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Bringing Back the Hat

artofmanliness.com — Up until the 1950 ’s men were rarely seen out and about without a hat sitting upon their head. Since that time, the wearing of hats has seen a precipitous decline. No one is precisely sure why. Some say the downfall of hats occurred when JFK did not wear a hat to his inauguration, thus forever branding them as uncool.

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  • myndmelder, on 03/02/2008, -89/+6Is an automatic thing, or are people just so damn unoriginal that they must copy the few first lines of an article...

    Anyways. I agree that that the hat needs to be back in mainstream culture.
    Yes it is an accessory, but besides the tie it it is the only thing extra us guys have to wear when we are in a suit.
    • sjmulder, on 03/02/2008, -2/+47The first few lines often give a good introduction and do not reflect the opinion of the submitter, which imho is a good thing. I really don't like it when people write 'omg you gotta read this' or something, or 'why are all christians so stupid?!'. Then the article might be great, but I won't digg it because I disagree with the submitter.
      • LeeSoong, on 03/05/2008, -0/+1The Bible is the absolutely true Historical infallible Word of GOD.
    • dinostabOMG, on 03/02/2008, -2/+14Or, we could end the tie. Remind me why I should tie a superfluous cloth around my neck? If you want to accessorize, get a man-handbag or something.
      • vornan19, on 03/02/2008, -1/+5When the company I work for instituted a strict dress code I started wearing a tie again (full Windsor, baby!). Except for Friday. When people ask me 'Where's the tie?" I say 'It's casual Friday!'.
      • InSectWar, on 03/02/2008, -1/+6"If you want to accessorize, get a man-handbag or something."
        We shall call it... the manbag
      • CCoe, on 03/02/2008, -0/+7The tie is supposed to be functional actually. It was meant to hide the buttons, since showing them was frowned upon. Not so much any more. Most people don't realise that's what the tie is for.
        • TheBigSquid, on 03/03/2008, -2/+3Funny, I always thought the tie was meant to hide the jizz stains all over the front of my shirt, mainly around the chest and neckline.
          • CCoe, on 03/03/2008, -0/+4Yes, well - it has dual functionality.
          • dinostabOMG, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Yeah... just remember to take it off before you mess up your shirt.
        • LeeSoong, on 03/05/2008, -0/+1Eating spaghetti ?

          Ties keep your shirt clean...
      • carve, on 03/03/2008, -3/+2If you're wearing a hat that doesn't either a)keep your head warm when it is cold or b) keep the sun off your face, then DON'T. Pointless things drive me nuts.

        (and yes- I feel the same about the tie)
        • bluezinc, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2What if you're bald and don't want people to find out?
        • CCoe, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2I bet there are at LEAST 100 things in your house that one would consider pointless upon deep reflection.
    • willynilly, on 03/02/2008, -2/+5In other news: It's spelled "1950s". An apostrophe makes something possessive, not plural.
      • comedianX, on 03/02/2008, -2/+9You pedantic *****, it's generally accepted that you can use an apostrophe after dates.
    • ChayD, on 03/02/2008, -1/+7It's better than "OMFG WTF HAPPEND 2 HAT'Z?!11!!!?"
  • StealTheRR, on 03/02/2008, -7/+148"Yet hats are due for a full resurgence." Duh. Just look at Yahtzee, that callapygian superman.
    • holzp, on 03/02/2008, -0/+47Dugg for whateverthehell 'callapygian' means
    • cliffzdude, on 03/02/2008, -0/+29Just went to google "callapygian". Guess a few thousand others are as well.
      Google replied: "We're sorry... ... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now. "
      "To continue searching, please type the characters you see below:"

      Damn. Now I gotta enter a captcha just see WTF callapygian means. I thusly bow to StealTheRR's vocabulary. 'Cept I get so few hits. SP?
      • sarixe, on 03/02/2008, -3/+3callipygian
      • DarkLance, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6wow, virul searching?
      • holzp, on 03/02/2008, -0/+19In about three hours this thread became the #1 result for the term "callapygian" on Google. Now that this is a circular definition I give StealTheRR credit to define the word to mean whatever he wishes.
        • DephexTwin, on 03/02/2008, -0/+7Wikiality in action!
        • Justice101, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Just searched good, it's the number one result at the moment. lol
      • Eldorian, on 03/02/2008, -2/+3Why use google when you can use something a little better? Like dictionary.com

        I thought Diggers were smart at the internet.
    • darlyn, on 03/02/2008, -7/+2Dugg for Yahtzee.
    • zzpza, on 03/02/2008, -2/+10you're saying yahtzee has a nice ass?

      http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=calli ...
    • Hangly, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1I was thinking the exact same thing yesterday. Men in the West have been wearing hats for 1200 years. Then suddenly, no hats.
  • pearlfender2, on 03/02/2008, -9/+68only a real man call pull of a good hat....better keep reading the Art of Manliness and study up!
    • jstohler, on 03/02/2008, -17/+8As a famous writer once said: "A man should take off his hat when entering a room and then keep it off. Nothing looks stupider on a man than a hat."
    • pbfreak453, on 03/02/2008, -9/+1My head is too big for hats...what am I to do to remain "manly"?
      • sixdust, on 03/02/2008, -1/+25Suicide.
      • warriorscot, on 03/02/2008, -2/+4A larger hat?
      • DephexTwin, on 03/02/2008, -2/+6You suggest that your head is larger than the largest size of hat that is made, which means you are probably 7 feet tall and weigh 400 lbs, and you are worried about being manly?
      • vornan19, on 03/02/2008, -1/+1My head is too small for hats....wear a tie.
    • dillibob, on 03/02/2008, -8/+9art of manliness? obviously u mean the alphabet of manliness by maddox
      • Vapor17, on 03/02/2008, -2/+2Alphabet of Manliness? obviously he means the Art of Manliness, by the author of this webpage
    • Hoogie7Dowser, on 03/02/2008, -3/+50***** hats. Hats are for wankers.

      I'm bringing back the ***** noblemen's cape/cloak.
      • DephexTwin, on 03/02/2008, -4/+14Oh yeah, no wankers wearing capes...
        • saisumimen, on 03/02/2008, -2/+8Wankers actually prefer capes, for obvious reasons.
    • PxCxG, on 03/03/2008, -0/+3I don't wear a hat because I don't want to hide my beautiful mullet.
  • aflusche, on 03/02/2008, -3/+78Too bad I'm not that cool.
  • Zervas, on 03/02/2008, -56/+91Except for hiding a receding hair line this article doesn't really show any benefits of wearing a hat. Sure, I could wear a hat, smoke a pipe and wear other outdated gear to try and look hip but why should I? If I just want to be a normal person, with functional clothes then I see no reason for wearing a hat or a tie. It's part of a costume/uniform that I feel liberated from. They certainly don't look cool. People I see wearing such things really look like they're trying too hard.
    • Timmmm, on 03/02/2008, -2/+17Keeps long hair out of your eyes (if you have long hair).
    • minox, on 03/02/2008, -17/+12What a utilitarian ass.
    • benedictkenny, on 03/02/2008, -22/+4Welcome to Downmodsville.

