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a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
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For all the variety of wigs, poses, and clothes, Warhol appears tightlipped and reserved, almost wary.
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The production didn’t even have enough money for wigs, so hair and makeup artist Kat Morgan used clay to dye Ronan’s hair the different hues that help distinguish the story’s timelines.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Harper asks if there are any corporate big-wigs and what the seating chart’s like.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
What exactly are lace front wigs and which type is the most realistic?
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
But now, wigs are a fashion statement.
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
What’s the main quality difference between synthetic and human hair wigs?
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
There were conversations about wigs and extensions.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Was that always going to be your character’s look, or were there conversations about wigs and extensions?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The production didn’t even have enough money for wigs, so hair and makeup artist Kat Morgan used clay to dye Ronan’s hair the different hues that help distinguish the story’s timelines.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Harper asks if there are any corporate big-wigs and what the seating chart’s like.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
What exactly are lace front wigs and which type is the most realistic?
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
But now, wigs are a fashion statement.
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
What’s the main quality difference between synthetic and human hair wigs?
—Kedean Smith, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
There were conversations about wigs and extensions.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Was that always going to be your character’s look, or were there conversations about wigs and extensions?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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