• MrEnitity@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    10 hours ago

    Some people can just wear anything. Flannel shirt, leather pants and Chuck Taylors? If you’re a scruffy musician, no one bats an eye. If I, on the other hand, wear anything other than a baseball cap, everyone loses their minds.

  • psycotica0@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    20 hours ago

    Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame, and noted hat wearer, said in a Q&A once that even he feels weird when trying out a new hat. Like, he wears hats all the time, but a different hat than one he’s used to feels awkward and “not like me”. And you just have to grow into it, because if you get through that then it starts feeling right instead.

    At least that’s what he claims, I don’t wear hats myself, besides a sunhat on a hike or paddle.

    I think this is the video I’m referencing (sorry for the YouTube link) but I can’t watch a video in my current situation, so I can’t verify. If it’s just some random video about hats, I’m sorry 😛

    • NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      19 hours ago

      I get that entirely. I have a specific style of hat that I started wearing to not get bald guy sunburns (I’ve been told it’s an “I call movies ‘films’” hat.), people know that hat on me, it just works with my head shape. I’m not a hat person, I’m a that hat person. Trying on any other type of hat makes me feel absolutely fucking ridiculous.

  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    21 hours ago

    There are many types of hats

    There are even many types of baseball hats

    You don’t know which ones look good on you until you try them all.

    Some of them may look dumb,

    But that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

  • BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    19·
    1 day ago

    Thats me with jewelry. I see dudes rocking bracelets and rings and looking good, all the time. I put one on? I feel fucking ridiculous.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    57·
    1 day ago

    I wear a beanie in the winter, and this hat in the summer. Both are clearly designed for their purpose and that relieves me of any concern that I “don’t know what I’m doing”.

  • Jankatarch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    Better than people seeing my hair and knowing I also don’t know what I am doing. It’s permanently in that awkward phase when growing long hair, and refuses to get any longer.

  • danekrae@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    1 day ago

    I would like a stetson in the summer to protect me from the sun, but I find myself thinking “attention seeking dufus” whenever I see a person wearing one here in Scandinavia.

    • Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      Just get one of those sun hats where things like ‘stylish’ were the very last thing the designers paid attention to, if they did at all. Either firm brim all around, or with the extra sun protecting floppy back, but somewhat excessive in the north: https://www.sundayafternoons.com/cdn/shop/files/adventure-hat-rivers-edge-front-SS26-DTC-2500px-Exclusive.jpg No one will think you’re an attention seeker, although some might think you are a bit of a dufus; most people might think you’ve had skin cancer. But whatcha gonna do, function over form!

      • danekrae@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        I can imagine myself wearing that and just ooze sexappeal.

        My dad actually had skin cancer on the top of his head, which is why I’m being careful and sweat sunscreen. It’s not a great look when walking out of a park…

        • vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.frFrançais
          1·
          23 hours ago

          I look like a dufus in mine but it’s treated against mosquitoes and doesn’t mind machine washes. Turns out stuff given to people to invade desert countries is actually designed to withstand harsh conditions.

    • thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I have a straw hat shaped kinda like a Stetson that I wear in the field for the same reason, but only there because I feel silly wearing it in public. I look like a cross between a fake cowpoke and Bob Belcher in his garden.

    • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      I have one. It’s great for the sun, and there are some of their hats that look great without coming off with Republican cowboy wannabe vibes.

      I’ve seriously gotten so many compliments from random people on it. They also have some that are weather proof and can be rolled up for travel. All wool. Amazing.

      Highly recommend.

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        I have an Indiana Jones hat that I got for Christmas a few years ago. It’s literally branded “Indiana Jones,” but if you didn’t know that it honestly just looks like a cool felt hat. I guess it’s technically a fedora, but not that kind of fedora. It rolls up and lays back out well again, too.

        Anyway, I moved to New Zealand at the beginning of the year, and if you don’t know, a hat to block the sun is like a survival requirement here. That’s what I had, so that’s what I started wearing. I think it looks pretty good. I haven’t had anyone roll their eyes at me or anything, at least.

