Whenever I teach a unit about life in the 1700s, students invariably ask about the wigs worn by men at this time. This is especially the case when we watch a period movie. I tell the students about how wearing a wig was the fashion, like the skinny jeans or beards people wear today. And, I talk about how people were not too serious/efficient with their bathing and, as a result, premature baldness was rampant.
But, what really sparks interest and curiosity is when the students watch me put on my period wig. This is when history truly comes alive for them.