History of the Siamese and Snowshoe
Traditional Siamese
The Siamese breed has been around for a very long time. Over the years there has been 3 different styles. The first one is the traditional also known as applehead. This style is the closest look to the original Siamese. This style has a round faces, muscular, heavy bodies.
The second style is classic Siamese or old- fashioned. This style is the in between look of the modern and the traditional styles. This style generally has longer slimmer bodies than the appleheads. They also have more of a triangular faces when compared to the traditional/appleheads.
The last style is the modern or wedge heads that you see today. This style is long and thin all over, with long thin bodies, necks and tails and sharply triangular heads with large ears. They also have longer muzzles and a straighter nose than the two previous types of Siamese cats.