The older, the shorter

[Taki Soma]

My mom just cut her hair shorter, and although it looks very good on her, I realized that her hair keeps getting shorter and shorter as she gets older and the same trend goes to pretty much every older woman I know.

Why do you think they prefer the shorter styles? I once had a very short style in highschool and since I have straight hair, it took way more effort to make it look 'right', versus just shake my hair and go in the morning, if I really want to now with my long hair. So considering that, it can't be because it's lower maintenance, can it?

[Shepherd]

I always wondered this too. In Korea, it's even more striking (every older woman has the exact same perm), so I asked my girlfriend about it. She said that older women just feel they need to have a certain hair style.

I think it's really too bad because I always think it's really cool when you see an older woman with long hair.

R

[Gregory]

Less maintenance?

[wh park]

I'll go with maintenance factor as well.

[Gregory]

I'll go with maintenance factor as well.

I also susect older people are afraid long hair will make them look like they just escaped a medieval dungeon.

[Taki Soma]

I always wondered this too. In Korea, it's even more striking (every older woman has the exact same perm), so I asked my girlfriend about it. She said that older women just feel they need to have a certain hair style.

I think it's really too bad because I always think it's really cool when you see an older woman with long hair.

R
yea, like that mom from six feet under looks great with long hair.

[Taki Soma]

Less maintenance?
yea, but I said that I had a short cut once and it was way more maintenance than long hair in my experience.

[Taki Soma]

I also susect older people are afraid long hair will make them look like they just escaped a medieval dungeon.
who wouldn't want to look like a medieval dungeon escapee??????

who???????

[Gregory]

who wouldn't want to look like a medieval dungeon escapee??????

who???????

They'd be a shoo-in guest for Queer Eye for the Fugitive Serf.

[Shepherd]

yea, like that mom from six feet under looks great with long hair.

Absolutely. Whenever I see women like that I always think it's so cool. And I automatically think they're hippies, which is kind of cool too.

R

[Taki Soma]

Absolutely. Whenever I see women like that I always think it's so cool. And I automatically think they're hippies, which is kind of cool too.

R
hippies are cool? news to me... but anyway, yea I think they stand out in a good way when they have long hair.

[DrMachine]

testosterone

[Shepherd]

hippies are cool? news to me... but anyway, yea I think they stand out in a good way when they have long hair.

Not young hippies, but old hippie women are for some reason.

R

[PeterSparker]

To save money on hair dye. Less hair, less money = more for the slot machines. It's simple really.

[RickLM]

June Carter Cash always wore her hair long, even in to her 70s, and it looked good.

[The Human Target]

Also, they're losing their hair.

[Persevering Guy]

My mom just cut her hair shorter, and although it looks very good on her, I realized that her hair keeps getting shorter and shorter as she gets older and the same trend goes to pretty much every older woman I know.

Why do you think they prefer the shorter styles? I once had a very short style in highschool and since I have straight hair, it took way more effort to make it look 'right', versus just shake my hair and go in the morning, if I really want to now with my long hair. So considering that, it can't be because it's lower maintenance, can it?

because it thins out on top.

[Taki Soma]

testosterone
... huh... you might be right on the money.

[Taki Soma]

Not young hippies, but old hippie women are for some reason.

R
you're right. they are pretty damn cool.

[Taki Soma]

To save money on hair dye. Less hair, less money = more for the slot machines. It's simple really.
more frequent haircut = more money spent at the salon.

[greg donovan]

my grandma rarely cut her hair. it was very long and she always put it up in a bun.

[greg donovan]

who wouldn't want to look like a medieval dungeon escapee??????

who???????

i think i know what my next halloween costume will be.


mental note:

stop trimming beard and nails 'till halloween.

[Taki Soma]

Also, they're losing their hair.
ok, I agree with you there too... except that my mom has more hair than I do.

[Taki Soma]

my grandma rarely cut her hair. it was very long and she always put it up in a bun.
I bet she was stunning when she unpinned it to take baths or something.

[greg donovan]

I bet she was stunning when she unpinned it to take baths or something.

i loved my grandma. but she looked like yoda.

[greg donovan]

I bet she was stunning when she unpinned it to take baths or something.

she would let it down at night.

and thanks for the bath image. i wish we had a shudder emoticon 'cuz i would use it here.

[Taki Soma]

i loved my grandma. but she looked like yoda.
yoda with beautiful long hair? :surrend:

[greg donovan]

yoda with beautiful long hair? :surrend:
yep.

[Ryan Walsh]

Also, they're losing their hair.
I didn't want to be the one to say it, but yeah, odds are their scalps can't handle the weight of longer hair as easily. Too bad, too, the wizened wizard look is so in these days.