Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Coiffure

A hairstyle that referred to the period of the French Directory during the French Revolution became popular in England c. 1810. This hairstyle had several names:
  1. à la victime
  2. à la Guillotine
  3. à la Titus
  4. à la Brutus
  5. à la Caracalla
After the French Revolution, perukes reminded too much of the aristocracy, and were abandoned, replaced by very short hairstyles. Short at the front, the sides, and the back of the head. Three examples follow.
  1. à la victime: female
  2. à la victime: male
  3. à la Titus: female

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