      Population:You
    • heliox, on 03/02/2008, -3/+19FTA... "Hats are both functional and stylish. They can cover a bad hair day, keep your head warm, and shade your eyes from the sun. They can also be worn to cover a receding hairline, which interestingly enough is why Frank Sinatra, an iconic hat wearer, start wearing one in the first place. They give you touch of class and sophistication, impart personality, and add an interesting and unique accent to your outfits. And hats are a sure-fire way to boost your confidence. A cool hat can quickly become your signature piece and give you extra swagger."
      • LawSchoolGuy, on 03/02/2008, -9/+3I understand the hat - but no TIE? What kind of ***** job do you have?
        • bjs3171, on 03/02/2008, -2/+13you think every good job requires you to wear a tie? not everyone's a lawyer.
        • Zervas, on 03/02/2008, -2/+16Well, I was accepted to a few law schools. Then I decided I didn't want to wear a tie my whole life, be slimy and have to call some douche bag "your honor". Now I work from home. I have a great life and even pants are optional.
          • unreg, on 03/02/2008, -5/+1Right, I make my career decisions based on having to wear a tie.
          • holzp, on 03/02/2008, -1/+9No, make my career decisions on not having to wear pants. I still wear a tie.
          • burrgrinder, on 03/02/2008, -2/+1You obviously are lying or never actually had any interest in law. I know a lawyer who's been in court twice, and one of those times was a personal reason. He's a patent lawyer, they almost never attend court, their job is preparing documents according to the law. I've never seen him in a tie and he works from his home. Not all lawyers are like the ones you see on TV. I'm sure there are dozens of "types" of lawyers who don't fit your idea of what lawyers do.
        • whahaa, on 03/02/2008, -9/+1deep digg poll:

          digg up - lower paying job with no necktie
          digg down - higher paying job that requires necktie

          rock the vote!
        • vkorobkax, on 03/02/2008, -4/+1Ahmadinejad never wears a tie - and he's president of Iran goddamitt.
        • bobbydiamondz, on 03/02/2008, -4/+1That's funny. I associate jobs that you have to wear ties to as being "***** jobs". I always laugh at the poor fools who show up to the bar on weekends wearing ties (if they're not the bartender). Like Zervas, I wanted out of the race. I started my own business. Pants aren't optional :( but ties are. Another benefit: I might still work 60 hours a week, but I get to choose which 60.
      • Zervas, on 03/02/2008, -4/+20Yeah, I read the article. The thing is; I'm from wisconsin. None of the hats shown are really functional for keeping your head warm. They'll just blow off your head and land in a snow drift. Then I'd have to chase after it and slip on the ice, hurting my back and getting salt all over my clothes. As for shading my eyes, I have my blue blockers for that. So, I discounted those two suggestions as inaccurate.
        I also currently live in Portland, where the hat is making a comeback. They help me easily identify people I don't want to hang out with. Much like tight black pants.
        • Scarfy, on 03/02/2008, -2/+15Stereotype much?
        • stalefries, on 03/02/2008, -0/+7I'll make sure to wear some tight black pants whenever I'm in Portland. Or maybe I'll do the opposite, and wear white Hammerpants.
      • EdgarCayce, on 03/02/2008, -4/+2Congratulations you have discovered cut and paste. WTG
    • bdbr, on 03/02/2008, -0/+17The problem with wearing hats for "swagger", or to hide a receding hairline or "cover a bad hair day" is that (if we're going to get into the whole "gentleman" thing here) you're supposed to take them OFF when you're indoors.
      • jivemasta, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Not always, only when in someones house/office or at a meal. In a public place (store, office building, sports venue) it is acceptable to have the hat on.
    • itsgotyou, on 03/02/2008, -0/+20hats actually keep the heat from escaping your body (approx. 35% - 43%). its not just for looks.
    • positron, on 03/02/2008, -3/+34I plan on reviving the cravat, frilly cuffs, powdered wigs, and those tutu shorts the conquistadors wore. That's right, I'm bringing sexy back!
      • Squires, on 03/02/2008, -7/+5Why won't "sexy back" just die already?
      • unreg, on 03/02/2008, -1/+0Don't forget legging.
      • sporg, on 03/02/2008, -1/+4You should also try to bring back the steel breast plate while your at it.
      • joshuabowers, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Codpieces are due for a resurgence! Any day now!

        Right?!
    • eddy23170, on 03/02/2008, -12/+12well said zerva.....however, as an amateur designer myself...i feel hats do have their place... men's fashion is in flux right now, imho........therefore....i have a couple of fedoras but never, ever wear them with, say....a suit..it would look ridiculous... .just yesterday i wore one of my fedoras with my fav old, thin, (albeit fitted) super comfy t-shirt, some suspenders...and old cargo pants....i feel it looks as if the hat was an afterthought which makes me less self-conscious and I don't feel (like you said) that I am "trying too hard" the hat, though rarely seen, is here to stay.....which i think is good.... lates....
      • positron, on 03/02/2008, -1/+12You're trying too hard.
        • eddy23170, on 03/03/2008, -1/+1oh yeah...i forgot....digg is full of 17 year old boys....thus comments like this...
      • SarcasticPirate, on 03/02/2008, -1/+5A t-shirt with a fedora? Isn't that kind of wearing a tie with a pair of overalls? Haha sounds interesting.

        Dugg for being classy enough to own more than one fedora.
      • gr3yn3t, on 03/02/2008, -1/+3Why is everyone digging him down?

        +1 for a fedora and T shirt. I know I couldn't pull that off (:
        • lintmonkey, on 03/02/2008, -1/+6Without pictures, we don't know if he can either.
      • itspuddingtime, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2usually you only need one period at the end of a sentence
      • gregish, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0TINWOP

        please lol
    • Squires, on 03/02/2008, -8/+10Wearing a hat for attention is dumb. It just says "I'm not an interesting person, but my hat is interesting." The next step is going out with a parrot on your shoulder, so you have something to kept you company while everyone ignores your lame ass.
      • jgzman, on 03/02/2008, -0/+5It's worked for me for several years. As well, chicks digg the Parrot. Sadly, they often take the parrot, and leave me behind.
      • feliks2, on 03/03/2008, -1/+2So do you also wear pants with 23 different pockets becaue the standard four of five pocket pants arent useful enough for you? If your an interesting person im sure that pants that look like the shelves near cash registers in supermarkets wont deter the ladies.
    • warriorscot, on 03/02/2008, -1/+11You tell that to Indiana jones and his fellow archaeologists, give me a brown fedora any day.
    • Llanowar, on 03/02/2008, -0/+9Like most clothes it all depends on the person. Some people just look good with hats.
      Sometimes they just really fit with someone's style.
      And sometimes they're a nice finishing touch to an alternative look.
    • harlowsmonkeys, on 03/02/2008, -0/+5Another benefit of hats is that they keep rain off your glasses. That makes it easier to see when outside in the rain, and saves having to dry the glasses when you come in.
      • NOFXY, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3i wear glasses and i never ever thought of that! although it doesn't really rain much here in SoCal to begin with. Thanks for bringing that up.
    • TheBigSquid, on 03/03/2008, -0/+6I like to hide small birds and sandwiches under my hat.
    • Rolodex, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0Your just jealous because you cant pull off a hat. *touches brim of hat*

