Hats

honeychile · #1 03-14-2006, 12:18 AM

We discuss shoes, handbags, and other accessories - so, what do y'all think about hats? Do you just like the baseball cap or other informal style, or do you splurge on a dressy hat for a formal wedding or luncheon? How much do you consider a "splurge", and where do you like to get them?

I wear the occasional formal hat because I just love the look and have the right face/head shape for one. Okay, I was also a hat model for a while in college, but those were antique hats.

Do you (ladies) find hats silly, or if the hat is a somewhat normal or conservative style, do you find yourself thinking, "Hmmm...."?

AchtungBaby80 · #2 03-14-2006, 07:48 AM

I have three antique hats (1950s era), a straw cowboy hat, and a couple baseball caps, but I rarely wear any of them. I'd say I probably get the most use out of the baseball caps because I like to wear them to the pool in the summer. I think you really have to have the right face shape or something, like you were talking about, to look great in a hat...and unfortunately, I don't have it.

AlphaFrog · #3 03-14-2006, 08:16 AM

I have a few black felt cowboy hats from high school when I used to go line dancing every weekend. (Until that bar go so crowded it was ridiculous.) I think I pulled them off well...I have a Sr. picture with it on.

Formal hats don't look right on me. Baseball caps are OK, but I have to have my hair pulled through the back, or it won't fit.

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #4 03-14-2006, 09:08 AM

I *hate* seeing baseball caps on girls (excepting, obviously, baseball games, girls running, the pool - places where the cap is serving an obvious purpose.)

To me it just says, "I gave up on trying to look presentable."

Kind of like sweatpants. Great when you're sweating! Not so great other times.

kddani · #5 03-14-2006, 09:11 AM

I have a big head, so I have a hard time getting hats to fit me, lol.

I've been told that I look good in a baseball cap, but its a very very rare occasion that I wear one, usually only to a sporting event.

Aside from winter hats when it's cold, I rarely see young women in hats. I think they've just gone out of style.

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #6 03-14-2006, 09:17 AM

Maybe this is a good opportunity to discuss the pink baseball cap thing.

GeekyPenguin · #7 03-14-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Maybe this is a good opportunity to discuss the pink baseball cap thing.

Ech.

I have a couple baseball hats, which I usually wear for things like playing baseball or working out. I do admit to wearing them on occasion for a late-night grocery run or days when I really oversleep and won't make it to class, but that's about it.

I have about 10,000 winter hats, but with the weather up here, we've started just leaving ours on for class.

Dionysus · #8 03-14-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Ech.

I have a couple baseball hats, which I usually wear for things like playing baseball or working out. I do admit to wearing them on occasion for a late-night grocery run or days when I really oversleep and won't make it to class, but that's about it.

I have about 10,000 winter hats, but with the weather up here, we've started just leaving ours on for class.

Same here.

pinkiebell1001 · #9 03-14-2006, 10:39 AM

Eh...Im not a hat fan at all- my sister always used to try and get me to wear them, since she claimed they looked cute on me, but eh...I just think they look trashy, unless it's at like a baseball game or whatnot. I like some of the antique hats, but I would never ever wear them-seems like they'd get in the way!

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #10 03-14-2006, 10:52 AM

Hats at baseball games are totally acceptable.

Unless they're pink.

wrigley · #11 03-14-2006, 10:57 AM

Sometimes baseball caps are a nice alternative when having a bad day. I thought the pink baseball caps had to do with raising funds for breast cancer.

Hats are not at all silly. You lose a certain percentage of heat if you don't wear a hat in cold weather.

I felt I was born in the wrong era. It's great to see an outfit with a coordinated hat and gloves. Good hat pins are hard to find.I've gotten some hats from department stores. It's all about the proper fit and how it flatters your face.

It's funny when Hollywood has a hat trend, certain styles are not flattering for everyone.

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #12 03-14-2006, 10:58 AM

We're not talking about knit hats you wear in the snow here.

Lil' Hannah · #13 03-14-2006, 11:08 AM

I have a few different types of hats but don't wear them very often. I'll wear one of those floppy fishermen's hats at the beach, and I have a wide-brimmed straw hat that I wear to horse races. And of course knit caps in the winter and the occasional baseball cap if I run to the store. I never really got into those Kangol hats or the J.Lo hats or whatever, I don't think I could pull them off.

Dionysus · #14 03-14-2006, 11:08 AM

Maybe this is a regional thing. I see girls wear baseball caps all the time around here, and they aren't considered as trashy.

Peaches-n-Cream · #15 03-14-2006, 11:27 AM

I wear hats in the winter to stay warm and in the summer to keep the sun out of my eyes. My cousins in Europe wear hats to church and special occasions like weddings. I like hats. I wish I had more opportunities to wear them. Maybe I should go to the Kentucky Derby or the Easter Parade.