# I need help finding a winter hat that I look good in. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512 "2005-11-17T17:35:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/21 "2005-11-18T17:04:15Z")
The olympic hats should be on sale soon at the Bay, since Hudson’s Bay won the bid to outfit the team… ---
**Author:** ![Elret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/22 "2005-11-18T19:10:57Z")
[This](http://www.hat-a-tude.com/whatsMyHatStyle.ivnu) might help. Also [this article](http://www.azcentral.com/style/articles/1207winterhats.html). And [this one](http://www.teengirlclothing.com/images/dino5.jpg) looks warm and very un-volleyball like. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/23 "2005-11-19T01:30:28Z")
> [@Elret](#): > > [This](http://www.hat-a-tude.com/whatsMyHatStyle.ivnu) might help. > Also [this article](http://www.azcentral.com/style/articles/1207winterhats.html). > And [this one](http://www.teengirlclothing.com/images/dino5.jpg) looks warm and very un-volleyball like. ROFL! What’s that last one called? “I’m learning how to knit and I fucked up a bunch of potholders so now it’s a hat!”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/24 "2005-11-19T01:55:34Z")
There’s only two hours left on the eBay kalpak with no bids yet. You should buy it so we can be hat twins. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/25 "2005-11-19T02:07:41Z")
That _kalpak_ kicks butt. I want one, too. I wear a headband just so my ears don’t get cold, but I don’t think that will help the \*\*Goddess, \*\* as she lives in far more northern climes than I. I only need the headband for maybe a week. Stupid warm weather. Save me some snow. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/26 "2005-11-19T02:40:59Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > You should buy it so we can be hat twins. You could be arrested for that in certain countries in Eastern Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/27 "2005-11-19T03:45:43Z")
Someone bought it about twenty minutes ago for the $4 starting bid. Was it you, **AFG?** **cplant** : You’re just jealous of my keen fashion sense. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/28 "2005-11-19T07:17:52Z")
You might check out [this](http://www.dinohaven.com/) site. The little jester or ceras hats might help break up the alleged freakish roundness of your head. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/29 "2005-11-19T14:56:28Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > **cplant** : You’re just jealous of my keen fashion sense. No, Sir; I do but admire your courage. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/30 "2005-11-19T16:34:26Z")
I am sick of being cold, but since I have the kind of job where I have to be dressed up… “hat hair” just won’t cut it for me. So this year, I am giving up on trying to find a hat, and am just going to get myself a nice pashima shawl or the like. That way I can wrap it over my head (shouldn’t squish the hair and leave dents), as well as around my neck. Add some shades 🆒, and I should be good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/31 "2005-11-19T18:39:42Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Someone bought it about twenty minutes ago for the $4 starting bid. Was it you, **AFG?** Naw, unfortunately. I would have but I don’t have Paypal or any such thing so I don’t think I could use eBay. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/32 "2005-11-19T23:32:18Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Naw, unfortunately. I would have but I don’t have Paypal or any such thing so I don’t think I could use eBay. My wife sometimes knits [these](http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/images/hallowigBEAUTY.jpg). Also, for extra cool, I suggest the [classic](http://www.theshed.co.uk/elviswig.html). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/33 "2005-11-20T01:04:41Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > Also, for extra cool, I suggest the [classic](http://www.theshed.co.uk/elviswig.html). I…you…they… ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/34 "2005-11-20T02:06:18Z")
> [@MrFantsyPants](#): > > My wife sometimes knits [these](http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/images/hallowigBEAUTY.jpg). Also, for extra cool, I suggest the [classic](http://www.theshed.co.uk/elviswig.html). I would so buy one of the first hats from your wife if I weren’t broke. And I want one of those jester hats from further up thread, too. The funny thing is I don’t even like hats that much and generally hate things on my head but I’ve started to love the more … unique designs out there lately. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/35 "2005-11-20T02:38:03Z")
Aes, get a grip. There are other things to spend your money on that will keep you warm. Like beer. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/36 "2005-11-20T03:16:38Z")
I generally don’t dress for the weather – the kalpak was free and I don’t even own a raincoat despite living in Oregon – and, like I said, I’m broke so I don’t have any money to blow anyway. If I did, I’d be more likely to buy the hat, though. _No me gusto la cerveza_. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/37 "2005-11-20T03:26:33Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > _No me gusto la cerveza_. Dang. No me gusto el funny-o hat-o/ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/38 "2005-11-20T03:30:34Z")
_Pero yo amo el tequila. ¡Salud!_ ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/39 "2005-11-20T07:04:35Z")
> [@Cherry2000](#): > > I am sick of being cold, but since I have the kind of job where I have to be dressed up… “hat hair” just won’t cut it for me. > > So this year, I am giving up on trying to find a hat, and am just going to get myself a nice pashima shawl or the like. > > That way I can wrap it over my head (shouldn’t squish the hair and leave dents), as well as around my neck. > > Add some shades 🆒, and I should be good to go. Thank you, dear. _Thank you_. I opened this thread hoping to find an answer to the question. I have a pashmina shawl already, and that’ll take the place of a hat for me this winter. It’s soft, thin, lightweight, and really warm. I recommend ordering from Cashmere Pashmina Group. They’ve been slashing prices, they have good quality real pashmina, and their shawls are nice and big. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512/40 "2005-11-20T10:25:06Z")
Berets can look good on round heads because you can wear them at an angle. The knitted ones are nice and full and very warm and will cover both ears and still be assymetrical. Also. look for crocheted cloches with detachable flowers or bows on the sides at eBay. They are very inexpensive and you can order them in the colors you want. I own several and they are so convenient. Since they hide part of your face, they keep it from looking so round. You have the option of flipping the brim up of down on some of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-finding-a-winter-hat-that-i-look-good-in/331512.md?page=3)