Height and Hair Length

**Annibelle** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:28 AM

I was thinking about my hair goals this morning and realized that maybe I should take my height into account. I definitely want to reach hip, but whether or not I go beyond that partially depends on if it would look right on me. I'm "short" (5'3", which I would consider average... but the rest of the world doesn't

), and I don't want my hair to weigh me down... how do you guys feel about long hair on shorties?

**jojo** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:30 AM

I think long hair looks lovely whatever your height, in fact I think it looks cute on shorter people.

**vanillabones** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:35 AM

I'm 5'3" as well and I agree it looks so cute on shorties! I love it. I personally only want to maintain hip-tbl length someday thought. And it's true it could end up making you look shorter say if you go past classic length, but that wouldn't matter because you'd have long beautiful hair! I want to wear mine down sometimes though so that wouldn't be for me, it's all up to you.

**Beatnik Guy** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Annibelle

and I don't want my hair to weigh me down

I think this is a spurious propaganda by people who don't like long hair. I don't think this ever happens (and I've seen very long hair on less that tall people).

**schweedie** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:45 AM

I'm only 5'2, and I've been wondering about this myself. But I think we can look good with long hair! Mine should be creeping up on waist now and I'll probably keep growing for another couple of inches, but almost certainly not past hip length - just for convenience's sake.

What can be both an upside and a downside is that we might reach the milestones quicker than someone who's taller (depending on how fast our hair grows, of course) - but waist length hair on me doesn't look as long as waist length hair on someone who's taller, which bugs me. *g*

**Annibelle** · May 22nd, 2011, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Beatnik Guy

I think this is a spurious propaganda by people who don't like long hair. I don't think this ever happens (and I've seen very long hair on less that tall people).

I like the way you think!

**nucleardelusion** · May 22nd, 2011, 09:05 AM

I'm 5'3"... and no one is taking away my princess/mermaid/vampire/belly dancer hair just because I'm short. I will yell.

**Theobroma** · May 22nd, 2011, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by nucleardelusion

I'm 5'3"... and no one is taking away my princess/mermaid/vampire/belly dancer hair just because I'm short. I will yell.

Best rejoinder ever.

**весна** · May 22nd, 2011, 10:27 AM

Don't pay attention to what others think. Long hair looks good on everybody (I have never seen anyone with long hair that I thought looked bad because of their height or anything of the sort, honestly). And, shorter people reach their goals much faster for which I envy them.