Art imitates life, as they say!
People went crazy for designs, paintings, dresses, and hairstyles that recalled ancient Greece and Rome.
It was therefore pretty common to see soft, lightly-coiffed hairstyles during this period.

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Styling is surprisingly easy, toojust as long as you use the proper products and tools.
After all, the goal is slightly messy, romantic, and loose.

Jane Austen portrait
It may help to dampen the bangs first.
The key in either case?
Avoiding using a brush or comb.

Pride and Prejudice, Keira Knightley, 2005, © Focus Films / Courtesy: Everett Collection
In any case, we think Miss Austen would certainly be pleased.

Sense and Sensibility, Kate Winslet, 1995. ph: © Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection

Sense and Sensibility, Emma Thompson, 1995. ph: © Columbia Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection

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