Lovelock (hair)

Charles I in Three Positions, also known as the Triple portrait of Charles I by Sir Antony van Dyck in the Royal Collection. The views on the right show Charles' lovelock

A Lovelock was popular amongst European "men of fashion" from the end of the 16th century until well into the 17th century. The lovelock was a long lock of hair, often plaited (braided) and made to rest over the left shoulder (the heart side) to show devotion to a loved one.[1]

  1. ^ Hall 2008, p. 278.