      Seriously though, it all goes with personality, style, and functionality. My hat keeps my head warm during the winter, and the sun out of my eyes in the summer. I also wear it to work and use it like a hairnet, because I'm required to wear one.
  • uptown, on 03/02/2008, -33/+17I'd say JFK's downfall was not wearing a hat in Dallas....
    • DeadlyCouncil, on 03/02/2008, -11/+7dude, too soon.
    • m0rg0th, on 03/02/2008, -8/+4indeed
    • PetroSan, on 03/02/2008, -5/+18that wasn't just tasteless. it was stupid.
    • RiMac, on 03/02/2008, -3/+3Our soldiers overseas are not adequately equipped. We need to get them some hats. I've heard they're bullet-proof.
  • Ninjao, on 03/02/2008, -23/+10Sometimes I want to wear a hat but I dont because noone else does :(
  • brentinkc, on 03/02/2008, -22/+4I don't read articles written by people who are too lazy to proofread.
  • smacksaw, on 03/02/2008, -38/+2Q: Why are hats uncool?
    A: Asshat - because you have to be an ass to wear a hat.
    • positron, on 03/02/2008, -0/+14The subtlety of the word asshat is lost on you.
  • CaptMonkey, on 03/02/2008, -19/+180Hats are great! I started wearing them often about a year ago, and I've never stopped. It seems a little strange at first, and you'll feel like everyone's looking at you when you first start wearing one in public, but eventually it becomes... well, old hat.

    A nice wool fedora can keep your head warm in winter and looks a lot more stylish than the usual winter-weather gear. Likewise, a nice panama or other warm weather hat can keep the sun off of you in the summer. Not to mention a lot of girls seem to really dig hats, especially if you lightly tip it to them as you walk past them on the street. It's an easy, non-creepy way of flirting with complete strangers. Bring back the hat!
    • Lyph5, on 03/02/2008, -25/+102Yeah, because those girls you tip the hat at are interested in you. And aren't laughing at you once you walk by.
      • lysdexic, on 03/02/2008, -3/+42Sounds like you've got a lot to learn about flirting. Girls eat that ***** up. A tip of the hat piques a girl's interest on two point. One, you're not afraid to be different and wear something out of vogue, and two, you have the confidence to flaunt it. Confidence, more than anything else, is what attracts women.
        • Memitim, on 03/02/2008, -1/+30I put on my robe and wizard hat?
        • carve, on 03/03/2008, -0/+3Now THAT takes some confidence! The ladies will be all over you!
        • earlycj5, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Dugg for proper spelling and use of piques.
        • campigenus, on 03/03/2008, -2/+1> Sounds like you've got a lot to learn about flirting.
          Err ... this IS digg, yes?
      • vicarsintutus, on 03/02/2008, -1/+6Can't say I agree with you, Lyph. I am always tempted to buy a guy a drink when he tips his hat at me. Even if he's fat and awkward; not so much if he's the creepy crackhead with a busted top hat though.
        • form51, on 03/02/2008, -6/+1Don't kid yourself.. there are no women on the internet, especially ones who like The Smiths.
          • vicarsintutus, on 03/02/2008, -0/+5Is it weird that girl who likes the Smiths finds a tip of the hat charming? And where else would you find hat-tippers, CollegeHumor? Myspace? Puhlease.
      • asauterChicago, on 03/03/2008, -1/+6And who the ***** cares if they do, being able to do that sounds badass.
    • jnosanov, on 03/02/2008, -2/+24Dugg for clever pun use of old hat without putting quotation marks around it to remind the reader that it stands out.
      • uziko, on 03/02/2008, -3/+14i hate it when they do that or when they say /sarcasm after a sarcastic response, if people are too stupid to detect your sarcasm then they don't deserve to
        • carpespasm, on 03/02/2008, -2/+13the /sarcasm tag is overused, but it's necessary sometimes, since written words don't have inflection and the only way to add it is to make something over the top, which would kill the humor of the sarcasm.
        • Methodius, on 03/02/2008, -1/+5@carpespasm: This is true, and it brings up a fun challenge: try to make a comment on digg so stupid it's apparent to everyone that you are joking. You may not use sarcasm tags or emphasis quotes. If you can do it, I will applaud you.
          • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1i've already done it like 50 times, the other 200 times it didn't work
    • mdehart, on 03/02/2008, -5/+42Sounds like Lyph5 has got his HaterHat on!
    • drlha, on 03/02/2008, -9/+52Let me guess: you're also overweight, have long hair and wear a trench coat.
    • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -6/+32I think I'd probably melt if a guy tipped his hat at me like that....
      • positron, on 03/02/2008, -1/+54She's a witch!
        • gage006, on 03/02/2008, -5/+15She turned me into a newt!
          • Vapor17, on 03/02/2008, -0/+10A newt?
          • fr34k5h0w, on 03/02/2008, -0/+12I got better.
          • Niih, on 03/03/2008, -1/+1My girlfriend seduced my by saying she was crazy about the Pythons; then I figured out she hadn't seen Meaning of life, showed it to her, and she 'liked' it (Blasphemy!). Now she doesn't even want to watch Holy grail.

            Girls do are witches....
        • kjcdude, on 03/03/2008, -0/+3Burn her!
        • nonstop87, on 03/03/2008, -0/+3"What else floats?"
          "A Church!"
          "Very small rocks!"
      • flxfxp, on 03/02/2008, -2/+10In before there are no girls on the internet. Well done madam :)
      • GreenGrassyNoel, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1yes but will you have sex with him?
    • neio, on 03/02/2008, -1/+2I only wear my hat in winter. I bought it in Bolivia, it's the ones the coca farmers wear in the fields.
    • lou2005, on 03/02/2008, -0/+7I agree. Hats keep your glasses from getting wet in the rain and your nose from getting sunburned in the sun. In the summer it prevents you from getting sun stroke. In the winter most of your heat loss is out the top of your head so it keeps you warm. Hats can be worn to make all kinds of fashion statements, too.
  • thelastcivilian, on 03/02/2008, -3/+82I just hope that they aren't appropriated by the hipsters.
    • mst3kcrow, on 03/02/2008, -0/+22If it happens it will be around the time Indiana Jones 4 comes out. I'd put a dollar on Fedora sales having a nice boost for a few weeks once that movie comes out.
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+10Put your money where your mouth is and invest!
        • stalefries, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Hold your money until just before the movie comes out, then invest.
      • saisumimen, on 03/02/2008, -1/+1Pretty ***** pathetic that a goddamn MOVIE would make people do it.
    • atticus8, on 03/02/2008, -0/+8Typically, making something popular takes all the hipsters out of the market, no matter the product.
    • Methodius, on 03/02/2008, -0/+8A hipster walks into a bar, and says "This place sucks, it's full of hipsters!"
      Who cares what the so-called hipster crowd does? Do whatever you feel like vis a vis hats, and who cares whether everyone else was wearing it before it was cool?
    • starf, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2About 25% of the hipsters I know wear hats.
    • Jones82, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1"I just hope that they aren't appropriated by the hipsters."
      Too late
    • Hangly, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2No no, we should keep this as just a nerd thing.
  • AFrei, on 03/02/2008, -14/+8I've always said that hat's are the *****. The only people cool enough to have kept on wearing them even after the downfall are the ultra-orthodox jews. They're quite the trend setters.
    • jnosanov, on 03/02/2008, -1/+9Yes, but they wear them because god told them to. Hardly hip - downright conformist!
    • victorycig, on 03/02/2008, -0/+11Yeah, those ultra-orthodox folks are always on the cutting edge.
    • eryximachus, on 03/02/2008, -1/+3Orthodox wear Kippahs, Hasidim wear hats. There is a difference.
      • AFrei, on 03/13/2008, -0/+1Ultra-orthodox, *****. Thereby including some sfardim, chasidim and yeshivish peeople. QED asshat. I'm an orthodox Jew, i know what I'm talking about.
    • willynilly, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3"I've always said that hat's are the *****."
      The hat's what?
  • damndj, on 03/02/2008, -2/+30You first.
  • 0crabby0, on 03/02/2008, -11/+4JFK had a funky shaped head - That's why he didn't wear a hat.
    • minox, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6Can't do it. It would be too easy.
    • heliox, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3He did wear a hat.
    • Supurcell, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6For the man with the oddly-shaped head, only a crown will do.
    • wastelander, on 03/02/2008, -6/+3Are you referring to the shape of his head after that trip to Dallas?
  • alllie, on 03/02/2008, -2/+67Hats are what they had before sunglasses. They shaded the eyes. Most people prefer sunglasses these days. You can shade your eyes without sweating into a hat or getting hathair.
    • lolmax, on 03/02/2008, -3/+31This is true, but is it just me or do a lot of people look kind of stupid in sunglasses? Especially girls with their freakin' alien bug eye shades that seem so popular for god knows what reason...
      • Oea420, on 03/02/2008, -16/+2I actually think those are damn hot.

