Hairpiece

Abstract

A hairpiece is disclosed having a front portion and a back portion, the back portion being sewn with hair as in a conventional wig, and the front portion being stitched with stands of hair, such that it looks as if the hair strands are rooted in the front portion in single strands. Preferably, the front portion is made of polyurethane and is translucent to allow the natural skin color of the wearer to show through.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of hairpieces. More specifically, the present invention relates to wigs.BACKGROUND[0002]Wigs are basically caps woven or sewn with real or artificial hair and which are to be worn on the head of a person, to conceal baldness or to change one's hairstyle immediately, such as in disguise or acting.[0003]To mimic a real head of hair, the bulk of the hair on wigs is sewn to be parted according to natural hair patterns. However, the choice of hairstyles is limited as the fringe of the wig must essentially cover the wig's hairline. This is because the underlying structure of a wig is a lace cap and the front part of the lace cap which lies on the forehead of the wearer defines a relatively straight hairline along the forehead, which looks unnatural if exposed. In contrast, a natural hairline tends to be wavy, meandering a couple of times along the forehead.[0004]Furthermore, a wig, particularly a full wig, is sometimes...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The invention therefore makes it possible to provide a wig having a front portion which looks and behaves like natural hairline, without a mass of hair sewn or attached onto the front portion in an unorganized or entangled mess. Such a wig allows the user to brush or comb the fringe of the wig back over his head, or even to tie the fringe hair with the rest of the hair of the wig into a bun or to simply clip the hair back, and yet does not show an unnatural hairline. Furthermore, the invention also makes it possible for the wearer to use hair products such as gel or mousse to style the hair at the fringe wig any way he desires and expose the hairline.

[0013]The lace portion may be sewn, woven or otherwise attached with hair without looking unnatural, since only the wig fringe and the hairline at the front portion is likely to be subjected to observer scrutiny. This allows a large part of the hairpiece to be mass produced despite the finer work to produce the more natural hairline. Also, the lace portion allows the head of the wearer to breathe and this in turn allows use of a denser material for the front portion without causing much discomfort for the wearer.

Problems solved by technology

However, the choice of hairstyles is limited as the fringe of the wig must essentially cover the wig's hairline.

Unfortunately, this effect is not reproducible in a wig.

Machine sewing is a relatively crude method of attaching hair to the lace cap, and produces an ugly thick mass of entangled hair at the hairline.

This thick mass of hair casts a heavy shadow on the forehead of the wearer, creating unnatural look.

Thus, hairstyles available in full wigs are limited to those having a full fringe to cover the ugly hairline and the fringe cannot be combed back or brushed back over the wearer's head to avoid exposing the unnatural hairline.

In any case, the unsightly weft portions at the root of the hair will be exposed if the hair is combed back, which is undesirable.

This motivates wig-makers to live with designing full wigs having long fringes to maintain mass-producibility, and not to improve the technology.

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