I was listening to Call Of The Wighat the other day. What is a ‘wighat’/‘wig hat’/‘wig-hat’? Google images show them as: A wig, a hat with hair coming from under it, a knitted hat whose ribs resemble hair, a knitted hat with curly or stringy ends, and other things.
I had a wighat in the '70s. It was a brimless, cylindrical hat covered with fake blonde hair.
They were quite ugly. Goldie Hawn or one of the other dancers, wore one on a few Laugh-in a few episodes. Your last example is the closest, but it had doll hair.
The second one is what I usually think of. Like what sixties Batgirl used.
Batgirl was a Rasta?
Wighats are usually worn with high heel sneakers, a red dress and boxing gloves.
Now I’m going to have Devil With The Blue Dress in my mind for days.
It is a detachable wig that can be donned or doffed much like a hat, hence the name. they are usually in the topknot or Beehive styles= The Ronettes were rumored to use Wig Hats, sometimes spelled as one word- Wighat, like Powerhouse.
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The first thing I thought of was the rasta/beret in the OP, but then there’s also a visor with Guy Fieri (sp?) spiked hair coming out the top which is kinda popular for some reason.
Often pondered that one since I heard:
It’s something about limbo-ing on your face?