        You know how all anime females have large eyes? I think it has something to do with the eye/face ratio that creates attractiveness, those glasses seem to trick the mind in some way.

        Maybe it's not all guys, but for me those glasses on a hot chick are awesome.
        • Wartz, on 03/02/2008, -2/+16they aren't hot. When I see girls wearing those, I am instantly reminded of various starlets (Lindsay Lohan, Britney spears, etc and I have to turn away to avoid vomiting.
        • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -4/+1Yeah Wartz but when I see those white girls wearing those shades, I'm reminded of how much they're trying to fit in with us brown peoples and our styles, whether they're ghetto or classy.. too many wannabes out there
      • PopcornDave, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6Its because all fashion gets recycled and the 70's are back in vogue with designers. I'm still waiting for a designer with enough balls to bring back the leisure suit and try to make it popular. Most of that ***** was bad enough the first time around.
  • theAlice, on 03/02/2008, -2/+41My head is too big for hats. :(
    • carpespasm, on 03/02/2008, -1/+38sombrero.
    • whahaa, on 03/02/2008, -2/+3my head is too small for hats. :(
    • url404, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3I had this problem as well until I went to a proper milliner that had hats with actual sizes on them then I was able to pick myself up a nice size 62 Akubra (in Sydney Australia at least).
  • ryleyleckie, on 04/10/2008, -73/+100are you wearing a hat from the 50's? > yes > you're a douchebag
    • heliox, on 03/02/2008, -5/+54Why would wearing a hat make them a douchebag?
      • Genetico, on 03/02/2008, -9/+37I agree. I hated that stupid clothing chart ever since it showed up on digg. It's that kinda ignorance and intolerance that promotes prejudice. digg has just become one giant definition of an oxymoron.
      • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -1/+9Because the person wearing it is probably getting more action than this guy.
    • Scarfy, on 03/02/2008, -1/+9I love my paperboy hat and don't care if I'm a douche for wearing it. :)
      • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -1/+3The douchebags are the ones hating on you.. This place is a cesspool of people who can't get laid and haters who always call people a douche because they make something look good on them and get a lady's attention.. For reals if they can't make it look good on themselves, they'll hate others who can get it to look nice on them. Like the SRSco person in the next comment.
    • willynilly, on 03/02/2008, -1/+13Do you know the difference between plural and possessive? --> No? --> You're a douchebag.
    • Accolade1, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0Does Yahtzee know about this?
    • Accolade1, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0Edit: Double post.
    • Tyrghast, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Are you wearing a ball cap? then you're a douchebag, is your hear spiked or long and colored? you are a douchebag, are you wearing a bowler from the prohibition era? you're awesome
    • allahuakbar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Who the heck is this yahtzee individual?
  • SRSco, on 03/02/2008, -30/+17The only people I've ever seen wear hats are old people and douchebags. If you're not an old person...take it off. They aren't coming back. You just look like a douchebag.
    • Genetico, on 03/02/2008, -1/+19Thank you so much for letting me know how you feel about this issue. I will change my fashion style accordingly to your tastes ASAP. Perhaps you can teach me what is a more suitable and better looking style. A star wars t-shirt? Bugle boy jeans? I'll tell you what. Take your time and ask your mother where she buys your clothes and then you can share that with me!

      Love,

      Genetico
    • wastelander, on 03/02/2008, -2/+1What about this hat?
      http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Batmanall/B ...
    • girlpirate, on 03/02/2008, -1/+6the Douchbags are the ones that are bringing the 80's back. Id much rather have some nice classy hats come back in style than high waisted pants and the rest of the fashion crimes of the 80's
      • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Yeah I'm not much a fan for the retro 80s clothing, considering I've seen mostly posers and wannabes who don't even remember the 80s rocking that stuff....
  • whalefarmerjohn, on 03/02/2008, -11/+32Sorry guys, this doesn't mean your fedora is magically cool now.
    • drlha, on 03/02/2008, -5/+36Rules to live by: Only person who looks cool with a Fedora is Indiana Jones, the only person who looks cool with stuff attached to his belt is Batman.
      • DephexTwin, on 03/02/2008, -2/+3Truer words have never been spoken.
      • stalefries, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Fedoras (at least the kind that Indiana Jones wears) are only good for men with scraggly beards and naturally-occurring tans.
        • NOFXY, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Then i'm getting myself a fedora!... although i was planning on shaving today.. hmm.. decisions decisions.
    • Azselendor, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Only if your from this planet

