The real reason European royals wore powdered wigs is more embarrassing than you think
European royalty's elaborate wigs, once a symbol of status, surprisingly originated from a desperate attempt to conceal the devastating effects of a syphilis epidemic in the 16th century.
European royalty's elaborate wigs, once a symbol of status, surprisingly originated from a desperate attempt to conceal the devastating effects of a syphilis epidemic in the 16th century.
