Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => How To Protect Your Bald Head => Topic started by: honestjohnny on October 30, 2007, 01:06:24 PM
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Apologies if this has already been posted on....
As I was stopped at a light today, I noticed a sly brother crossing on the walk against the not inconsiderable breeze. Good dome, strong profile, well-dressed (pressed-chinos, driving mocs, nice sweater), but he was wearing the same baseball cap that most guys wear fishing or painting the house--faded and fraying. Kinda wrecked the whole thing, y'know. :-\
So I was wondering, sly brothers, what kind(s) of cover do you sport when it's windy, cold, AND you want to exude sly? O:O
Myself, I usually wear a driving, newsboy, or other stylish cap when the weather takes a turn.
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I wear various hats at various times.
I have one of these in Black that I wear often
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and in leather
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various colors of these
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I will wear a baseball style cap once in awhile and a beanie when its cold.
I wear the above because somedays I just want to pimp out. Ya know, you can take the boy outa pimpin but you cant take the pimpin out the boy.... O0
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I'm a pretty big hat aficionado/fan.
I like the Kangol 504 Wool...the Tropic (vented) versions are so-so. Those are a classic hat..I have them in many different colors to suit my mood and wardrobe.
I have a couple straw cowboy hats that are cool..very Brett Michaels-ish. Very easy breezy and laid back. Chicks dig that look, I tell ya.
Fedoras are a classic stand-by as well. I like skully beanies, like the ones on headblade.com. The spandex ones are always nice fitting, very uniform.
I also like trucker hats, I go for a rocker look alot with Affliction/Obey t-shirts and unique denim, usually like Diesel, DKNY, Express for Men etc. That's also a good look.
I think it all depends on your mood.
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beanie in the winter
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Tilley hat! Pretty much the least sly hat in the world, but I got it for a gift and have grown pretty attached to the thing. Beanie in the winter.
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I have a couple of baseball caps that I sometimes wear, and I have a nice knit cap that I use when the temperatures drop, but when I really want to make a fashion statement I go with this number...
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I use it mostly during the warmer months, and for all major outdoor B-F sporting events.
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just the beanies in the winter. Got to show it off any other time.
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Tuque all the way. I'll never wear a fedora I hate that "retro classic" look.
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I've been trying to decide on some hats for the upcoming winter. I suppose a nice ski hat would be ok, but I was thinking I'd like something a little different. I was checking out a B-3 Mad Bomber hat on the cabellas website, that seemed pretty cool. They have one with wool lining and sheepskin leather, that just may have my name on it ....
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It's starting to get pretty chilly here and still no hat. I think I'm gonna find a good beanie and then something a little more dressy. Just not sure what, yet.
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I have bought a couple of beanies, one knit & one soft cloth for the cold days w/ top down. My surprise g@@4 upon "sly-dome" was that a hat I had, and really liked, to keep my "hair" from blowing out of comb over isn't very comfortable now--I can feel all the seams and junk. I'll have to look around for a baseball cap that is smooth inside or lined. I use the beanies now if it is cold, i.e. 40's, after working out on the way home to shave.
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Beanies in the winter, have a nice little collection. The rest of the year and sometimes in winter, my felt "western" hat. (That was for you Tom G) Have a few different western hats, straw and several felt.
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Usually just my old baseball hats. For winter I tried a knit cap, but it comes off like Velcro with the least bit of stubble and colored lint leaves me looking like a muppet. I was considering the underarmor caps like NFL players wear.
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The Underarmour Beanies are the best! The ones I have are a fleece outer with the heat/cold gear on the inside. (very sooth feeling against the dome O0) I am looking for a more dressier look though maybe a wool/felt driving hat? Go with the UA beanie its very nice O0
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My mom dropped one of those off here for me and my gf says I look 10 years older!
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Ten years older?! Is that good or bad? 'Cause I can see it goin' either way.
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I already am 10 years older :px
Yeah, older men (old men?) generally wear them these days....but why not stem the tide?
So this type hat is associated with old men?
There was a time when headshaving white men was associated with only gang members, weirdos, skinheads, etc....etc....
Is that stopping us now? We're stemming the tide!
BTW....it's among the warmest hats I've worn!!! And I get compliments on it all the time ('cept from BaldRob).
