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Has the state of your hair influenced your hat wearing?

Pduck

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Do any of you wear hats because of lack of hair, either because of vanity or to ward off the effects of the sun? Or is fashion/image your primary reason?
 

nickn5

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I have once or twice worn an older hat (or Tilley) to hide the fact I have not got round to washing my hair, or to hide 'bed hair'... :eusa_doh: :p

But no, I still have a full head of hair, I simply wear hats because I like how I look in them, and have always liked the look of them on others.

N. :)
 

charlie farley

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The last time I went for a hair cut she left me with enough hair for a comb-over.She never said as much though.I recon it was me making jokes about my thinning hair that did it.
When I walked home it was windy and raining and by the time I got home, my head was so painful with the cold so it's great not having to fight with an umbrella or put up with a cold noggin.
 

Not-Bogart13

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Well... sort of. I went a long time with thin, useless hair (and came to terms with it) before becoming a full time hat wearer. I supposed that if I had kept the insanely beautiful, full hair of my youth, I would have been put off by hat-head, and I would hardly ever wear hats.

So, I guess my hair loss turned out to be a good thing! lol
 

Pduck

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I started thinking about this question after seeing an old thread about people who feel self-conscious in a fedora. I might feel that way a little bit, but it's because I'm not self-conscious about being bald. I don't want people thinking that I wear a hat because I'm trying to hide my male pattern baldness. Does that make sense?
 

MattJH

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Considering the hair on my grandparents, I will likely go to the coffin with a full head of hair. I wear hats because I like them and because I had skin cancer and don't want it again. Doctor's orders: wear wide-brimmed hats regardless of the season.
 

donCarlos

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My hair is perfect either with and without a hat.

More important question is - Has your hat wearing influenced the state of your hair?
 

Goose.

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donCarlos said:
My hair is perfect either with and without a hat.

More important question is - Has your hat wearing influenced the state of your hair?
Can't recall if I started digging chicks or hats first. Photo finish I guess.
But, I have worn hats long before my forehead started growing ;)

Hey, random thought alert, posting pics of ya with and without your hat. Then we can vote on who really NEEDS to wear a hat.

Hope you all have a spammy day...
 

Dewhurst

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Pduck said:
Do any of you wear hats because of lack of hair, either because of vanity or to ward off the effects of the sun? Or is fashion/image your primary reason?

NO.

This may be a very bad forum for asking this question, though. Most of the people here are either very interested in hats, or out-right hat enthusiasts. So, the ratio of hat admirers to those resigned to wearing them out of shame will probably be skewed here.

A better place to ask? A comic book shop where everyone over 30 is wearing a baseball hat! ;)
 

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