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcab_Confederacy
    • tyywebb, on 03/03/2008, -2/+2Dude, fedoras are the ***** and I applaud anyone that wears one.
    • Hangly, on 03/03/2008, -2/+2Fedoras have always been cool.
  • Skod, on 03/02/2008, -2/+27They forgot to mention my hat of choice! The classic driver cap, 100% wool, handmade in Ireland.
    • Methodius, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6Such hats are great, but require a certain air to pull off correctly. A tweed jacket and pipe don't hurt either. Then you can take a stroll 'round the countryside, as a gentleman will.
    • N00F, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Funny you should write about your peaked cap, I just happened to buy one just yesterday. Wool and Alpaca wool. Nice. Now I need the sports car to go with it.
  • pstroll, on 03/02/2008, -4/+24when is the beer helmet going to make a comeback?
    • Blitzwing84, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Dude, beer helmets never went out of style....right?
    • Knucklecallus, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1I'd like to believe that they never came into style.
  • victorycig, on 03/02/2008, -8/+311Sunday morning: Bringing Back the Hat story hits digg's front page.
    Sunday afternoon: Thousands of digg users go out and buy fedoras and Homburgs.
    Monday morning: Young men in urban centers across the country are spotted wearing hats once thought old-fashioned.
    Tuesday morning: Stories of nerds and their hats abound in the blogosphere.
    Tuesday evening: To appeal to young males in his support base, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama makes public appearances wearing a fedora after winning in Ohio and Texas.
    Wednesday: International mainstream media outlets broadcast images of Obama in his fedora to stations around the world.
    Thursday: Hat shops around the world report they are unable to keep up with record demand.
    • joshuagor44, on 03/02/2008, -6/+87Friday: ???
      Saturday: Profit!
      • BrendanSheehan, on 03/02/2008, -2/+3Friday: Hilary cries
        Saturday: Global, emotional profit
        • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -4/+2Sunday: War is still raging. Politicians still don't care.
      • gd1z, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Oh God, that was the best use of that joke ever.
    • EricPeters, on 03/02/2008, -0/+133Next Sunday: Hat story reappears on Digg, the submitter unaware it had been on the front page a mere week ago.
      • BrendanSheehan, on 03/02/2008, -5/+1As the dupe search function sucks
        • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+5As he blatantly ignores the dupe search function.
    • ivosilva, on 03/02/2008, -13/+1Why would you think the rest of the world cares about what your presidential candidates wear?
      • elint6, on 03/02/2008, -0/+11Why do you think people around the world agree that the Portugese have no sense of humor?
        • ivosilva, on 03/02/2008, -6/+1PortugUese. I have a sense of humor, those who dugg me down do not.
        • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -2/+2Amen.
      • victorycig, on 03/02/2008, -1/+8Because America. ***** yeah!
    • allemande, on 03/02/2008, -6/+1So you're saying that it can be done???????????????????
    • Namakemono, on 03/02/2008, -2/+6We don't need no stinkin' stimulus package.
    • Zbrah, on 03/02/2008, -1/+12Sounds pretty sweet to me...
    • ChayD, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Right, I'm going to a hat store on the way to work tomorrow.
    • Desidarius, on 03/03/2008, -1/+16Actually I think Obama really could pull off the fedora look.
      • YathKabaas, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Yeah, I'm thinking that too. Would be pretty sweet, if you ask me :)
        • asurroca, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1While you've got that image of Obama looking all retro-stylish in a fedora... think of George W Bush wearing the same fedora. Did you LOL yet?
      • Hangly, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Fedora, grey wool suit, and a pocket watch. He would be the epitome of smooth.
    • Shawn4168, on 03/03/2008, -3/+7Ron Paul is old enough to have actually worn hats when they were mainstream.

      RON PAUL '08
    • topace3000, on 03/03/2008, -0/+7Obama/Fedora 08!
  • ElGanyan, on 03/02/2008, -2/+24I've been rocking a "flatcap" or "golfer" type hat here in Spain for some years now. They are actually quite common amongst the older generations here so it doesn't seem all that strange when out and about.

    That said, I would gladly welcome a resurgence of more traditional style hats. I've been considering a "bowler" for a while now, as there are some wonderful old hat shops around the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, but have yet to build up the "cojones" for one.
    • SSUK, on 03/02/2008, -1/+4Trilby hats, my good sir.
    • scarletspidah, on 03/02/2008, -0/+4Go with the bowler!
    • grubwort, on 03/02/2008, -8/+1"They are actually quite common amongst the older generations". If you can apply this to any aspect of your attire, hobbies, or personal habits, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG
      • Wartz, on 03/02/2008, -1/+8whats wrong with doing something the same way your parents/grandparents do/did it?

        Oh I know, you're one of those "ooooooooh look at me im so rebellious!" types.
        • Methodius, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Well, back in the 80s my Dad wore tight, short shorts as was the fashion. He also wears a titanic Doobie Brothers mustache. You won't see me mimicing his fashion sense in many regards.

          I hope that 80s fashion never, ever makes a serious resurgence. The 80s is like America woke up January 1, 1980, hungover from the entirety of the 70s, and made some absolutely terrible decisions about what to wear for the decade, especially with respect to hair.
          • PopcornDave, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1But it's not like the 70's were any better. Remember leisure suits and platform shoes for men?
          • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Don't dis leisure suits. they're coming back.
          • Knucklecallus, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Its not like today's styles are any better...
            Its like the fashion gods just sit around a big table every 10 years or so and suggest ideas that sounded cool to them a while back.
            "alright, so, after we drag the jeans behind a dump truck for 11 miles, we cut them so the only way that they will fit is if the wearer wears them below his butthole so his boxers show? Brilliant!"
          • PopcornDave, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1@reaganluver
            If they do I hope my eye cancer comes first - unless you forgot a sarcasm tag.
        • walkea1, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1dude, eighties fashion is making a comeback right now. i know, sucks
    • omnibahumut, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Flatcaps seem pretty popular with the artist types here in philly. I see them quite often, actually.
    • willynilly, on 03/02/2008, -3/+1You've been "rocking" it? Have you also been rocking other corporate "slang" created by clueless suits? How about this: Is it a "slammin'" hat?
      • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3yeah it's super duper funky fresh
    • joel8x, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1I picked up a flat cap this winter at the local hip-hop/gangster "We've got every color hat to match your ridiculous shoe colors" store in the mall. I love it!
    • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Only management can wear bowlers, you'll have to wear a homburg.
  • jm4847, on 03/02/2008, -12/+27who cares about what's "trendy"?
    • SSUK, on 03/02/2008, -11/+5Considering most geeks don't shower...
    • PetroSan, on 03/02/2008, -5/+14I'm sorry if you're sincere, but that comment really makes me think you're trying really hard to make it appear that you don't care.
      • phybere, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Yeah, just like all the punks and the goths and the... oh, wait, it's not highschool any more.
  • blackdude, on 03/02/2008, -4/+70"Some say the downfall of hats occurred when JFK did not wear a hat to his inauguration, thus forever branding them as uncool."

    Who says that?
  • sunyata76, on 03/02/2008, -2/+24Hats are hot.
  • PrettyMuchBryce, on 03/02/2008, -23/+18Hats can be really pretentious if they don't have a purpose. Most hats that you think make you look 'cool' (like fedoras) really just make you look like an *****.
    • itsgotyou, on 03/02/2008, -4/+20oh yeah? well this ***** can rock a fedora like no one's business.
    • heliox, on 03/02/2008, -4/+2And you with your gay wool beanie...
      • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -1/+1and you're all of a sudden the fashion expert?
        • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Yeah, i just talk with a lisp and they gave me my own show on bravo.
  • rot13ubercrypto, on 03/02/2008, -6/+71I have a high-grade Montecristi panama hat I bought in Ecuador and a really nice Borsalino fedora from NYC. They're very comfortable, look sharp, and work great when it's sunny/cold respectively. Plus, with a stylish hat, you get a lot of looks -- not all of them "look at the idiot with the headgear." Takes some guts to pull it off.

    I've always liked nice and exotic hats, including a muskrat ushanka from St. Petersburg, a fez from Morocco and a Song kok from a market in Kuala Lumpur. They're fun to wear if you can get over the fact that you stand out.

