# Poll: Do hats add to or subtract from a person's attractiveness? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 26, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144 "2010-09-26T21:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/1 "2010-09-26T21:40:04Z")
Do you think hats make a person more or less attractive? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/2 "2010-09-26T22:00:51Z")
It depends not only on the hat, but also the person. Some people look terrible in all hats, even ones that don’t [look like this](http://www.davidmorgan.com/images/f004flap_lg.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/3 "2010-09-26T22:12:07Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Some people look terrible in all hats, even ones that don’t [look like this](http://www.davidmorgan.com/images/f004flap_lg.jpg). On the other hand, there’s something like [this](http://www.impawards.com/2004/sky_captain_and_the_world_of_tomorrow_ver1.html). Yeah, the answer is “it depends”. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/4 "2010-09-26T22:19:59Z")
Hair pretty much always looks better than a hat. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/5 "2010-09-26T22:24:34Z")
Where’s the “other” choice? Depends on the hat, and the person. ---
**Author:** ![Gustav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Gustav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gustav)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/6 "2010-09-26T22:27:51Z")
Depends on the situation, the rest of the outfit, the person, the hat… Pretty much just depends. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/7 "2010-09-26T22:46:38Z")
As most others have said, it depends. Fadoras on women usually look good though. ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/8 "2010-09-26T22:57:30Z")
Details? 🙂 For example, what type of people look better in hats? ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/9 "2010-09-26T23:37:12Z")
I think that jock-y type men can look good in baseball caps (bill facing forward). Not a huge fan of any other kind of hat, though. Oh, ski hats in the winter look adorable on the right kind of girl. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/10 "2010-09-27T00:04:10Z")
> [@Gestalt](#): > > I think that jock-y type men can look good in baseball caps (bill facing forward). > > Not a huge fan of any other kind of hat, though. > > Oh, ski hats in the winter look adorable on the right kind of girl. How 'bout a girl with the pony tail pulled through the back of the ball cap? That can work. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/11 "2010-09-27T00:36:24Z")
I goofed. I meant to vote for “_Attracted to women, depends on the hat_” but got distracted and voted for the first option. Some hats are ridiculous and therefore unsexy. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/12 "2010-09-27T02:07:06Z")
I like to think I look good in a hat. On women, it just depends. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/13 "2010-09-27T02:59:51Z")
Yeah, it all depends on the person and the hat. I have a friend who looks absolutely drop dead gorgeous in hats. It’s a shame she wasn’t born in an age when women wore them more often. There’s something about her face that looks incredible when topped by a hat. She has really strong cheekbones and a wide jaw. Without a hat, she’s pretty but a bit harsh looking. In a hat, she looks like a 40’s movie star. Me? I look like a dork in them. ---
**Author:** ![Waffle\_Decider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/77aa72/32.png) [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/14 "2010-09-27T03:20:12Z")
It obviously depends on the hat and the woman, but more often than not, I find it to be a big turn on. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/15 "2010-09-27T03:30:18Z")
What a bizarre poll. It totally depends on the person, the hat, the circumstances, and the rest of the outfit. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/16 "2010-09-27T04:37:24Z")
A guy sporting a [douche hat](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41sYQVzWi1L._SL160_AA160_.jpg) is always less attractive to me, but since it’s usually on young guys, it’s kind of moot. My husband in a ball cap looks good, though. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/17 "2010-09-27T06:39:41Z")
Depends, but trilbies would put me off because they’re so, so passé. And if someone _always_ wears a hat - especially the same hat - it looks a little pretentious. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/18 "2010-09-27T06:54:21Z")
I think it’s a wash, actually. Really goofy hats can make someone look ridiculous, but some hats sort of break even in effect, & some hats are lot more striking than just hair would be. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O_SpZ8oldxg/hqdefault.jpg "Storm Large (Storm, Inc.) Great Day") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_SpZ8oldxg) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/19 "2010-09-27T07:03:33Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Where’s the “other” choice? > > Depends on the hat, and the person. Agreed. I will add that a proper hat (and not a cap) is more likely to be neutral at worst on a woman, though. The only exception is if it completely hides the hair, and their hair is an important feminine feature for her. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144/20 "2010-09-27T07:24:47Z")
> [@scifisam2009](#): > > Depends, but trilbies would put me off because they’re so, so passé. And if someone _always_ wears a hat - especially the same hat - it looks a little pretentious. I agree with this completely. And it seems like the guys who wear fedoras are always a specific type of guy which I find particularly irritating. OTOH, it is a handy douche marker. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-hats-add-to-or-subtract-from-a-persons-attractiveness/555144.md?page=2)