Hairnet

The oldest evidence of the hair net is from the 3300-year-old grave of a Danish girl dubbed the Egtved Girl; later examples are found in Ancient Greece Hairnets were worn from the 13th century onwards in Germany and England, and are shown in illustrations from this period, often worn with a wimple.

[2] Hairnets are part of normal attire for female horse riders, and are worn in most equestrian disciplines, including dressage, eventing, show jumping, and hunting.

Organizations such as the Pony Club encourage their young members to become accustomed to wearing hairnets when around horses, not only to ensure a neat and elegant appearance, but also to eliminate any danger of scalping, should the rider fall off and the horse tread on loose hair.

Ballet dancers typically wear a bun at the crown of the head covered in a fine hairnet.Ena Sharples, a character in the UK soap opera Coronation Street between 1960 and 1980, was famous for wearing a hairnet;[citation needed] the original hairnet was brought in by the character's actress, Violet Carson, to stop the make-up women from altering her hair.

Female gang members in the United States and Mexico may wear hair coverings as part of their uniforms.