hair fashion

[wavyarms]

I know, I'm totally over-posting on LJ tonight, but I'm enjoying having an evening at home (which won't happen again for a week...ugh) and my VERY OWN STUDIO with a WORKING INTERNET CONNECTION.

*ahem* Sorry to holler.

Anyways, I have a fashion question. I have so far at school (both the middle school where I subbed, and the high school where I am permanently) avoided wearing my hair down - it's always been up in a bun, or at least back in a braid. I sort of feel that having my hair down is unprofessional. Am I crazy? I just feel that b/c it's quite blond, and quite long, it's sort of going "Look at me!" when I wear it down, and I don't really want to do that when I'm working. Also, I worry about differentiating myself from the high school students - I am totally waiting for the day when I get stopped in the hall and asked for my pass.

Thoughts? Should I keep on with this habit, or am I full of it?

Comments

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

Yes, technically, there is some guidelines to this situation that I used to "follow" when I worked at a bank. Basically, women's hair should neither be too short or too long. Shoulder length +/- 2" is a good guideline. I was not hip to this for a long time, since I had a crew cut. Imagine a baby emu in a wool suit.

That said, you don't work in a bank. You work as a teacher. As long as your hair is clean, neat, brushed, and not completely out of control, then you are going to be OK. If you would like to let your hair go out of control, I am sorry to say that you will have to get a PhD in Math and start teaching college.

[scottahill.livejournal.com]

...or physics. My mom constantly nags me about my hair being too long (and yes, I am 31); she just does not understand what physicists are supposed to look like! :)

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

I continually get it wrong as an engineer. In my life in NM, I am moderately well dressed, in the sense that my hair gets somewhat regular hair cuts and at times wear dresses. In my current life as a DC temporary worker, the other engineers find the flip flops a bit unusual.