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the transition from powdered wigs being the norm and now those damn kids going out without a wig on took over must have been an interesting time. this means at
by konfusinomicon 3y ago
the transition from powdered wigs being the norm and now those damn kids going out without a wig on took over must have been an interesting time. this means at some point there was like 1 guy that held on to the fashion at the very end. not yielding to the new norm for the sake of morals and civility! his wig buried with him. and then no more wigs
- smsm42 3y agoDon't English lawyers still wear the wigs?
- gattilorenz 3y agoNot outside court, I imagine.
- ojhughes 3y agoOnly silk lawyers (King’s Counsel) wear a wig
- lawtalkinghuman 3y agoCourt dress isn't based on seniority—it is based on which court you're in. If you're working in criminal practice, it's pretty routine. If you're doing civil or commercial work, it's not quite as frequent. Current court dress guidance from the BSB: https://www.barcouncilethics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Bar-Council_Guide-on-Court-Dress_July-2020-2.pdf https://www.barcouncilethics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/1...
- crazygringo 3y agoHa, you're right. I always thought the change from men's hats to no hats in the early 60's was strange enough. But from wigs to no wigs would have been way more extreme!
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, we've had a similar transition recently, with similar holdouts. See hats; they were basically essential wear in the west for men, from working class up, at the start of the 20th century; by the end, hats as male formal-wear were largely seen as pretty eccentric. In the case of wigs, there were holdouts; barristers and judges in the former British empire have in many cases only really started abandoning them over the last two decades.