    If you like hats, wear them -- the idiots running around saying you look like a douchebag are inevitably the same sort who don't use skin products because they're unmanly, or who refuse to spend more than 50 bucks on a suit, because hey, you can get a suit for 50 bucks. Thanks for playing, try again. Yeah, hats should come back, but who cares if they don't?
    • DarkLance, on 03/02/2008, -4/+16dug for commenter's style.
    • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -1/+12You've really rocked the fez? haha...that's great.
    • EricPeters, on 03/02/2008, -0/+5I would love to get a quality ushanka. I've got a $10 one from Target that works, but is nowhere near as nice looking as the ones the police here wear.
      • rot13ubercrypto, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Well you can imagine me, in July, running around Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg (did I mention it gets hot in Russia in summer?) trying to find a nice fur hat. Not speaking a word of Russian, and generally looking like an idiot, trying to describe "andrata" (muskrat -- pesky bastards any way you cut it) with hand gestures.
        Most of the cheaper fur ones are rabbit; muskrat are the nicest ones you can find at a decent price. There's also seal, beaver and mink (I don't think they make them from bears anymore) but unlike rabbits and muskrats, those aren't pests and I'd discourage people from buying the fur.
        According to my Russian buddies, it's considered unmanly to tie the flaps under your chin (although really comfortable), and there's some comical garbage man character who always has one loose flap hanging around. As a friend of mine once told me on a really really cold day -- "you look like an idiot. A really warm idiot." That about sums it up.
        I got the fez in Tangier (which means "*****" in Arabic) after we made friends with some guy who must have been a major general of railroads (judging from the fruit salad on his epaulettes), and who drove us around town sightseeing before the departure of our ferry from Spain -- he tried to get us to buy a carpet from his cousin, but I ended up getting the hat. It's my WAR FEZ -- I wear it when gaming online. Just so that when I shoot someone, I can say I owned them while wearing a fez.
        I also have a Chilean chupalla (handmade by a lady who is apparently _the_ chupalla maker -- she only came up to about my navel, which made the fitting interesting) and my dad's army beret, among others, but those are more for hanging on the wall, not for wearing on the street.
        Point being, if you like hats, wear them, if you don't like hats, don't wear them. They should be some combination of comfortable, attractive and functional (i.e. block sun/rain/chamber pots emptied from the third floor/whatever.)
    • Ellipsys, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Dug up for style. I'm not so much of a hat fellow myself, mainly because with my longer hair and glasses its difficult finding a good looking hat to compliment the ensemble. I suppose with a quality fedora I'd look a little like Johnny Depp, but somehow I think the facial hair is key to pulling of the look, and my jaw is too strong for that.
    • joel8x, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Hey, this digger's got moxie.
    • 55mph, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1i'm a full tilt classic fedora guy. try ebay if you want one but know your size.. measure your head with a tape measure around your middle forehead. then look for a conversion chart on google to reflect sizing standards.
    • mapkinase, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Skin products? What are you: some kind of Nazi?
  • MsAntiSunshine, on 03/02/2008, -4/+45If a guy raised their hat to me when greeting me, I would die from the effects of the radiating charm.
    Fedoras are acceptable to wear with jeans and a t-shirt if paired with a blazer, boys.
    Also, most signature male hats look cuter on girls.
    • misterhat, on 03/02/2008, -1/+16i hate t-shirts with blazers. you get a lot of idiots running around socal with that
      • Amadeus2490, on 03/02/2008, -3/+12Reason #133 not to live in Southern California: Terrible, Overpriced Fashion.
        • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2and a bunch of B-Rads
          • Amadeus2490, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Slightly better than B-tards, but just slightly.
    • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -3/+6TOTALLY AGREE about a guy raising their hat.
    • alliallialli, on 03/02/2008, -1/+9ditto'd about the hat raising. also the t-shirt and blazer.. love it. now if only my boyfriend would let me dress him up like that?
    • bmystry, on 03/02/2008, -7/+4Are you kidding me? You can't where a Fedora with a t-shirt on!
    • victorycig, on 03/02/2008, -1/+3YES, guys hats do look cuter on girls. I like my fedora, but never refused to give it up to my girl when we went out. She just looked awesome in it--I couldn't compete.
    • Zbrah, on 03/02/2008, -5/+3T-shirt with jeans and a blazer is already unacceptable...not to mention a fedora.
    • atticus8, on 03/02/2008, -1/+13most signature male ________ look cuter on girls.
      You can just fill in the blank, and it'll probably be true. My favorite is a tie on a fairly busty girl, because the end tip of the tie just hangs in the air and that accentuates that delightful curvature.
    • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2I just discovered that there are some awesome females on Digg. Now I have to go find out if my girlfriend likes me in a stylish hat.
  • DeviateSeptum, on 03/02/2008, -1/+35There's a simple reason why hats aren't worn today as often: the cloths required to match the look are too expensive. Notice how many people in those photos are wearing suits. Suits today cost an arm and a leg. Unless you are making 60 or 70K a year, who can afford to buy 10 or 12 good suits? Plus the matching attire just isn't as comfortable as the jeans/t-shirt wardrobe.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 03/02/2008, -0/+21I was about to say the same thing. The entire reality of clothing has changed. People used to have everything custom made and your choices were wool pants with cotton shirt or cotton shirt with wool pants.

      Dressing like we do in those days would've landed many people in the insane asylum. The entire emo generation would be on electroshock treatments.
      • Oea420, on 03/02/2008, -0/+7Honestly, I think the entire emo generation needs a bit of testosterone introduced somehow.... don't mean to go on a tangent, but is there any explaination to it at all?
        • Scarfy, on 03/02/2008, -6/+4I love how much diggers throw around the term "emo" without really knowing what they're talking about. Last time I checked, emo is nothing more than a genre of music and way of dressing. It's not like it's some kind of belief system. Oh and if it was... so what? Let people do their own thing.
          • DephexTwin, on 03/02/2008, -2/+4I have been reading your comments throughout this topic and I think you seriously need to get the stick out of your ass.
          • boombye, on 03/02/2008, -1/+1Emo is short for Emotional. People think being "emo" is cute, and that acting depressed and emotional and crying for attention is acceptable, they also believe in hurting themselves to get people to feel sorry for them or because they feel nobody likes them because they've listened to the same evanessence cd 10 times in a row in one day...
          • Oea420, on 03/08/2008, -2/+1Scarfy's an emo, dead thread, NECROMANCY FTW


            I did it for the lulz, no doubt!
        • bowe, on 03/02/2008, -1/+2Too many single mothers?
      • BaseballGuyCAA, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1"The entire emo generation would be on electroshock treatment"

        And this is a bad thing?
      • campigenus, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0>People used to have everything custom made and your choices were wool pants with cotton shirt or cotton shirt with wool pants.

        Some of us sill have to get most of our stuff custom made. I can't remember when the last time I could buy "of the rack" was. Kind of abummer as I don't always want to spend the $$$. I am not even that big, but I have a pretty big chest/wait ratio and big legs. Damn my over enthusiasm in the gym when I was young and bored. Having a reach that most boxers would die for and wide shoulders doesn't help either. :-|

        All this talk about hats reminded me that I have to get back to Oz so I can replace my Akubra.
    • emiyae, on 03/02/2008, -1/+5You need 4 suits tops, as long as you take care of them.

