She wasn't just "a slave to her hair", as she said, but she was hyperfocused on many other things as well. She'd sleep with raw meat on her face to try to prevent ageing, had anorexia nervosa and compulsively over exercised on a daily basis to be as thin as she possibly could. Her husband's mother treated her disgracefully, and the empress became neurotic and obsessive over other aspects of her life to feel as though she had control over anything at all.
“The poet spoke as though her hair was alive and had a mind of its own.” Anyone with very thick curly hair (raises hand) will tell you that it absolutely does.
As a lobg hair fan, I've always been deeply envious of depictions of Sisi's hair. Mine is very thick, but very fine,so could never maintain that sort of style. Plus three weeks between washes is pushing it, for me.
@history_with_amy I think her hair might have been heavy due to cimplicated hairstyles and stress rather than just the length and thickness of the hair
