wcbrown
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I am starting to get folks ragging me about being a gangster.
Well my sister loved my "new" Biltmore. Nice compliments only from her. I do know my parents were raging inside for "not another hat".
Hang in there. Some individuals want to wear hats but are scared to do so. In turn they make comments such as the ones related to gangsters.I am starting to get folks ragging me about being a gangster.
Hang in there. Some individuals want to wear hats but are scared to do so...
...I've gotten a couple of comments from checkout folks and the like. The funny thing, it's mostly from guys, too. Maybe they're envious. lol
...Some individuals want to wear hats but are scared to do so...
I sincerely believe this as well--a lot of guys would like to wear nice hats, but for whatever reason(s) haven't built up the confidence to do so; some go on the defensive by making derogatory comments about men who do, some admit to their desire in some way, but most just keep it to themselves.Very true. One of the most common comments I get is "man, I wish I could wear hats!"
Very true. One of the most common comments I get is "man, I wish I could wear hats!"
Or how about "I wish more men wore hats". Well...what are you waiting for?
I know. These individuals make it sound like there is some divine edict preventing them from wearing hats.
At the Dunkin' Donuts drive-through the perky young gal at the window first told me she really liked my hat (VS Mahoot), then added, "it's FANCY!"
I wasn't thinking of or looking for fancy; now I'm thinking... is that good, or bad? That's enough thought. GOOD!
Unless you're wearing a work hat, you are making a fashion choice to wear a hat in this day and age. You are going to stand out. For some, that's reason enough, hence the observation that it's a show piece. I usually use the line, "He's not wearing a hat, he's wearing a costume." It's the old adage to wear the hat, not let the hat wear you.
This is exactly what helped me to become a dedicated hat wearer. I've liked fedoras for as long as I can remember, but when I was younger thought they wouldn't look right on me. When I had some skin cancer removed from my nose two years ago I decided to wear hats as a means of sun protection because I don't like that oil-slick feeling of sunscreen on my face, and it really hit home that hats do indeed serve a functional/practical purpose. Of course, I still wanted a hat that looked "acceptable" on me, but who wants to wear a hat that makes them look silly? Admittedly, on occasion I use "sun protection" as an excuse these days when I simply want to wear a hat, but at least my wife can't argue against it.This is where it would be helpful if men viewed a hat as a functional accessory, not as a fashion statement or a show piece...
You often hear things like "I don't know if I could pull of wearing a hat." To me, that's like saying "I'm not sure I could pull off wearing shoes." Of course you can. There's no magic to wearing a hat. It's not a crown. I think too many guys get caught up in the fashion piece idea of it, in the sense that they think it has to be part of a certain "look", often that is unfamiliar to them. And it's uncomfortable *because* it's unfamiliar. But it doesn't have to be that way.
This is exactly what helped me to become a dedicated hat wearer. I've liked fedoras for as long as I can remember, but when I was younger thought they wouldn't look right on me. When I had some skin cancer removed from my nose two years ago I decided to wear hats as a means of sun protection because I don't like that oil-slick feeling of sunscreen on my face, and it really hit home that hats do indeed serve a functional/practical purpose. Of course, I still wanted a hat that looked "acceptable" on me, but who wants to wear a hat that makes them look silly? Admittedly, on occasion I use "sun protection" as an excuse these days when I simply want to wear a hat, but at least my wife can't argue against it.