Hats

[gothwalk]

Hats, I am discovering, make an unreasonable difference to your experience of weather. Yesterday, there was a vague attempt at rain while I was walking home, with no hat. I felt chilly, rained on, somewhat soaked, and rather put out, despite the fact that I was heading home for a few hours of EVE before watching the first episode of the new season of Torchwood (review coming up on dukestreet later today).

This morning, I wore my winter hat, a black trilby-sort-of-thing, through the driving rain and nasty winds walking to work. I was warm, comfortable, and felt dry, despite the fact that I was, well, walking to work in the rain.

And yet, a good half of the people I passed had wholly inadequate hoods, scarves tied over their heads, ineffective umbrellas (many of which turned inside out at each street corner), or the old classic of a newspaper over the head. The people who were wearing hats were black, oriental, Polish, or quite old. Hats are not that hard to get - why do Irish people not wear them?

Comments

[cpio.livejournal.com]

Hats aren't really compatible with hair full of product (gel, wax etc). Not that getting soaking wet is compatible with these either, but at least you don't end up with a messy hat and/or a strange moulded looking head.

I like when my hair is short enough and product free that I can wear my hat - though I tend to wear it more in the summer to keep the sun off my face, ears and neck. It does work well in winter too, but I just don't trust it in windy conditions.

Remember, a baseball cap counts as a hat and it is also reasonably good for keeping the rain off one's head.