      http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/opinions/me ...
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -2/+4Suits are not as comfortable as jeans and a shirt. I don't care how sophisticated they make me look.
      • bowe, on 03/02/2008, -0/+4Just don't do what I did and buy 2 get X% off from men's wearhouse. The suits are Versini, which is some sort of Versace knock-off I'm guessing and I don't like either one of them. One is actually ventless, but I didn't notice because the salesperson was trying to rush me. I think they intentionally tried to sell me suits that they wanted to get rid of.
    • lysdexic, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2I wear hats all the time, and the staples of my wardrobe are jeans and t-shirts. Find the right hats and you can wear them with anything.
    • PopcornDave, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2You don't need to spend thousands on a single suit unless you're extraordinarily tall or large. Just get a suit you like and take it to a tailor to have it fitted to your body and you won't look like you got an off the rack suit.
  • cuoops, on 03/02/2008, -2/+17Please follow the hat etiquette if you decide to wear one. You're suppose to do all these with any hat/cap, but nobody follows them anymore.
    • carve, on 03/03/2008, -1/+2Being in the military, I'm very familiar with all of the ridiculous hat etiquette. What I want to know is WHY it is rude to wear a hat inside, or eat with a hat on. It seems very arbitrary.
      • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -1/+4Possibly because being inside and having a meal are more social things than being outside. It's harder to look someone in the eyes because of a hat brim, and it might look like you're uninterested in conversation, or hiding something. You don't need to keep the sun off your head or keep you head warm inside either.
  • bradcrc, on 03/02/2008, -2/+8am I the only one who doesn't know what a "trucker hat" is? I thought truckers just wore baseball caps.
    • DarkLance, on 03/02/2008, -0/+23baseball hat with mesh back
    • carve, on 03/03/2008, -0/+8and foam rubber with some redneck jargon printed on it on the front.
  • papipablo, on 03/02/2008, -2/+9I don't wear hats because I don't want people to think I'm bald.
  • anteyekon4myst, on 03/02/2008, -11/+1doesn't wear a hat actually hel you lose hair faster?
    There is something constantly rubbing you on the head...this is why I stopped wearing a baseball cap, which BTW is a hat.
    • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1A fedora won't be as tightly fitted to your head as a baseball cap. They're actually supposed to be a bit loose.

      Also baseball caps ARE hats, but they are NOT stylish in any way.
  • saxreturns, on 03/02/2008, -0/+11Dammit, my stupid misshapen XXL head doesn't fit hats.
    • joel8x, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2I hear ya - but there are plenty of online stores that sell huge hats for those of us with over sized skulls. The real trick is making sure you find one with a good return poilicy, because how do you try on a hat online?
    • campigenus, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0Dude, I am wearing a size 64 hat and have no problem finding hats. Well, no big problems, anyway.
  • SSUK, on 03/02/2008, -0/+6I wouldn't mind hats to make a return, in the UK they've been steadily coming back into fashion over the last few years, but it's not something you'd wear every day, more like something you wear out clubbing.
  • stanleyford, on 03/02/2008, -31/+15Men who wear hats are douche bags. Formal proof:

    1. It is no longer normal to wear a hat.
    2. Because it is no longer normal to wear a hat, wearing a hat will draw attention to you.
    3. Men who wear hats know this.
    4. Because men who wear hats know that it is no longer normal to wear a hat and that wearing a hat will draw attention to oneself, it is reasonable to conclude that men who wear hats do so to draw attention to themselves.
    5. If one is a man, wearing a piece of clothing for the sole purpose of drawing attention to oneself makes one a douche bag. (You're not a woman, hat guy. Women wear clothes to draw attention to themselves. Men wear clothes so that they're not naked and to conform to the societal context they find themselves in.)

    Q.E.D.
    • Versh, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Bringing the syllogism with combined social mores pressure... nice!
    • kentdoggydog, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Well, at least we can spot them from a distance, then.
    • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -0/+4You're an idiot. Men are allowed to be a little vain now and then, even if it's just one accessory. Also, women love well-dressed men, and being well-dressed != douchebag.

      • zephc, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3What defines "well-dressed" - merely that which is the most conspicuous form of showing how much money one has? (The logical extreme of that is blingy jewelry.) A t-shirt and shorts or jeans feels better to me than some stuffy suit, which makes me feel uncomfortable. To me, being well-dressed means whatever feels comfortable.
        • jololli, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1well-dressed != flashy
          D-
        • girlpirate, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3well dressed means clean and put together. It's also in how you wear the clothes. if your jeans and t-shirt fit then thats great. maybe throw a nice unwrinkled button down on top, some nice shoes and voila. casual, comfortable and well-dressed. but if any of those items are wrinkly or ill fitting you are back in slobsville.
        • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2"Well-dressed" is a very subjective thing I suppose. I guess to me, apart from having clean, well-fitting clothes, I like to see a guy who has a unique fashion sense and isn't afraid to show it. And it could be as simple as something like a hat.
        • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1What like a grown man in a bunny costume? Pretty unique i'd say.
    • eryximachus, on 03/02/2008, -0/+11I have to say, I have really grown tired of the conformity of modern youth on Digg. There are so many of them, and they all adopt the same idiotic phrases. Douche bag? Do you really think you are either intelligent, witty, or sophisticated by using the exact same stupid insult that every other fool with sub normal intelligence uses?

      Kid, you just don't get it. You don't know anything of fashion, art, aesthetics or any cultural pursuit of importance. You are a media consuming fool who does and thinks what you are told to do. In another era, you would simply be a slave.

      Think about it. What do you contribute to the illustrious history of civilization? Nothing.
    • neom, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Personally, I thought that was hilariously true. Now, I'm a preppy mofo hipster so that is probably why.
    • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2Conformity? I'm tired of all these humans conforming to being bipeds. Suck it up!! two legs are for feminine cleaning cloths.
  • Amadeus2490, on 03/02/2008, -4/+11This is why I don't wear hats:
    http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/lollercau ...

    The answer is "No," btw.
    • Oea420, on 03/02/2008, -1/+32lol, that's why you don't buy your hats at wal-mart, bro.
      • Amadeus2490, on 03/02/2008, -6/+2I've tried on hats at Men's stores before, and they still looked like ***** on me. I'm too ethnic looking, so I look like an old jew or something (with the hat, I mean).
        • Tyrghast, on 03/03/2008, -1/+1are you kidding me? too ethnic? ever watch an old movie with the mafia/mobs and their zoot suits wearing kickass hats? thems boys was italian to the max.
          • Amadeus2490, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Okay, do you have a zoot suit in my size? It's interesting that history shows the Italians copied the Greeks for their empire, and now a Greek is being told to copy the Italians.
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    • girlpirate, on 03/02/2008, -0/+10if it had a wider brim and was made of better quality materials I think you could pull it off. It seems to me that a man trying to find the perfect hat is like a woman trying to find the perfect pair of jeans. Nearly goddamn impossible but sooooo worth it when you do.
      • kingvik, on 03/02/2008, -3/+1Most guys don't cover their head, some girls shouldn't cover their legs/ass.
        • Amadeus2490, on 03/02/2008, -0/+2What's the point in a girl finding the perfect pair of pants when all the guys are just going to want to take them off of you anyways? It's like finding the perfect gift wrap, only to have it torn apart in 5 seconds.
        • girlpirate, on 03/05/2008, -0/+1you're right, some girls shouldnt cover their legs/ass but sadly most of the chicks that do leave those areas uncovered bloody well shouldbe covering them the hell up. I don't know who is telling all the fat chicks that theyre sexy but whoever it is needs to add a disclaimer or something.
  • DarkLance, on 03/02/2008, -1/+7Not is New York, during inclement weather, lots of people wear hats, old school fedora-esque hats no less. Lots of men (more upper crust types than not) wear hats. And yes, I know what Hasidic people look like, thats not who I'm talking about
    • Tzvi, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1Which dressy man wouldn't want to wear the Hasidic garb? White shirt, vest, long suit jacket, and a nice hat.
  • drmobutu, on 03/02/2008, -1/+26Kennedy ushered in the current era in American politics, in which the competence and quality of a politician's character is judged by his hair, rather than his hat...
    • reaganluver, on 03/02/2008, -3/+1yeah, and kennedy usually wore his hair off the top.... laying on the pavement
  • sykotic, on 03/02/2008, -12/+1Wearing hats all the time causes hair loss.... Thats why.
  • drmobutu, on 03/02/2008, -1/+3Now that I think about it, a minute: Yes! Bring back the Hat, by all means! There's WAY too many bald guys with shaved heads, these days...
  • italics, on 03/02/2008, -1/+4I wear hats because in a lot of big city bars, they don't allow you to. I'm against the man in the bars. Trucker hats don't count though.
  • TheOneGreatX, on 03/02/2008, -2/+27http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/23008645 ...
    • Scarfy, on 03/02/2008, -0/+5Trendy.
    • unfinite, on 03/02/2008, -1/+2Wow, it looks really stupid when the majority of people are wearing hats. The ones that look unique now are the ones without them.
    • kjcdude, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Im so lost as to why there all wearing hats, so random.
      Also, kevin looks bored.
  • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -3/+17I really hope men really do start wearing hats again! There is something sooooo sexy about a man in cocked fedora.... C'mon guys... seriously! Don't make me beg!
    • Oea420, on 03/02/2008, -2/+7I'd wear one, I just feel so damn silly with those types of hats on in public. When I see a dude sporting a fedora I think pretentious immediately.. maybe I'm just subconsciously envious!

