More and more women seem to be sporting long, luscious manes. Our critic offers some possible explanations along with a brief history of hair. By Vanessa Friedman It is true that we are in a Rapunzel ...

There’s a certain narrative women over 60 have been fed for decades that once you reach a "certain age," it’s time to chop off all your gorgeous locks. But hair—at any age—is more than just something ...

For generations, conventional wisdom dictated that women of a certain age should opt for shorter hairstyles. These outdated beauty standards suggested that long locks were the exclusive domain of ...