Her free hand went up to the heavy chignon that hung uncertainly beneath her bonnet—a gesture of coquetry which she told herself she despised.
Hurriedly and without changing her dress she had her hair done up and stuck white roses in her chignon and at her bosom.
Standing up with his hands on the back of her chair he saw the teeth of her comb that bit into her chignon.
The back division is combed back, and after being twisted into a compact mass, is tied in a chignon upon the crown of the head.
The hair was dressed with detached curls, four each side of the neck and a floating chignon behind.
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The brilliant gold color became more subdued in tone, and even the style changed, her hair being pulled back severely into a heavy braidedchignon.
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Her hair is wavy and parted, gathered at the back in achignon.
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When ladies stick the "dwikkoji" in theirchignon, it functions as jewelry adorning their hair.
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She was also forced to cut her 22-inch hair into a shorterchignon.
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That same year, he originated thechignonas art form, with different twists on the classic style.
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Their hair is parted in the middle, plaited and tied into achignonjust above the nape.
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Short, straight hairstyles were popular among common folk; thechignonwas typically reserved for royalty.
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Her hair is tied in achignonwith a purple ribbon, and her face and dress are lit from the front, casting a shadow in the wall behind her.
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Its main purpose is to pin thechignonin place, but it also serves as ornamentation, and it has different usages or names according to its material or shape.
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