Hmmm...most of the silver-haired people I knew as a kid had long hair - but they always wore it up.

I think what I see changing is that it's acceptable to have longer grey/white/silver hair and be something other than the crazy old lady living in the creepy house at the end of the block.  More "professional" women are keeping their grey rather than covering it, and they're not super old, just older.....

My mother was 45 when she first colored her hair - and she was over 75% grey.  Personally, I liked it better before she colored it.  Her stylist dyed it all to match her natural color (medium brown), which wasn't bad, but then went back and put highlights in.  The highlights were lighter than they should have been, and there was too much of them - so instead of being 75% grey, she was 75% fake blonde.  At least when it was grey, it looked like it fit her.

My grand-grandmother wore her hair waistlong until she died- braided and then updone in a bun. But my grandmother and nearby every older woman I know have short hair. They find it beeing more easy- care. But I think this is the opinion of many women indipendent of their age. Most of my girlfriends (and we are all in our early twenties) do not want to invest their time into hair care. Instead they invest their time in complex blow-dry styles  

I don't know ANY older women with long hair. I'm the only person I know with long hair, apart from my aunt who is only in her late 20's. And it's permed at the bottom, and she highlights it, so it's not very healthy. My mother's is short and layered, and my grandmother's both have extremely short hair, but that's only because it is thin now and doesn't grow much longer than shoulder length. I've never seen long silver hair! But I think it would look just gorgeous. Don't let other people decide how you wear your hair. As I read on the TLHS website, if someone tells you to cut your hair off, this particular woman likes to say, "Why? Do you want some?" 

I think anyone of any age could have long hair, as lng as it's taken care of.
If older people couldn't have long hair, why does it keep growing?!?! Long hair makes people look younger too!

There are so many do's and don'ts in this world that  people try to impose on each other...Certain laws are necessary but rules about who should and shouldn't have long hair is just silly!!!  I don't pan on ever cutting my hair unless there comes a time in my life that my health determines that I can no longer keep it....I am looking forward to having a beautiful long white braid in the future no matter what "society" has to say!

ginny

My Mom and my grandmother both have short permed hair...I just don't see it happening with me.

I know I'm still young, but I don't think that I'll ever want to cut my hair either! But it's hereditary that my family's hair goes white really quickly, my mother had to start dyeing her hair in her late 20's - early 30's. I'll have to see if I want a white braid that young!

Why do they *perm* their hair when it's short and white?

Oh now I get it! Well luckily my hair is quite thick. My mother's hair is flat and dead straight when it's long and she hates it, which is why she cut it and layered it. Well I guess that short perm suits some people ... but certainly not me! Short hair doesn't suit my face and is so much harder to take care of!

I left my hair down today and it looked so nice and long