I feel like part of the problem there is that women generally wear short hair cuts just like men do, but it's not universally vice-versa. So, we get a hairstyle that both genders will wear well and another that many won't enjoy.

As for reusing gear designs, I couldn't care less. It's all dead and outdated vanity gear within a couple patch cycles, so getting variants on it doesn't bother me at all. But, then again, I think all the Zetas look terrible and never had any desire to get one, and am otherwise delighted that this is two patches in a row that my old favorites are getting dyable options.