Hats...do you feel funny wearing them?

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when I lived in Cleveland our congregation had a large number of African-American women, who really set the tone because they dressed so beautifully for Mass, hats and all. Coming in slacks or heaven forbid jeans felt absolutely slovenly under their benign influence. From that time on I have worn dresses to Mass, and hats, because I like hats and I don’t like veils. Veils look like i’m in mourning. Down here in the south most women my age (except the winter texans) wear suits or dresses to church, so do I. Nobody wears hats in church, the few times I tried it I was reprimanded (by people who have a right to reprimand me) so I stopped because of the interpretation the put on it (holier than thou etc.). I still wear hats everyday, but they are the kind you see on pictures of birdwatchers or safari hunters, as I am very sun sensitive.
 
I absolutely LOVE hats! At last Easter vigil, I wore a big black & white cartwheel hat and felt fabulous in it! I think I was the only woman in Church with a hat. And I was a sponsor for an RCIA candidate. I will be this year, too, and I will buy a new hat!

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Linda
 
I like the way hats look. I cannot stand to have them on my own head, though. They always make my scalp hot and itchy.
 
I love a good & comfy straw/woven summer sun hat. That’s about as fancy as I can picture my head dressed.

I also like my collection of funky winter hats…some fleece w/floppy brims, some more close-fitting.

Dare I admit that I also like wearing…baseball caps!? :eek:

My hair has to be straight when I put a hat on, though. If it’s curly or frizzy or wavy when the hat goes on, I better not think about taking it off!🙂
 
I am definitely not a hat person. It doesn’t matter how sunny or how hot it is. I don’t like hats.
 
I don’t like hats for the most part.

However, I do like fancy hats at times.

Sometimes when I am wearing a suit I will put on a Stetson.

Also, I am one of the very few Scout leaders that ever wears a traditional campaign hat these days.

I just wish men could wear hats inside. In modern buildings, there is no safe place to put a nice hat. People knock them around, dump them on the floor, or even spill things on them. Either need hat racks or to be allowed to wear the hat inside. It isn’t like a cap that can be stuffed into a pocket or even a waist band.

I have to wonder if the men not wearing hats indoors is actually a peculiar military custom that seeped into every day use. After all, the Knights wear hats inside. Those in military service can wear a hat indoors when under arms. Those in the naval services also take a different view toward when hats should be worn. During the time when campaign hats were the norm for all Scouts, it appears that Scouts wore hats indoors, even in church services (though I have no evidence regarding Catholic churches). Above all are the various head coverings worn throughout church history by the clergy, and earlier times by Jewish men in synagogue. So, I do wonder if the idea that men should not wear hats indoors is in fact a peculiarity.
 
Well, I look maaarrrrvvvvelus! in a hat.👍 😃 :bounce: :dancing: :clapping: :bowdown2: :amen:

CDL
 
I think that is wonderful. Do you wear them then?

I think I look very good in flapper style hats. Felt hats with some kind of embelishment. If I wear a wide brimmed hat I look silly as can be. Plus, I find them hard to see out of!
GregoryPalamas said:
Well, I look maaarrrrvvvvelus! in a hat.👍 😃 :bounce: :dancing: :clapping: :bowdown2: :amen:

CDL
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As I wrote in an earlier post, of course I do. I have a handmade beaver belly hat with a 2 1/2 inch brim size 7 7/8 to accommodate my ever expanding gray matter. Everyone should wear a dress hat.

CDL
 
Hats make me feel hot and itchy.

I don’t even like wearing snow hats in the winter time, unless it’s getting to be 20 below, or something like that.
 
I wear one of my mantillas every Sunday and I don’t feel funny at all!
 
LynnieLew said:
No, I am not talking about the kind that keep you ultra warm in winter. 🙂

I love the look of ladies in hats. I even have a couple of nice hats but am reluctant because it seems no one wears them!
That isn’t entirely true, I have noticed a couple of women wearing them in church.

Even so, I am still very “aware” when I am wearing one. Maybe feel like I am bringing attention to myself? :eek: Don’t want to do that!

My question is…

Is it time to bring back the hat? Or tell the hat to scat?
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I love wearing berets in winter! They keep me warm AND look cute.
 
I LOVE hats!!!

I love how they look on me, and apparently everybody else does too:D

I say, bring 'em back!

Hey, btw… Wear yours! You must look great with them, enjoy them!👍
 
I would LIVE for the day when Fedora’s would come back in style for men:D
 
I just bought two more today! They were 75% off! My favorite brand, Parkhurst!
 
aj10 said:
I wear one of my mantillas every Sunday and I don’t feel funny at all!
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I have recently started wearing the mantilla again, but I feel less conspicuous wearing an ordinary scarf on my head. There are a couple of other women who wear the mantilla, and I’m hoping that by joining them, we can start a trend so that others who might want to wear one will feel comforable to do so. Nobody has said anything to me yet either way about this, but we do have one elderly Polish priest who always gives me a big smile when he sees me in my mantilla. I must confess, though, that I was cantor for this evening’s vigil mass and I chickened out since I would be up there in front of the whole congregation. :o Maybe next time…
 
Yes, yes, yes and yes. And I did I mention yes?

Ladies look great in hats. If I saw one in early twenties, I would probably start plotting how to approach her.

Myself, I sometimes wear an old-fashioned sort of hat that people aged 40 wear with suits and coats but no one my age does anymore (except girls going for the chavette image). That you can tip it is a good thing. 😉
 
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