Wigs

Wigs were a common type of head item in Club Penguin that resembled various hairstyles. They were introduced in October 2007 (aside from the Clown Hair) and were originally primarily sold in the Big Wigs catalog, but were sometimes sold in the Costume Trunk as well. In January 2009, Big Wigs was discontinued and wigs became available in other catalogs, predominantly the Penguin Style catalog. Over 500 wigs were released in Club Penguin.

For all wigs in list form, see Category:Wigs. For the items in gallery form, see Wigs/Gallery. Due to containing hundreds of images, the gallery may take time to load.

History[]

Real-life; pre-release[]

Most information is paraphrased from the first section of the video "5 Things I Didn't Want in Club Penguin (but got in the game anyway)".

Since Club Penguin launched, "hair" for penguins was a popular request from players. Screenhog, who was in charge of creating clothing items in the early years, was opposed to this, as he thought it "humanized penguins too much", and no hair-like items were made for a while. In October 2006, Screenhog made the Clown Hair, the first wig released in the game, partially as a way to curb requests for hair, although the requests continued.

After two years of both players and fellow Club Penguin staff members asking for hair, Screenhog gave in, under a few conditions:

They would be referred to as wigs and not hair, to make it clear it was clothing and not natural hair.
They would primarily look "outlandish and silly" (likely referring to early wigs such as The Rocker or The Beekeeper) to less resemble typical hairstyles.
There would be a vote in the Club Penguin Times for players to decide if they really wanted wigs or not.

In-game[]

CPT106 page 3 — The vote for whether wigs would stay or not

Following Screenhog finally allowing for wigs to be included in the game, they were first hinted at in-game in issue 103 of the Club Penguin Times as "mystery fashion" that clothing designers were working on. The first edition of the Big Wigs catalog was released the following week in early October 2007, containing the first few wigs beyond the Clown Hair. Towards the end of the month, a vote was held in issue 106 of the Club Penguin Times from October 25-31 to decide if more wigs should be released or not. The vote ended with the majority being in favor of wigs, and many more were released over the years.

At first, wigs were exclusively sold in the Big Wigs catalog, which updated every few months, although some would later be sold in the Costume Trunk as part of play characters' costumes. The final edition of the Big Wigs catalog was released in November 2008, and the catalog was removed in January 2009, and wigs since appeared in other catalogs as well, primarily Penguin Style.

On January 30, 2013, the original mannequin head for wigs' icons (and some other head/face items) was changed from a generic oval with a nose to a penguin head, although a few wigs' icons did not change (listed in trivia section below).

Trivia[]

According to issue 117 of the Club Penguin Times, wigs were made of synthetic fibers.
Even after the mannequin head for wig icons was changed in January 2013, some wigs did not have their icon changed. This included:
- The Sidetied's unlockable version
- The Reverie and The Funktastic - both were added to the game files in mid-2012 but were not available until May 2013, after the icon change, and their icons were not updated
Some non-wig items with mannequin heads were unchanged as well:
- Eyebrows/eyes: Big Brow, Butler Brow, Mystic Makeup, Old Maid Makeup, Cat Eyes, Biggest Brow
- Hoodies: Magenta Sunset Hoodie, Ocean Blue Hoodie, Neon Electro Hoodie, Color Splash Hoodie, Blue Hip Hop Hoodie, and Pink Hip Hop Hoodie
- Other: Squid Hug, The Tree Topper's unlockable version, Viking Beard, The Burly Beard, Comm Headset, Vampire Fangs, Prehistoric Tusks
Some wigs were inspired by the real-life hairstyles of Club Penguin staff members.^[1]
- The Tuft was inspired by Polo Field's hair.^[2]