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The Gold Chignon
The Gold Chignon (French:Chignon d'or) is a 1916 French silent film directed by André Hugon and starring Mistinguett and Harry Baur.
Cast.
- Mistinguett as Mistinguett
- Harry Baur as Harry
Bibliography.
- Rège, Philippe. "Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1". Scarecrow Press, 2009.
formal dances, but the basic chignon is also worn for everyday casual wear.
History.
The chignon can be traced back to ancient Greece, where Athenian women commonly wore the style with gold or ivory handcrafted hairpins. Athenian men wore the style as well, but they fastened their chignons with a clasp of "golden grasshoppers", according to "The History of the Peloponnesian War", by Thucydides. The chignon was specific to Athens, as other city states, such as Sparta and Cyprus, had their own