    • WFH@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      I have a massive head too (7 3/4 or 62cm). The only hats that fit me are either fitted 59Fifty baseball caps (but not buyin American anymore) or XXL Flexfit caps which A) only come in basic polyester/cotton/elastane blend and solid colors so tough shit if you want fun colorways and/or technical materials and B) are super affordable and supremely comfortable.

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    The only time I don’t have a baseball cap on is when I’m home. Every day when I leave the house I put on a hat and down take it off until I’m home in the evening. Most people that aren’t close friends or family have never seen me without a hat before and I’ve had lots of people ask me what my hair even looks like. I think some people assume I’m balding or something but I just love having a hat on, I feel naked without it. It’s like a belt or watch, I need one on if I’m not home.

    • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I tend to procrastinate getting haircuts. No reason, I just think I’ll get one next week and next thing I know it’s been 6 months. Those last few months I’ll wear a hat to keep my hair out of my face. So if it wasn’t for hats I’d probably get my hair cut way more often lol.

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        9 hours ago

        I hate getting a haircut. No idea why, and it doesn’t matter who does it. Sometimes I go to a barber, sometimes my wife does it. Either way I hate getting it done. I still try to do it every 4-6 weeks or so.

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I didn’t really get the feeling, cause I will sometimes wear a hat when it’s super sunny, or I haven’t shaved my head in a few days and feeling lazy. But when you mentioned a watch, I got it. I can’t remember the last time I went out without one. It and some wood beads are the only jewelry I wear, and the beads are still kinda new so I sometimes forget and don’t feel any sort of way about them. But I feel strange without a watch on, I’ve been wearing interesting looking mechanical watches since I can remember.

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        19 hours ago

        Interesting looking mechanical watches are my jam! I’m mostly into vintage these days but any mechanical watch will at least intrigue me. Got any pictures? I’d love to see your collection.

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        It’s honestly the opposite issue actually. My hair is longer on top than the side, but it’s so thick it’s unwieldy. I have to get it thinned every time I go to the barber. I started wearing a hat because it was too difficult to style and now I’m so used to it I always need a hat on.

        • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          24 hours ago

          As a bald man fuck you.

          But nah that’s a pain, I used to have to get the back of my hair thinned but then well before going bald I shaved it so if I hated it I had time do try something.

          But I like being bald I want to get Lazar hair removal on my head cause shaving is a pain in the arse.

          Especially the back now that I have a kid i don’t have time so if I don’t stay on top of the daily shave it becomes such a chore to do properly but the top no longer realy grows so it’s a mess

          • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            23 hours ago

            When I start to bald I definitely want to fully commit and go cue ball. I’ll probably consider laser hair removal too.

            • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zoneEnglish
              2·
              23 hours ago

              They told me that wouldn’t do lazer on my head because it’s dangerous or something a couple years back.

              Sometimes I have to be clean shaven for work and a bald head and no facial hair isn’t a great look on me, in my opinion but no one has said it looked terrible

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, I’m aware of how it sounds. Whenever I eventually start to go bald though I’m committing to it and going full cue ball head. I’m going to wait for either Halloween or April Fools, whichever is nearer, then shave off just the top for fun. Then commit a few days later.

  • Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    1 day ago

    The only hats I’ve ever felt okay wearing are the floppy canvas bucket hats. I have nothing against beanies either, but the fuckers always crawl up my head over time.

    All other hats feel like I’m wearing a shitty disguise.

    • Zombie@feddit.ukEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      That’s because beanies are sold as “one size fits all”, when they clearly don’t.

      Couple that with companies trying to save material costs by making their “one size” hats as small as they think they can get away with and we end up with beanies that crawl up anyone with an average or above average head size.

      You can get tailor made ones though, which if coupled with real wool instead of synthetic wool, should last a near lifetime.

      I think I even saw one posted on one of the buy it for life communities a few months ago.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Beanies are supposed to be worn with a gap between the top of your head and the fabric, it creates a pocket of warm air to keep your head warm in winter

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
    8·
    1 day ago

    I got a job where a baseball cap was part of the uniform. Lost about three caps before I just started just putting it on at the start of my shift and never taking it off until it was time to leave.

    Now I seldom leave the house without a head covering.