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Actually that hat does look good on ya, Rob. Of course, having the right outfit to go with the hat is key. I don't think I could wear that hat with one of my schrotini or aloha shirts.
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Here is my hat of choice. I enjoy wearing it as it looks extremely silly and is a bit of an inside joke. It was hand made by a friend of mine who knows I am a big fan of Joss Whedon ... and anyone who is a Firefly/Serenity fan would get the inside joke...
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Here is my hat of choice. I enjoy wearing it as it looks extremely silly and is a bit of an inside joke. It was hand made by a friend of mine who knows I am a big fan of Joss Whedon ... and anyone who is a Firefly/Serenity fan would get the inside joke...
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Haha.....that's too funny....I am a Firefly/Serenity fan. Man, how I wish that show wasn't canceled!!!!!!
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I'll drink to that. I must have watched the movie twenty times.
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My mom dropped one of those off here for me and my gf says I look 10 years older!
The hat looks great on you, Rob. I'd like to get one for myself
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The hat looks great on you, Rob. I'd like to get one for myself
I think Rob's already married, John. :*))
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Here is my hat of choice. I enjoy wearing it as it looks extremely silly and is a bit of an inside joke. It was hand made by a friend of mine who knows I am a big fan of Joss Whedon ... and anyone who is a Firefly/Serenity fan would get the inside joke...
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Love the Jayne Hat, X!!
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The hat looks great on you, Rob. I'd like to get one for myself
I think Rob's already married, John. :*))
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The hat looks great on you, Rob. I'd like to get one for myself
I think Rob's already married, John. :*))
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I don't think he gets it Schro, went right over his slick bald head, lol. ;D
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Haha.....that's too funny....I am a Firefly/Serenity fan. Man, how I wish that show wasn't canceled!!!!!!
Me too man! It was a great show.
Whedon has a new series coming out. See copy of article in my Myspace blog: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1&ping=1&indicate=1
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Here is my hat of choice. I enjoy wearing it as it looks extremely silly and is a bit of an inside joke. It was hand made by a friend of mine who knows I am a big fan of Joss Whedon ... and anyone who is a Firefly/Serenity fan would get the inside joke...
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Love the Jayne Hat, X!!
Thanks man O0
To see a copy of the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgX-7ebLOdw
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When I had hair it was always sticking up because of my cow licks and double crown. So I was always wearing baseball caps to mat my hair down. Now that I'm sly I don't like wearing hats s much because I'm worried people will think that I'm trying to hide my head.
So for now I'm not wearing any hats. I'll probably wear a tuke during the winter.
Gotta say though I liked that first hat Marz posted. I'd probably wear that for dressy occasions.
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Most days I sport a Titleist golf hat. :popo
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I don't usually wears hats or caps but I do for cold weather or sun or holidays. Here I am as a Sly Santa in the snow we had here yesterday
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Here's a hat for you! I look like one of the village people!!! :*))
It's my Toby Keith Camo Hat I wear hunting every year! LOL!!!
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I went to the beach with the wife and kids and forgot a hat. Went to a gift shop and bought this! Worked out well. Wife thought it was cute.
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I don't usually wears hats or caps but I do for cold weather or sun or holidays. Here is me as a Sly Santa in the snow we had here yesterday
+1 on the Santa Hat!! I'm on call on the 24th so I plan on wearing that at the hospital (when I'm not in the procedural area ::)
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I wear my Irish Tweed cap quite a bit...
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And of course I always have my BUFF on me. It's black and when folded right it makes a damn fine 2 layer beanie.
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HEY VASH, I LIKE the new avatar , looks GOOD ! and i'm glad somebody explained where the knit hat with the hair was from , CUZ... to ME IT LOOKS LIKE the wendy'S girl >:( anyway , FOR ME in the winter its usually just a plain ol knit beanie.CUZ if its a clean shave day , the SLIGHTEST breeze blowz just about anything right off an down the street :Xo!
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I usually rock the beanies in the winter, I only have a couple of hats that I wear any other time. One's a Volcom flexfit and the other is an A&W trucker style hat.
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Fester just purchased a couple of hats online from www.shoebuy.com. Their prices were comparable to other websites and shipping was FREE. I received my black Kangol Wool Player today and it fits perfectly and looks really SLY. I'm now waiting for my black leather Porkpie to arrive...can't wait.
