# Can older women dress young? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359 "2022-08-25T22:41:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359/33 "2022-08-26T17:53:05Z")
> [@Bootb](#): > > I never understood the idea (which thankfully, is finally falling by the wayside) that old women should have short hair. It’s like those women gave up on their femininity. Long hair looks good whether it’s colored, gray, or white. Some women go to short hair because as they age it’s easier for them to take care of. Or because a shorter cut gives more volume to thinning hair. Or because they want to switch up their style. Or because whatever reason they want. NONE of these things takes away from a woman’s femininity and it’s pretty sexist to suggest a woman with short hair is any less feminine than a woman with longer hair, or that anyone “gave” up any femininity just because of their hair. I don’t see anyone in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-shaved-head-and-full-beard-are-you-a-fan/970344/42) talking about men giving up their manliness by shaving their heads. Or even suggesting that hair - on the scalp or on the face - is an indicator of manliness. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359)._