The Fabulous World of Headwear

Cryptic Vigilante

0 likes 16 Apr 2018

The Fabulous World of Headwear

Of all articles of clothing, absolutely nothing has the evocative power of headwear. Nothing signals royalty as a crown does, nothing screams opulence as a top-hat does, and a cowboy without his hat obligatory has his status reduced to that of a mere rancher. Throughout history, hats and headwear have always been a predominant evidence of culture, religion, allegiance and social/military status. And although in our modern era they've mostly been relegated to the rank of purely cosmetic/optional accessories, they still retain the ability to speak volumes about one's personality.

Do you appreciate headwear yourself? What are your favorite items to wear on your head?

What can possibly make a specific headwear fall into the douchey territory? Are beanies appropriate during warm weather? Are baseball caps suitable in a restaurant? Is there any type of headwear that you would consider too ostentatious, or are you a lenient supporter of peacocking instead?

Thanks for sharing!

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0 likes 17 Apr 2018

I'm wearing a simple black toque.

I just shaved my head so I wear t to avoid looking like a total MMa fighter.

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0 likes 17 Apr 2018

Blk plain oversized or fitted beanies are my fave. Can be finished off w/ a badge/pin.

SereneProdigy

Cryptic Vigilante

0 likes 26 Apr 2018

I've hardly sported any headwear from around 27-year-old and onward because I've been applying putty in my hair more and more regularly since, but I still went through 3 short phases in my 20s: black cap, black fedora, black beanie. And yes, I'm using The Edge as my model for the black cap because I'm an avid disciple of irony like that, haha.

I'm not usually that big of a fan of baseball caps and the majority of them tend to fit my head oddly (or rather I'm somewhat difficult to please), but I happened to stumble across a black one that suited me perfectly and couldn't help but to wear it extensively in my early 20s. Until it actually started to smell funny, I had to throw it away, and never found one that fitted me so nicely ever again.

The black fedora phase was mostly due to one of my girlfriends. She was shopping for clothes in a store and out of complete boredom I grabbed a fedora and put it on my head without even looking at myself in a mirror. I then returned to my girlfriend pretending like nothing was out of the ordinary (wearing my best poker-face and all that), and her spontaneous reaction when she turned around was: "My fucking god! That just suits you so wonderfully!". Mind you, that girl was an artsy type with an occasionally questionable fashion sense (although she was drop-dead gorgeous when she actually put the efforts), so I was quite a bit hesitant to buy the hat at first, but eventually capitulated just to please the missy. I received compliments from other people for it, but I mostly only wore it as a fun quirky accessory on an occasional basis (or when said artsy girlfriend was having lubrication issues, haha). I still have it to this day, but only use it as a decoration in my living room amid all of my guitars (for that bluesy flavor).

The black beanie was a fairly random discovery too, I simply found one that fitted me nicely and that wasn't too hot to wear during warm weather (I actually even wore it in the summertime). It had a snug fit to it (which I've always preferred), much similar to what's shown above. But hey, as a lot of things in life that was mostly a short phase and I started applying putty in my hair more and more frequently soon after that.

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0 likes 26 Apr 2018

Quote by SereneProdigy

The Fabulous World of Headwear

Of all articles of clothing, absolutely nothing has the evocative power of headwear. Nothing signals royalty as a crown does, nothing screams opulence as a top-hat does, and a cowboy without his hat obligatory has his status reduced to that of a mere rancher. Throughout history, hats and headwear have always been a predominant evidence of culture, religion, allegiance and social/military status. And although in our modern era they've mostly been relegated to the rank of purely cosmetic/optional accessories, they still retain the ability to speak volumes about one's personality.

Do you appreciate headwear yourself? What are your favorite items to wear on your head?

What can possibly make a specific headwear fall into the douchey territory? Are beanies appropriate during warm weather? Are baseball caps suitable in a restaurant? Is there any type of headwear that you would consider too ostentatious, or are you a lenient supporter of peacocking instead?

Thanks for sharing!

I that Kate Beckinsdale? I'm ok with whatever she chooses to wear.

SereneProdigy

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0 likes 26 Apr 2018

Quote by DamonX
Is that Kate Beckinsdale? I'm ok with whatever she chooses to wear.

I sincerely regret to disenchant you from your deepest fantasy... but this is actually Eminem. clown

I'm assuming that you're referring to the girl wearing the blue NY cap? This is in fact Lana Del Rey. I was randomly Googling pictures of women wearing caps until I realized that Lana was a pretty big disciple of baseball caps. I thought I'd offer her a spot on my banner to highlight her obvious cap-enthusiasm. And my last post also made me realize that the number of different hats that Ian Somerhalder wore is just absolutely insane.