Back in the 1960’s wearing hair was a fashion statement. A woman was not considered “with it” unless she was wearing a ‘fall’ or a ‘wig’. It was a time when women wore gloves when they went to a hockey game (and a man wore a suit). It was round about then that my mother, Emma Suba, created what my father named The Postiche. This was a small hairpiece that gave a...

Most women have no idea that the postiche even exists. The few who do know call it by its modern name, the "topper". But its been around since my mother invented it in the '60's (my father named it, sorry).

A postiche, also called a topper, is a small hair system or hair piece that clips into your own hair to give your hair more fullness and coverage. It can be ver small so as just to fill in your bangs, or larger if you have more acute hair loss. The postiche sits on top of your own hair and is secured with ‘comb clips’ which snap on some of...

If you are a woman suffering from thinning hair this postiche (or topper) is one of my most successful designs. Continental Hair has been working and re-working this wonderful hair addition for over forty years. The two things that make it special? Beautiful hair and not too much of it. This makes sure that it gives you a natural look without being “wiggy.” Virgin European Hair Most hair additions or...

Dear Diary, It was very funny today. I had a very nice lady come in with her daughter. Our receptionist, Elfi, saw that she was not in our data base so decided that she must be a new client. But when I went to the front to greet her I thought she looked familiar. When she was settled in I asked if she had been here before. She said yes...