Hairstyles For Royalty..Part 1 (Egptian Royalty hairstyle - Cleopatra)

Throughout history, women seeking new hairstyles have found inspiration in the tresses worn by people described as royal. From Ancient Egypt to modern Britain, hairstyles worn by queens and princesses have appeared in the general population. Whether short or long, straight or curly, royalty hairstyles continue to influence modern women.

Egyptian Royalty Hairstyle

• Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, lived more than 2,000 years ago, yet her royal hairstyle lives on in modern times. Upon Cleopatra's death on August 12, 30 BC, the Roman emperor Octavius ordered all her images destroyed. Nevertheless, surviving coins and statues with her image escaped destruction, and are displayed in the British Museum and the Egyptian Museum. Those images show two distinct styles.
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  On coins, Cleopatra's hair is pulled back into a bun, following the Greek fashion and her Ptolemaic Greek origins. In statues, she is shown with a shoulder-length blunt cut most closely associated with her. Her blunt-cut tresses reflected Cleopatra's devotion to Egypt. The Cleopatra hairstyle adapted for modern use is shoulder length, or slightly longer, with wide bangs cut straight across. Elizabeth Taylor wore her hair this way for the film, "Cleopatra."