Throughout history there is
one hair color that screams just slightly louder than blonde, and that our
friends; is the redhead.
The red haired persona in particular has intrigued us with its representation as those who are loose and wild with their feelings, and who are inclined to shrug off society's expectations of them.
Let's explore a little history, lore and trivia to impress your
friends with:
-In earlier times, the
Egyptians were rumored to have sacrificed redheads. (Cleopatra herself has been said to have
been a natural redhead, who naturally enhanced the hue with henna and inspired a
favorable feminine outlook among her people)
-During their migration to
the United States, the predominantly red headed Irish clashed dramatically with
Americans, and were subsequently categorized as people of ill character.
-Marilyn Monroe's natural
hair color was light reddish brown as a matter of fact. Other mentionable
female stars include tap dancing partner to Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers (who
shunned her natural auburn locks, dying them brown), sex symbol and film star
Raquel Welch, Molly Ringwald (who embodied the firery spirit of her natural red
hair in most of her roles) and believe it or not, Elvira (aka Cassandra
Peterson).
- Surrealist painter
Van Gogh definitely lived up to his persona by being quite the
dramatist (especially in his later years). Italian composer Vivaldi, Colombus,
Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain were all also redheads.
NOWADAYS Red, or even the
‘attitude of red’ is allowed to come to its full glory, and we have
definitely seen an increase in women wanting to try this look on
themselves.
Within the different medias,
we are seeing examples of our desire for a more edgy female model versus the
conventional beauties of yesterday (the beginnings of this can be seen with
Musicians Shirley Manson and Tori Amos).
In our professional opinion
a considerable percentage of women have been inspired to go red hoping to
enhance their chances of hitting it off with rocker Jack White.
(Just kidding...)
Redheads have inspired a range of intense feelings throughout history, and we are glad to observe this positive upsurge of attitude and esthetic!
