Hi... not being flippant with you but [Toplace] `` hair-is-hair`` ..the length of it is irrelevant in terms of quality etc. You say you`ve seen an old system and the hair was lifeless etc... that will happen to any hair system in the long-term...due to oxidation/sun-exposure/washings etc.... I have just received my latest system and took pics, including close-up of the front hairline etc...I`ll post them in a new thread later today...Toplace hair is not given the acid-bath treatment which leads to stripping off of the cuticle material and leads to coarseness and the hair feeling like horse-hair [I have worn such a system -courtesy of a `Salon`-and it was shocking] .... all Toplace hair comes with a standard 6-inch hair length unless you specify shorter... longer hair [as you`d like to wear] costs more so you`d have to contact John for a price on that... I hope that helps a bit...cheers, Paul.