Tier Ranking : Historical accuracy vs relatability in period drama hairstyles

What makes a good hairstyle in historical TV and movies : Historical accuracy? Relatable aesthetics? As a fashion historian and former hairstylist, I have THOUGHTS. Brooklinen is having their Birthday Sale right now through May 3rd where you can get 25% off using my link https://bit.ly/SnappyDragon_BrooklinenApr23 . This video is kindly sponsored by Brooklinen. Period TV show and movie producers often need to balance historical accuracy with other things, like the hairstylist's vision, the costumes, the story, budget constraints, and a desire to create relatability to the characters. So, how can we just what makes "good" historical hair in movies and TV? I'll be tier ranking period drama hairstyles, looking at some of the most iconic and memorable hairstyles on the screen and examining how well they serve the story being told. Ultimately period dramas are pieces of art that need to balance a variety of elements to tell a compelling story. Hair and makeup choices, like all other aspects of production, serve a purpose beyond historical accuracy alone. It's a problem when period shows and movies play off of historical myths, like the idea that medieval people didn't wash! These Hollywood tropes are self-perpetuating problems. If a character's relatability depends on lazy visual tropes, or their hairstyle being familiar to the viewer, I have to question the writer's capacity to tell a compelling human story in a different period of time than the one we currently live in. Broo