A number of celebrities, including Dolly Parton and Raquel Welch have popularized wigs. Cher old-fashioned worn all kinds of wigs in the last 40 years- from blonde to black, and frizzed to straight. They may also be worn for fun as allotment of florid dress (costume wearing), when they can be of outlandish colour or factitious from tinsel. They are quite commonplace at Halloween, when "rubber wigs" (solid bald cap-like hats, shaped like hair), are sold at some stores.

In July 2007, judges in New South Wales, Australia Wigs voted to discontinue to wearing of wigs in the NSW Court of Appeal. Modish Zealand lawyers and judges have ceased to wear wigs except for special ceremonial occasions such as openings of Parliament or the calling of newly qualified barristers to the bar.