7 Women Over 60 With Long Gray Hair, and How They Wear It on an Ordinary Day

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10/28/2026
7 Women Over 60 With Long Gray Hair, and How They Wear It on an Ordinary Day

My mom always said she’d go short once the last of the brown grew out, and my sisters bet on the month. This fall the brown finally disappeared, the first cold week came and went, and Mom never booked the haircut. Her gray now reaches her shoulders in one color. These 7 women over 60 kept their gray hair long, and their hairstyle choices are for ordinary days, not just for a photo.

A Model, Now 62, Who Promised Not to Cut or Dye Her Long Gray Hair

Caroline Labouchere, a British model who lives in Dubai, started modeling at 54. She is 62 now, and her silver hair still falls past her shoulders. In 2021, she posted this:

“Grey hair.
I am not going to cut it and I am not going to dye it.
I love it.”

At 66, Long Silver Hair and the White Coat She Stopped Saving

She posts her everyday looks on Instagram, and she signs some of them with her age.

“The white coat I never wore. Until now, that is. I am no longer saving it for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion! The sun is shining, what more does one need, right now. Hello spring!💚🌸
Still 66.”

“Long Hair for Any Age,” From a Model Over 60

She models in her 60s and tags her posts #over60model.

“Long hair for any age.
With the right natural light, my silvers are blooming.”

From the author:

At the salon, the long-haired gray clients were the quietest ones. They never asked for the roots and never asked for a chop. They asked for “a little off the ends” and sat very still while the stylist measured, as if one extra inch would cost them something. I understand it now. It took them years to grow.

She Decided to Grow Her Gray Hair Long at Nearly 67

Layla Soper is a mature model in her late 60s. These are her own words, reposted by the account @acertainvintage with credit to her.

“Embracing my grey hair has been so much more than hair colour. It literally has set me free in many ways. It started me on the path of self-love and acceptance. So I decided to grow and have long hair at nearly 67 years young. I have no regrets. Happy Sunday vibes everyone.”

71, Silver and Standing in the Golden Hour

She tags her posts #silverhair and #71.

“If wishes could make things happen, I’d wish for the golden hour sun on my face for every photo. 😉 Good lighting is just the best makeup and filter ever, right?”

How Dermatologists Say to Care for Long Hair

Long gray hair needs the same care as any long hair, just more of it. Among the American Academy of Dermatology’s tips for healthy hair is conditioner, which, in the academy’s words, “moisturizes and detangles your hair, and makes it easier to manage.”

Dermatologists also suggest combing wet hair with a wide-tooth comb instead of a brush, because hair is delicate when it’s wet, and limiting blow-drying and flat or curling irons, using low or medium heat and a heat-protecting product.

A Model at 62 Who Feels “Stronger and More Engaged”

She works as a silver-haired model in Melbourne and tagged this post #thisis62.

“‘All your life, you think 60 is ancient, and all of a sudden, you find you’re 60 and you don’t really feel that different.
I feel stronger and more engaged.
This is the best time of my life.’
Glenn Close

Absolutely my experience 🖤”

From the author:
Mom has a new Sunday routine now that the box dye is gone. She braids her hair after church and takes the braid out before dinner, just to see the waves. My sisters have stopped asking about the haircut. I think that was her plan all along.

Styling Tips for Gray Hair After 50, From Good Morning America

Good Morning America spoke with women who stopped coloring their hair, and expert Abby Haliti shared her tips for styling gray hair.

“‘GMA’ looks at women who are embracing their hair color and expert Abby Haliti shares tips to look glamorous while going gray.”

Three Months Into Her 70s, With a Road Trip Planned and the Wind in Her Hair

She turned 70 at the end of last year and posts under #thisis70.

“I’m a little amazed I’m already 3 months into my 70’s. It hasn’t changed the way I dress or my overall state of mind but it has made me more aware of all the things I still want to do. Like that trip down the coast in the South of France, and moving to New York City, working on then finishing my memoir.

Now that I finally have the car of my dreams, I want to take him on a road trip, while I sing to some perfect traveling tunes on the open road. Music turned up, sunroof open! What music do you play when you set yourself free and let the wind into your hair?”

The color changed for every woman on this list. The habits didn’t: a promise not to cut or dye it, the hair left down for a drive with the sunroof open. Mom says long hair was never about the color anyway. It was about having enough to braid.

Would you grow your gray hair long, or do you love it short? Tell us in the comments.

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