Another weird thing from Ribeiro

[frualeydis]

Just when I was getting to really appreciate Fashion and fiction. Dress in art and literature in Stuart England, almost forgiving Ribeiro for the aforementioned offenses she writes that constant wearing of caps and hats were a cause for hair loss (and thus a reason for the use of wigs). If that had been the case, which of course is refuted by scientific research on hair loss, wouldn't women, who have been wearing headwear from dawn 'til dusk for centuries have been more prone to hair loss than men? Think before you write is a good maxim to apply to your work I think.

Comments

[sneprinsesse.livejournal.com]

Someone said on a LARP forum that wearing a head covering prevented the hair from getting oily. I didn't understand how that would work.

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Well, the cap would prevent external dirt, and if you confuse external dirt with natural scalp oils I can see how one would assume the cap made the hair less oily.