wigmaking
Hairpiece fabrication trade
Wigmaking is the craft of constructing wigs from human hair, synthetic fibers, or animal hair.
The practice requires skills in ventilating (knotting individual hairs into a mesh cap), styling, and color matching.
Wigmakers serve theatrical productions, film sets, medical patients experiencing hair loss, and those in traditional professions where wigs remain customary, such as British barristers.
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- ventilatingSupplying fresh air
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- hackleErectile neck feathers
weaving · block · canvas · sizing · custom-made · lacework · sculpting · texturing
Crosswise loom threads
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
- toupeePartial wig for baldness
- monofilamentOne unbroken fiber
keratin · strand · texture · density · horsehair · angora · processed · cap
Clothing for portrayal
- stageRaised performance platform
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actorOne who portrays characters
disguise · transformation · backstage · dressing-room · opera · kabuki · Elizabethan · baroque
Custom high-fashion design
- runwayPaved path for planes
- designerOne who plans appearances
- hauteFrench for high
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
accessory · editorial · photoshoot · drag · ballroom · statement · avant-garde · red-carpet
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- ventilatingSupplying fresh air
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
hackle · weaving · block · canvas · sizing · custom-made · lacework · sculpting · texturing · hand-tied
weft
Crosswise loom threads
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
- toupeePartial wig for baldness
monofilament · keratin · strand · texture · density · horsehair · angora · processed · cap · scalp
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- stageRaised performance platform
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- performanceCarrying out a task
actor · disguise · transformation · backstage · dressing-room · opera · kabuki · Elizabethan · baroque · rococo
couture
Custom high-fashion design
glamour · accessory · editorial · photoshoot · drag · ballroom · statement · avant-garde · red-carpet · trend
coiffure
Arranged head of hair
tapering · thinning · shaping · silhouette · parting · curl · wave · updo · pompadour · bouffant
wigmakinghair removal
Eliminating unwanted body fuzz
depilation · epilation · head shaving · shaving · waxing
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