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when did the hat die?

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Originally Posted by lawyerdad
I wonder if there might be some correlation between the decline in hat-wearing and what I imagine (although I don't really know) have been gradually changing cultural norms regarding the washing and styling of men's hair.
I went from having around 2 feet of hair to a #1 all over and I still won't wear a hat.

Just a sort of funky feeling.
 

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Originally Posted by lawyerdad
I wonder if there might be some correlation between the decline in hat-wearing and what I imagine (although I don't really know) have been gradually changing cultural norms regarding the washing and styling of men's hair.

My main (only?) reason for not wearing hats is that my hair always looks strange when I take the hat off.
 

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Most traditional hat-wearers--cowboys, etc.-- seem to carry a small comb.

They can be seen in the bathrooms adjusting their hair.
 

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Was Eisenhower much of a hat man? I always picture him as bald, not hatted.
 

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Originally Posted by epa
My main (only?) reason for not wearing hats is that my hair always looks strange when I take the hat off.

That was more or less my thinking. I can't say it's the only reason, but it's certainly one reason for me.
 

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Pretty much everyone owns a couple of Fidel style military caps or Engineer's caps, and newsboy caps have been back for a while. In the proper hat category, Panamas and other fedoras have been worn casually by lots of guys for about five or size years now.
 

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Originally Posted by epa
My main (only?) reason for not wearing hats is that my hair always looks strange when I take the hat off.

That has become a moot point for me, so I wear hats.
 

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Originally Posted by Augusto86
Was Eisenhower much of a hat man? I always picture him as bald, not hatted.

I was actually going to bring that up as a counterpoint to the JFK Killed the Hat meme. More often than not I've seen Ike in pictures without a hat. Perhaps we should lay the charge on him.
 

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Originally Posted by epa
My main (only?) reason for not wearing hats is that my hair always looks strange when I take the hat off.

+1 Also, nowhere to put it when I take it off.
 

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Originally Posted by LA Guy
Pretty much everyone owns a couple of Fidel style military caps or Engineer's caps, and newsboy caps have been back for a while. In the proper hat category, Panamas and other fedoras have been worn casually by lots of guys for about five or size years now.

Yep.

I have a few flat caps and a handful of short-brimmed, flip-backed fedoras that I wear on a semi-normal basis. And yes....I have an OD military cap that gets worn a bit, too
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Originally Posted by Will
Get a convertible. You'll find them indispensable whenever the sun is high and the top is open. I started with caps and graduated to straws and fedoras.

I have a car with both hard and soft tops but the hard top has yet to come off.
 

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Originally Posted by LabelKing
I have a car with both hard and soft tops but the hard top has yet to come off.

I couldn't imagine having a convertible without using the tops.

I ride around year-round in my MR2 w/ the T-tops off and windows down. Freezing? No prob! Throw on the coat and scarf!
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