One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a woman's hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style. "The hairstyle a la Chinoise is definitely a major makeover. All the hair from the forehead to the nape is collected on the top of the head, then twisted and tied." Illustration by Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817.

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