She is one of the most sought-after wig makers and hairstylists among ultra-Orthodox women, who are required to cover their hair once they marry.

So she checked with her wig maker.

Mr. Dixon, 39, is a hairdresser by trade but a wig maker by preference.

His moment of blossoming, from being simply a hairdresser to being a wig maker to the stars, came in 1980.

Three dressmakers, a boot maker, a wig maker, and a jeweler.

The young wig maker said wearing his hairpiece gave him not just a sense of confidence, but also of anonymity.

The first false eyelashes were made of human hair woven through fine gauze by a local wig maker.

She had no particular interest in going to the bookstore, or the wig maker, or the stationer.

"You've come just in time to tell us the story about Konda-san the wig maker."

During a performance," the geisha went on, "a wig maker is always backstage to help with changes of costume.