Let's Take It From The Top

I'm not generally a fan of hats, though that might stem from the fact that I look terrible in them. I'd probably only wear one if my life depended on it. Despite my personal bias, though, I'll try to be open-minded about hats and give some real, practical advice. Here're a few situations where hats are appropriate, and a few where they aren't:

When Hats Are Appropriate:

1. If you're otherwise irrevocably badass.
2. If your job requires you to wear a hat.
3. If you're the Pope.

When Hats Aren't Appropriate:

1. If you look anything like this. 

All joking aside, in the end you just need to know if you can pull off the look. There's no formula for hat-wearing; you just need to experiment and find out what works for you. Type of hat--in the abstract--isn't as important as whether the hat-style is appropriate for your situation. Don't wear a giant cowboy hat to the movies, a bowler to a BK, or a flat cap unless you're from the 20's. Remember, though, that hats are a non-essential garment, so when in doubt, throw that hat out.

Stickers: A Shift in Consumption Style or Just Pretty?

Let me also remark on something that I've never quite understood. There's, you know, that sort of hat with the flat brim from which people never seem to take off the sticker. Seriously, there's a whole generation who seems to have forgotten to take off the packaging. What's with that? I'm not exactly a shopping guru (...or am I?), but I thought that if you didn't take off the tag it meant you were going to return the item. Is there an entire subculture lurking among us who subscribes to a paradigm of transient hat ownership? Or is it just that stickers make things prettier? Seriously, someone help me out. I'm baffled.