Three Final Designs

I had to create three designs for my final piece, and then choose my favourite, get it some final touches, & then give it to my stylist partner. These are the sketches that I created;

Design No.1

 This is my first design. I anted to create a distant heart shape padding that would sit on the front , either side of the head. I wanted these to be very big & messy, I explained it to be like a bird's nest. I also wanted the hairline to be lined with little red fabric flowers for decoration as there is always some sort of decoration in the Elizabethans hair. At the back of the head, I wanted the hair to be part wiggle plait, part curled, leading into a low plait at the bottom of the head. However, I want this to be turned up onto itself and pinned to the head so the end of the plait is at the top of the head, leading into the padding. 

Design No.2

For my second design. I wanted to keep to same front but to slightly bring the padding closer together so its got a small dip in the middle making it a more subtle heart shaped padded front. I wanted to try a different style at the back of the head, so i created a two dutch plaits going down the head & joining at the bottom. However, I want a ribbon to be weaved through it like a corset & finishing at the end in a, what I call, sweetheart bow. 

Design No.3

My third, and final design, involved a large, rounded padding at the front of the head that covers the entire head in one. I'd rather this than two separate padding's because they still create that heart shaped dip in the middle of the hair. This would have frizzing covering the top over the padding along with a little backcomb in the padding section of the hair to give it that extra lift. Instead of the hair from the padding being tucked under, like it normally would be, it would flow down the the back of the hair which is all ringlet curls. For a final decoration, I would get a small pearl necklace & have it dipping into the forehead with the point & flowing into the back of the hair.