      So, cocked fedora it is!
      • Sererena, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1There's a thin line... yes, it can appear douche-ish, but it really depends on the personality of the wearer. If the guy looks like a metrosexual in the hat, I'll be turned off... if they simply look eccentric... I'll be intrigued.

        I like guys that have the guts to show a little style instead of being afraid of looking silly or standing out.
    • April6, on 03/02/2008, -3/+2Ugh. Hats? Yeah, guys like interesting and cool in hats. It makes me feel honored whenever anyone tips a hat at me, guy or girl. Hats give style. But cocked fedoras? Are you joking? Cocked fedoras are the style of rich douche bags with more ego than sense. They only look cool on the elderly (who deserve to have more ego than sense).
    • carve, on 03/03/2008, -2/+5We heard you the first three times. We'll do it as soon as you start sporting a southern bell dress.
  • newbill123, on 03/02/2008, -1/+10Functional hats are still popular. Ugly things to keep your head warm in -40 degree temps in Canada. Or functional things to keep your hair from falling into your eyes (or your work). Shading ones eyes has been replaced by sunglasses. And designs have evolved into hats that you can sit on, clean easily, and not require special storage or transport. These functional hats don't look stylish though; they have a heritage from locker rooms, chicken processing factories, and siberian gulags. They function well.

    Stylish hats with men are popular today for two reasons:
    1. Men buy them to hide baldness.
    2. Women buy them for men to look sexy.

    Hair preservation and restoration make item 1 much less of a social norm today. In fact, if you wear a hat and you don't look incredibly sexy, most people assume it's your $39.95 solution to hiding hair loss. In some ways it makes your baldness stand out more.

    The second item: looking sexy is still a very valid reason for hat sales today. But it's women who buy most of the sexy hats for guys. It's still fashionable for women to wear hats and there aren't social rules like you must take off the hat inside or hold it over your heart during certain songs when sincerity is required. Do you see more hats on guys in magazines aimed mainly at (straight and gay) men like GQ, Esquire, and Details? or do you see more worn by men in female magazines like Cosmo, Vanity Fair, or Vogue? It's the women's mags from what I've seen.

    Stylish hats are a pain to keep up with. They have an extra social etiquette burden. They make you look like you are hiding hair loss. The require special care and cleaning. And they are often crushed due to lack of storage for them in restaurants and offices. (Really, have you seen a hat rack other than in a locker room lately?)

    It was women who watched the Kennedy inauguration and said hats were no longer hip and sexy.
    And many men were ready and willing to ditch the little burdens when the opportunity arose.
    • humanerror, on 04/03/2008, -1/+9I wear hats all the time (as evidenced by my little icon above), and some of what you say is definitely true. My ex girlfriend sat on my favorite fedora and ruined it, and I always take my hat off when I enter a restaurant, leaving me looking for a place to put it. Most places don't have hat racks, obviously. Also when I'm at a bar or club I have to take it off once in a while to show any girls who may be looking that I'm not actually bald. And of course, windy days are a bitch.

      But all in all, it's worth it. And once people do start wearing hats again I'm going to be that guy who won't shut up about how he was doing it back before it was cool.
    • tcasey22, on 03/02/2008, -2/+5Too much effort for something not that important.
    • carve, on 03/03/2008, -1/+1Finally, the voice of reason! Dugg.
    • 55mph, on 03/03/2008, -2/+1"Most likely, the demise of hats can simply be traced to changing styles and the ongoing trend towards a more casual look."

      don't forget central heating and global warming.
    • Xondar, on 03/03/2008, -0/+1A proper felt hat can very easily be bashed back into shape after being crushed. That was one of the purposes behind top hats, they can be flattened for easy storage.
  • pinchduck, on 03/02/2008, -4/+8Barmah's Squashy Suede line of hats is very cool. I never wore hats until I saw them in Australia, then I bought one immediately. Great in rain, snow, or fall. Keeps your head warm and dry and looks very cool. Now available in the U.S. Nope, I don't work for the company, I just love their product.
    http://www.barmahhats.com.au/squashy.asp
    • Oea420, on 03/02/2008, -0/+10seriously bro, they look functional but how can one wear that in public with his everyday attire unless you're kangaroo jack or crocodile dundee?
    • speedygonzalez, on 03/02/2008, -1/+1i hear great things about akubra hats too http://www.akubra.com/
  • bdbr, on 03/02/2008, -0/+30I used to wear a fedora in college, then that damned Indiana Jones movie came out and it just made me look like a poser. Yeah, this was awhile back, but its going to happen again real soon. Its not a good time to go out and buy a fedora.
    • johnmatias, on 03/02/2008, -0/+13It's always a good time to buy a Fedora...

      It's just never a good time to wear it in public.
  • nahsrocketeer75, on 03/02/2008, -0/+23While we're at it, let's bring back suspenders.
    • Zervas, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1now that I can get behind.
    • dragonlink2, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Larry King can't even do it. I think we've moved on as a society.
    • Torley, on 03/02/2008, -0/+3Ohhh the suspense!
    • charlietuna, on 03/02/2008, -0/+1Suspenders I'd wear. Great feeling having your pants held up by straps over your shoulders. Brits call them braces BTW. No clips though, buttons or nothing!
      • gudnbluts, on 03/03/2008, -0/+0"Brits call them braces BTW"

        Yeah. Suspenders hold up stockings on women. Especially hot women. Hmmmm.
    • TheBigSquid, on 03/03/2008, -0/+2Then you'll be a skin. Or put on suspenders and the pork pie hat and voila, A Clockwork Orange.
    • Hangly, on 03/03/2008, -0/+3Just not the Mork & Mindy rainbow kind from 1975.
  • blitzman, on 03/02/2008, -2/+3Hats are cool.
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