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Why did men wear wigs in colonial times?

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Why did men wear wigs in colonial times?

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Men wore wigs in Colonial times as a carry-over from imitating the British. It also served to cover a bald head or a head that had been shaved due to an infestation of lice. After the Revolutionary War, it served as a status symbol until well into the 19th century.

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