Quote:Gavin: ... 2.) The Romani people also have mythological creatures called "Nivasi". They exist in male and female forms, but the female Nivasi are described as naked and with long hair and with red shoes, exactly as the VMS women (except: the red shoes):...
To me the length of the hair of the VMS nymphs appears to be meaningful. There appears to be a distinction between the ages of the nymphs, with the length of the hair being part of that. Long hair may also refer to specific people (as it frequently does in medieval illustrations). Many of the nymphs do not have long hair.