I never really wore hats before and was not sure about how to size them. Just follow the directions on the website and measure really carefully...you can't go wrong.
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As a new sly guy (less than 18 hours), this thread interests me a bit.
The only time I wear a hat is on stage with my band and days like today when it's cold outside. I've got a beanie that I tossed on my slick noggin this morning. I found it itchy. Is this normal/something that I'll just have to get used to?
On a somewhat related note, I'm really wanting a Kangol 504. I like the look of that thing being worn backwards.
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Kangol has a lot of quality headwear, I have a decent array of kangols of many styles.
The 504 is great but the wool ones will be a sauna on your head on stage.
I wear these;
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and even in the Seattle winter they take the winter bite off without making your head sweat.
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I must have 50 ball caps... Rob, I really like that lid of yours! Maybe it's time for an upgrade? :*))
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Being from an ice box I tried and liked the Kangol 504 hat (have 2 colors black and grey) and like them when its really cold. Thunderbroom - try the underarmor cold weather beanie!! very smooth inside and no itch! O0
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I wear the standard beannie when the weather is below 35 here in CO, also have acouple of Indy-Jones style fedoras that work in the summer....looking for a nice newsboy-type cap for summer that doesn't make me look like a giant mushroom... any suggestions guys???
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Very nice, Thunderbroom!
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here's really the only picture i can find with my hat. drinking das booooooooooot!!
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Well I did it... broke down and ordered a Kangol 504!
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Great hat too! O0
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Looks good Sarge.
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looking good with the kangols guys!
I got to post some hat pics...
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Sarge, that looks great!, gonna have to get me one of those. O:O
Yours looks great too teacher! O0
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Going to Rome for 3 weeks this summer, trying to figure out what type of hat would work there.
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Going to Rome for 3 weeks this summer, trying to figure out what type of hat would work there.
Maybe one of those helmets with the Mohawk on top? :*))
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I thought it was a scrub brush!
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That looks good, wonder if the Pope will approve!
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I thought it was a scrub brush!
You have to admit, it does have quite the shine. Almost as much as I have naturally.
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That looks good, wonder if the Pope will approve!
Hey, have you seen the Pope's hat? :*))
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Going to Rome for 3 weeks this summer, trying to figure out what type of hat would work there.
When you get there, first thing you do is go into a clothing store, and buy whatever the locals wear. That way, you won't stand out as a tourist. Less to pack, minimal investment, it'll be a souvanir, and you might have a conversation piece when you come back.
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Beanie in the winter for me and a do-rag while camping and fishing in the summer. I used to wear baseball caps daily before I went sly.
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I wear various hats at various times.
I have one of these in Black that I wear often
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and in leather
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various colors of these
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I will wear a baseball style cap once in awhile and a beanie when its cold.
I wear the above because somedays I just want to pimp out. Ya know, you can take the boy outa pimpin but you cant take the pimpin out the boy.... O0
Marz....where do you buy your hats?
or where do others buy hats?
I'm having problems because of my big noggin. Need a 7 3/4 - 8 depending on the hat. i'm having a tough time finding summer straw hats that aren't the full blown cowboy or panama. i'm looking for something more along the lines of a porkpie or a sinatra style. something straw or vented to allow for some good cross ventilation.
thanks
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Welcome manatree,
Though I'm not a big hat wearer I get the catalog from Hartford York.
http://www.hartfordyork.com/
They have lots of great styles, but I can see you'd have a problem needing 7 3/4 or larger. You know what they say about guys with big heads though?
Have to buy big hats :*)) :*)) :*))
Red
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Marz... I have similar hats... is that black leather one a Kangol??? Where did you get it??
I-must-have-it!!!
Stenchy Fidoras, anything by Kangol, Derby's/Bowler and Porkpie hats look really good on sly domes!!
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One of these. ;)
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One of these. ;)
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Cooncatbob.... That is one hell-of-ah collection!!! I'm jealous. `dr**l
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One of these. ;)
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Cooncatbob.... That is one hell-of-ah collection!!! I'm jealous. `dr**l
Thanks: Except for the 2 hats sitting on the oval boxes that were made for me by Art Fawcett. http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/ and the grey which is a Akubra Federation
I acquired them off e-bay and didn't spend a lot of $$.