When is a hat acceptable?

[runsurfswim]

I've started wearing a hat with a brim all around. When is this acceptable?

 

[Metlin]

When it's time for your act.

 

[mktitsworth]

Always.

 

[Bradford]

A hat is acceptable anytime.

Just take it off when you are inside someone's home, an office, a restaurant or a bar (although an exception could be made for the lobby of an office building) and remove it when you are in an elevator.

And take it off during the National Anthem. I can't believe how many people don't do this.

 

[Flartchy]

Originally Posted by runsurfswim

I've started wearing a hat with a brim all around. When is this acceptable?

When you're an archaeologist or when you want people to ridicule you behind your back. At no other time.

 

[Melcombe]

Originally Posted by Flartchy

When you're an archaeologist or when you want people to ridicule you behind your back. At no other time.

Follow that advice and you'll stay forever in jeans & teeshirt.

Wear a hat when you want to. It's a particularly good idea in sunny weather - a plain trilby style panama is practical and shows that you care about your appearance. In colder weather there's probably more choice of styles that are broadly suitable : a particularly useful one being an Akubra 'drover' type.

My hair seems less prolific than it was (I'm not balding : Ive just grown too tall for my hairstyle, of course

) and I really find the sun and cold to have become a major consideration - there are few things more painful than a sunburnt pate.

 

[NewYorkIslander]

Originally Posted by Melcombe

I really find the sun and cold to have become a major consideration - there are few things more painful than a sunburnt pate.

This. When your head is cold, a hat will help. When its hot, and don't want to lop on sunscreen or get burned, a hat will help.

 

[Master Squirrel]

Before the van starts a rockin'....


Oh wait. We are talking hats.

 

[dasai]

Originally Posted by runsurfswim

I've started wearing a hat with a brim all around. When is this acceptable?
You mean there's a time when you would leave the house without a hat?

 

[Achilles_]

Originally Posted by dasai

You mean there's a time when you would leave the house without a hat?

I think it depends where you live/work. You can rock it whenever you want, but I think being older helps make the look more acceptable.

 

[Harold falcon]

Outside.

 

[texas_jack]

when you're alive

 

[PTWilliams]

Originally Posted by Achilles_

I think it depends where you live/work. You can rock it whenever you want, but I think being older helps make the look more acceptable.

I actually think that hats look more stylish on a younger than older guys. I would assume that younger guys are wearing a hat to be stylish, an older guy is just under orders from his gerontologist.

I was outbid on this hat (my top bid was $410) currently $925. Ebay item #160576044795.

 

[Master Squirrel]

Sweet!

 

[SirGrotius]

if you're talking about fedoras and the like never if you're talking about jeff caps only if you're on the set of boardwalk empire and if you're talking about baseball hats only if you're watching the phillies