin at the front. This time I stuck a pin through the front just behind the bow and a second pin at the top of my chignon. It stayed in place quite well this time.

Everyone else was wearing a hat so I felt slightly underdressed in my hood, but on the other hand, it's fun to have some of the random knitted stuff that the Victorians wrote patterns for. I have no idea, of course, whether anyone actually followed those patterns, but it's fun anyway.