Editing Hairstyle (section)

===Social class===
Upper-class people have always used their hairstyles to signal wealth and status. Wealthy Roman women wore complex hairstyles that needed the labours of several people to maintain them,<ref>{{cite book|last=Winter|first=Bruce W.|title=Roman wives, Roman widows: the appearance of new women and the Pauline communities|year=2003|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-8028-4971-7|page=104}}</ref> and rich people have also often chosen hairstyles that restricted or burdened their movement, making it obvious that they did not need to work.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ofek|first=Galia|title=Representations of hair in Victorian literature and culture|year=2009|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=978-0-7546-6161-0|page=2}}</ref> Wealthy people's hairstyles used to be at the cutting edge of fashion, setting the styles for the less wealthy. But today, the wealthy are generally observed to wear their hair in conservative styles that date back decades prior.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fussell|first=Paul|title=Class: A Guide Through the American Status System|year=1992|publisher=Touchstone|isbn=978-0-671-79225-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/class00paul/page/54 54]|url=https://archive.org/details/class00paul/page/54}}</ref>

Middle-class hairstyles tend to be understated and professional. Middle-class people aspire to have their hair look healthy and natural, implying that they have the resources to live a healthy lifestyle and take good care of themselves.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

European-influenced working-class people's haircuts have tended to be somewhat simple. Working-class men have often shaved their heads or worn their hair close-cropped. While working-class women typically with long hair often have their hair cinched back away from their faces and secured on their scalp.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}