"In ancient Athens, female hairstyle was a distinctive symbol of status worn by women of high social rank and affluence when they appeared in public settings such as religious festivals." I've got the most wonderful thing to share with you today - it's a combination of art history, tradition, and merging today's students with reliving the historical past. The project? The Caryatid Hairstyling Project at Fairfield University, created by Dr. Katherine Schwab.