Do you wear hats because you're balding?

[akaBruno]

Do you wear hats because you're balding?

I had to ask. Sorry.

BRUNO

 

[jamespowers]

Do you wear hats because you're balding?

I had to ask. Sorry.

BRUNO

Uh no. Plenty of hair on top. It might be getting gray but there's still plenty. The hat protects it from hair thieves.

regards,


J

 

[deanglen]

I think it was a major factor in my interest, prior to appreciation of specific headwear.

dean

 

[Miss Brill]

I think it was a major factor in my interest, prior to appreciation of specific headwear.

dean

Do you (always) take it off indoors? I know 2 nattily dressed older men who wear a hat 24/7. I think it kills the smartness of their look, which is very tweedy & vintage, except it is a style that never changed as they aged, rather than a style they adopted.

 

[MattJH]

Nope. My grandfather is about to turn 96 and still has a full head of hair.

 

[deanglen]

Do you (always) take it off indoors? I know 2 nattily dressed older men who wear a hat 24/7. I think it kills the smartness of their look, which is very tweedy & vintage, except it is a style that never changed as they aged, rather than a style they adopted.

Generally, I do take it off indoors, maybe when I'm at a fast food restaurant I'll keep it on, but indoors, most hats become a bit warm, especially felt. On the other hand, I'll wear them in house simply for recreational wearing, just to enjoy the hat. I suppose that's obsessive/compulsive but I know I'm not the only one who does in the Lounge.

dean

 

[wenestvedt]

Solely because I'm balding? Well...my thinning hair certainly accentuated the cancer danger that I played up when I told my wfe about it before I bought my new hat. Is that cynical? :7)

- Will

 

[Johnnysan]

Yes, I do...but not just because I'm bald(ing). Mostly because they look good, are appropriate to wear with business attire and save me from the effects of the sun.

 

[Prairie Shade]

Do Hats Cause Baldness or does Baldness Cause Hats

Its just a question. I thought I'd ask.

 

[MattJH]

Hats can cause split ends and, in cases, the breakage of hair, but they do not cause baldness. Common myth.

 

[AlanC]

Yes, I do...but not just because I'm bald(ing). Mostly because they look good, are appropriate to wear with business attire and save me from the effects of the sun.

Ditto. A dermatologist friend--who is very bald--recommended strongly that I wear hats. I've always been interested, but it took me awhile to educate myself about proper hats. Fedora Lounge is largely responsible for that.

 

[Wesne]

Partly, but not because I'm self-conscious or vain about my balding pate. I don't wear a hat indoors. It's a matter of protection from the elements. The less hair I have on the top of my head, the colder my head gets in cold weather and the more prone it is to be sunburned in nice weather. I also don't want to get skin cancer on the top of my head where I'm not even going to see it.

 

[akaBruno]

Even here at the Fedora Lounge, a lot of guys won't say Yes or No.

Fess Up, or forever hold your hairpiece.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Nope.

I started wearing hats and caps (besides baseball caps) back in my early 20s. Of course, I always had to wear headgear while in uniform, either the garrison cap with blues or a baseball cap with fatigues. Yup, most USAF units had squadron baseball caps to wear as part of the uniform. It wasn't until I found the Lounge that I got serious about hats, though!

Of course, these days my hair has thinned out a bit and there is a bit of a bald spot, but I wear hats because I think they look good and that I look good when I'm wearing them. I also enjoy the practical benefits as well.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Feraud]

Even here at the Fedora Lounge, a lot of guys won't say Yes or No.

Fess Up, or forever hold your hairpiece.

NO!

I ain't a skeered of no head cancer either. I wear 'em because they are cool.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Well...

Even at 40, Old Hemingway has a full head a' hair.

Here I am in Freeport, Maine this past Saturday.



I wear hats because I like them.

The gray is creeping in and I'm not going to do anything about it.

 

[Art Fawcett]

I can't remember ever NOT wearing a hat. I grew up with a golf course my home ( I only slept elsewhere) and a hat was common. Then I worked outdoors all my career so it was natural. At 57 it's still there, both hat and hair

 

[Doh!]

Nope -- I'm pretty hairy on top (much to the chagrin of my brother and father, who are somewhat... less).

I don't like baking in the summer or freezing in the winter, hence my hats.

And in the spring and fall, they just look damned cool!

 

[Spitfire]

I am not balding - I AM BALD.

But that's not the reason why I - sometimes - wear a hat. That's because of the sun.
And then again: It's in order to protect my bald head against the UV factor...So yes, I am wearing hat because I am bald. Sometimes...

 

[PADDY]

No.

And...no. Wear them because I like them