# Now I know why women . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157 "2003-05-09T17:47:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/1 "2003-05-09T17:47:17Z")
almost always grow out their hair for their weddings. I have kinda short hair, in fact, most would call it short. OK fine, except I cannot find any sort of veil to wear that doesn’t look completely LAME on my head. Now that’s partly because I don’t look good in very many hats, but it’s also mostly because veils seem to be designed for long hair. Which I do not have. So tell me, those of you who’ve done the veil thingy and had short hair at the time, what did you do? Where did you find a veil you liked that didn’t make you look like the Statue of Liberty or Mickey Mouse in tulle? ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/2 "2003-05-09T17:55:47Z")
Do you _have_ to wear a veil? How about a nice little tiara or crown of flowers or, depending upon how you’re dressing, a short simple veil? I think [this gal](http://www.sun-ink.com/Jerraldine%20pages/loid&sabina/lns03.jpg) looks awfully cute . . . ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/3 "2003-05-09T18:02:29Z")
Well I’d really _like_ to wear a veil. I’m not going with a blusher and I don’t want to wear a really long one, but I would like to wear a veil. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/4 "2003-05-09T18:04:25Z")
Then there’s [this lady](http://www.audrey1.com/audreyimages/ah19z5.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/5 "2003-05-09T18:04:41Z")
I think tiaras are a wonderful idea, or you could look up some lace veils. I had a difficult time finding one that I liked even though I did grow out my hair. I ended up making my own. You can go to your local craft store, there are usually either kits or base pieces you can buy (barettes, tiaras, headband forms, etc.) to make your own fairly cheap, and likely you’ll be happier with something you design yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/6 "2003-05-09T18:06:40Z")
**Ethilrist** – that link didn’t work for me alas. ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/7 "2003-05-09T18:06:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by auntie em \* > How about a nice little tiara or crown of flowers My thoughts exactly. Short hair always looks lovely with a garland of flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/8 "2003-05-09T18:10:13Z")
Whoops. Go to [www.audrey1.com](http://www.audrey1.com), go into the picture gallery, select gallery 1, and it’s in the next to last row, next to last column, a picture of Audrey Hepburn in a wedding dress with veil. Rowr! ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/9 "2003-05-09T18:10:46Z")
Ooooh…found some neat veils at [Isadora Veils](http://www.isadoras.com/bridal/veils.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/10 "2003-05-09T18:15:17Z")
Wow, Audrey looks fabulous in that. And those are cool veils, XJETGIRLX, very cool indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/11 "2003-05-09T18:15:37Z")
_Isadora Veils?!_ Yikes—stay away from convertible sportscars! ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-women/174157/12 "2003-05-09T19:00:09Z")
But, **Eve** did you go to the link? I totally thought of you the minute I saw those two veils on the home page. Especially the '20’s veil.