The History of Hair

Robin Bryer has lectured regularly on Swan Hellenic Cruises. Designer and planner by profession, he lives with his wife on a farm in Dorset and collects paintings. His last non-fiction book, 'Jloie Brise - A Tall Ship's Tale' recently entered its second edition, acclaimed by thriller writers Clare Francis and the late Hammond Innes for its infectious enthusiasm and lucidity. His life-long fasconation with hair, art and fashion provides a compelling combination, giving rise to a book which promises to be both fascinating and unique.

The uniqueness of human hair; Egyptians, Palestinians and Romans; the Dark Ages throughout Europe; Cavaliers, Roundheads and the Restoration; the New World and the Puritan influence; extremes of fashion - the artificial versus the natural in England and France; revolutionary hairstyles - the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the American War of Independence; imperial century - rulers and the ruled, or how the governor's wife dresses her hair; a century of world wars - down with the hair and out with the scissors; Beatles, punks, earthmothers and slapheads; anything goes; into the millennium.