马毛似乎不算特别珍贵的材质，但将这些毛发用古老的工艺造型、缝纫、胶合，打造成假发并不便宜。一顶标准长度的法官假发售价超过3000美元（约合人民币2万元），而出庭律师佩戴的短假发也要花费500多美元（约合人民币3300元）。

假发为何开始流行？

Wigs may have fallen out of general men's fashion over the centuries, but when wigs first made their appearance in a courtroom, they were part and parcel of being a well-dressed professional.

在过去的几个世纪里，假发已经从普通男士时尚中消失了。但当假发第一次出现在法庭上时，它是专业人士的得体穿着中必不可少的一部分。

In the 17th century, only the elite wore powdered wigs made of horsehair. Those who couldn't afford the elite garb but wanted to look the part wore wigs made of hair from goats, spooled cotton or human corpses.

在17世纪，只有社会精英才能佩戴马毛制成的扑粉假发。而那些买不起又想要充样子的人，只能戴山羊毛、棉花或死人毛发制成的假发。

Wigs began to catch on in the late 16th century when an increasing number of people in Europe were contracting the STD. Without widespread treatment with antibiotics, people with syphilis were plagued by rashes, blindness, dementia, open sores and hair loss. The hair loss was particularly problematic in social circles.

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