My Final Design

This is my final hair design which i have developed from my initial design idea. 

Ive added plaits at the side of the head in order to add greater variety to the design and further reference the Elizabethan era when plaits were abundant in portraits I've seen. I've also implement the successful experiment from my last post by including the half crimp, half pin-frizz method which I found to create more volume and texture. 

Of also made the addition of pearls to the design, which are secured using hair gel. The reason I've chosen to introduce pearls is because i think it will add a hie contrast to my natural hair colour which is strawberry blonde and it will also give  sense of nobility and expense as it does in the portrait below.

Portrait of a Lady c.1595
(http://tinyurl.com/pg7hkmf)

Overall Im really pleased with this design. I feel it references the elizabethan era through details including the central parting, symmetrical volume, the use of frizz and the decorative pearls. I reckon I've successfully adapted the look to a contemporary audience by maintaining a very modern messy style which the elizabethan era were certainly not accustomed to as their hairstyles were very neat and perfect.