Gretchen frisur
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The Gretchen frisur (German: Gretchenfrisur) is a women's hairstyle that was once popular with German women. It consists of the hair braided and piled atop the head.[1][2] In the English language, this hairstyle might be called a crown braid or a halo braid.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit]The style ("Gretchen hair") is named for Gretchen, Faust's love interest from the writing of Goethe.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Schur, Maxine Rose (March 2021). "My Cousin Fritz Was Married to a Nazi". Hadassah. Archived from the original on 2021-04-06.
Her blond hair was braided and piled atop her head in the German style called Gretchen frisur.
- ^ "Gretchenfrisur". NGZ-ONLINE.de (in German). Wortschatz Lexikon Uni Leipzig. 2011-01-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "How to Create a Pretty Crown Braid and a Half Crown Braid". Real Simple. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Brown, LeAnna (2022-02-25). "Trachten: The Traditional Outfits for Oktoberfest (And what to wear for Oktoberfest as a tourist)". WanderInGermany. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Names. State University College. 1957. p. 81 – via Google Books.
External links
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The dictionary definition of Gretchen frisur at Wiktionary
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