Not exactly sure the reason why but I began wearing hats when I started High School.
Later I found it made me feel less exposed, It's like a slight shield for the eyes for when I'm feeling particularly sensitive, as many of you can relate to the feelings of eye contact.
When it comes to going out in public, around lots of people I haven't been without a hat for years.
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22 Jan 2011, 12:17 am
I'm almost never without one either. Sometimes it's one specifically for the cold, sometimes one with a peak if it's really sunny out.
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22 Jan 2011, 12:19 am
Only in the winter. In the summer they make my head sweat profusely.
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i like beanie hats as well. really warm and comfy.
i find though, that i am sensitive to whatever chemicals are used on it. if i have been wearing it for a while and my head heats up i will get really itchy.
want one made of organic wool or hemp, but not got the spare money.
Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Age: 38 Gender: Female Posts: 8,204 Location: Sydney, Australia
22 Jan 2011, 5:00 am
When I was a kid I would constantly wear a hat. I was once forced to take my hat off in some snooty restaurant. But yeah I'd constantly wear one. I had a collection of about 20 or 30.
Now I just mess my hair up a lot and a hat ruins that. If it's really hot I've got two hats to choose from. One is khaki and sort of like Maos and the other is black with white pinstripes and a white star on it. My mum got that one from Seattle for me.
I just ordered an Autism Rainbow Day hat too.
Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Age: 60 Gender: Male Posts: 1,569
22 Jan 2011, 6:08 am
I wear an oil-canvas "fisherman's" style hat, or knitted / fleece winter hats. I hate getting my hair wet, and hats are so much easier than umbrellas, plus they turn with your head unlike jacket hoods.