Dara Torres
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Forum Name: Celebrity Hair Talk
Forum Description: The hair trials and tribulations of Celebrities
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Printed Date: December 29 2025 at 8:11am
Topic: Dara Torres
Posted By: Pixiefan
Subject: Dara Torres
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 1:43pm
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With 41 year old Dara Torres making the Olympic team will this send all the ladies to the barber chairs for short cuts?
Remember the effect Dororthy Hammil in '76 and Mary Lou Retton in '84 had. Lots and lots of hair hit the floor in an attempt to look like the Olympians.
"A great haircut is when more hair is on the cape than on your head"
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Posted By: bnbivi00
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 7:10pm
Both Dorothy and Mary Lou were fairly young so that style appealed to the younger generation. Dara is older so I doubt many teens, college age, or post college women will be going to match her style.
I could see however older women in their 30s and 40s going for that shorter cut from the Pob. I am sure I will get a few of my clients that will want something like that because of her.... but her popularity because of the olympics won't match Mary Lou or Dorothy and NOTHING like the Pob. ------------- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained |
Pixiefan wrote:Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 4:28pm
 Dara is a stunner, but I think her haircut is only a little above average. I don't think, or hope, that her look will start a trend. Bob
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Posted By: HAWG
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 10:03pm
She's amazing; can't wait until the Olympics start.
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Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 11:25pm
She's on Leno now with a fresh, super-short cut.  Ugh. Not feeling it. Bob
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Posted By: Kramer
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 11:29pm
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Dara's hair is way shorter now than it was in those photos. Here she is getting interviewed by Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today Show."
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Dara-Torres--Matt-Lauer-Interview-On-Today-Show-2008-Olympics-And-PerformanceEnhancing-Drugs-Blog-10095 - http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Dara-Torres--Matt-Lauer-Interview-On-Today-Show-2008-Olympics-And-PerformanceEnhancing-Drugs-Blog-10095 ------------- Who has more fun than people? |
Posted By: Mike46019
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 12:32am
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Oh boy if you guys didn't post the pics before with her and her name I was thinking she looked like a guy. I'm sorry but that video I just saw that was the first thing that poped into mine mind. I hope I won't get band for this post. ------------- Few men are killed by the bayonet;many are scared by it.Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts.General George Patton Jr.,War As I Knew It,1947. |
Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 3:41pm
 Mike, I think it's partly Dara's muscularity that makes this cut flop. Muscles are a necessary part of this woman's extraordinary athletic build, accepted, but a softening with longer hair would help immensely. Most tennis and golf pros understand this today. Best, Bob
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Posted By: bnbivi00
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 4:43pm
Most Tennis and golf pros don't have to spend hours a day in chlorine and stuff all of their hair in a small, tight cap. Yes, she has muscles and while the hair might not perfectly suite her features, I think she is beautiful and would look good in about any style. ------------- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained |
Posted By: Curlyfan
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 8:31pm
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I'll bet when the Olympics are over and her need to feel aerodynamic is supplanted by a new need to feel feminine and mothering, she'll grow it out to her shoulders or so. ------------- Your hair is your best accessory; wear it with STYLE! |