Art of Wigs

Losing your hair, whether it is from chemotherapy or other conditions, can be traumatic.

Especially for women who wear their hair like a crown, it can be a big part of their confidence.

To help women regain that confidence, a local wigmaker offers custom wigs made from real human hair.

Stephanie Caillabet worked in the Hollywood film industry for 14 years, building wigs and doing makeup for movies and shows as popular as the HBO series Six Feet Under.

She was all but retired when she got a call to make a wig for well-known Texas lobbyist Andrea McWilliams.

The moment she put the wig on Andrea's head her heart strings were pulled.




"It was overwhelming because it was just so intensely beautiful," Caillabet said. "When I saw what it did for her, I just couldn't do anything else."

Since 2004, she has been making custom wigs in central Texas for women who've gone through chemotherapy, or have lost their hair due to other conditions.

It takes 120 working hours to make just one wig.

Caillabet buys real human hair from a company but sometimes people donate hair to her. She not only makes full wigs, but partial wigs for people who've only lost some of their hair. Prices for the wigs vary.

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