Wear a ball cap and put it on backwards like a douche. Grow a chin strap.

stop coping, its over

>>18701069
The only thing worse than being bald is being obviously insecure about being bald, and nothing screams "insecure about being bald" like wearing a hat to cover it up does.

Hats are perfectly fine for outdoor days. Hiking, biking, fishing, walking, picnics, gardening. Having a coffee at the outdoor cafe. Inspecting the troops. Patrolling the perimeter. Whatever.

Where it becomes cringe is when you're wearing it at night, indoors, in the shade, in air conditioning, for no obvious or even not so obvious reason. Not because of some "rules" but because people instinctively feel that it's out of place. And subconsciously, they will think less of you for it. They may not even know why they feel a certain way, they probably won't think "hat! indoors! oh no that's heckin cringe!'

It's just that no one else will have one, there isn't any "feeling" of needing protection from the sun or rain. So you're going to seem a little off to them. And that coupled with your pre-existing lack of confidence, will not be a good look.

>>18701272
what about wearing a hat so you dont sunburn ye olde bald noggin

>>18701272
It's really all about how you wear the hat that makes the difference. There's nothing wrong with a bald guy protecting his pate from sun, cold, or rain. Never removing ones hat even in private indoor spaces is obviously peak insecurity though.

>>18702838
The problem is that once your hat goes on, your hair is fucked up for the day until you take a shower, so you might as well just keep it on.

I'll pretty much decide when I'm leaving my apartment, do I wear a hat today? Is it a hat kind of day? And if the answer is yes, then I'm committed.

>but that's insecure!!!! just b urself!
Being insecure is being myself though?

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>>18703002
Just shake it a little, it's not that bad unless you have gigalard hair, in that case you need to shower more often instead of just after using a hat,

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>>18703002
There's a solution to the problem.

>>18701069
You'll get over it eventually. I'm constantly one of the few hat wearers as well. And hey, everything comes and goes in cycles so eventually people will wear hats again and you'll be ahead of the curve.

>>18703202
>>18703261
Are we really going to pretend all hair behaves the same? Why do you retards think there's like 400 different types of hair product out there?

>>18703305
Murrays pommade + Royal Crown hair dressing is my go to if I'm going to give a shit about what my hair looks like after I take my hat off. I just comb it after taking my hat off it it's out of place.

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was thinking about the yohji gabardine drape hat but i'm worried i'd look too much like a redditor as a white guy

>>18702838
OP asked if it's a good idea to cope with being bald, and unfortunately every man wearing a hat that covers their hair fully is assumed bald until proven otherwise.

>>18703428
Yeah putting shit in your hair certainly can help wrestle it into submission, personally I don't like putting extraneous shit in my hair, the only "hair product" I'll use beyond just expensive shampoo + expensive conditioner is the occasional olaplex pre-shampoo hair mask shit but that comes right out. Just about everything else either doesn't do what I want it to do, or if it does, it irritates my scalp. But we're getting pretty far off topic here which was hats, the point was, if I put on a hat, it's staying there for the rest of the day. If I know I'm going to be somewhere that would look silly with a hat, like a nice restaurant, I just won't wear a hat, or I'll arrange that I have to wet my hair and take a shower and change first

>>18703530
Nah you just live in florida so you assume hats, gloves, and umbrellas are just TV props that annoying people use to be annoying. Because everyone is annoying in florida but most people don't require any "accessories" beyond shoes and shorts

>>18703002
sounds like hairlet cope ngl

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>>18701069
>omg its not trendy to wear a hat!!1!
>whaduiduuu!!!

wear a fucking hat and stop caring what others think.

>>18704034
What's the explanation for men pre-60s always wearing hats?

>>18701069
hats are cool, ignore the haters
BUT
get a good hat, get a hat that FUCKIG FITS, and that works with your face

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all of my favorite hats are polo

>>18704060
they wore hats because they were supposed to

>>18704064
Congratulations for being a walking ad

>>18704252
So why is it bald cope now but not then? There were bald and non bald men back then.

>>18704271
becauss back then a hat was part of the 'male uniform'. society was dominated by tradition and people did things because 'thats what my dad did'. no one really communicated globally so new ideas and opinions spread slowly.

>>18704279
Hats were part of the "male uniform" because we were less than 1 generation removed from cars being a novelty where a well-off family had one car, maybe. When you walk to buy groceries or at least walk to the tram to get to work, you tend to value the added comfort of a hat. This is such a wild concept to people nowadays that they think people wore hats because of "god" or some shit

>>18704034
>wanting your hair to look good is hairlet cope
t. balding buzz cut guy desperately holding out for when he can save up for a hair transplant

>>18704369
i dont think people in chicago were wearing fedoras to keep their heads cool

>>18703305
If you can't fix your hair with a comb, your untermench hair type doesn't matter.

>>18704064
It's a fucking cap, retard. Every cap is the same. There's nothing special about those besides the logo on them. You could buy 5 regular caps for the price of one of those overpriced Polo caps.

>>18704372
So you think people in chicago wore hats because of god, got it. That's clearly a much more logical explanation.

>>18704379
See >>18704371

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>>18704060
They used to be an indicator of class. Hats are performative as much as functional.

>>18704381
no i think people wore hats because their dad wore a hat.

I treat hats like I treat hoodies. They might be appropriate for certain weather, a hangover day, or just wanting to be comfortable but generally speaking they’re ill-advised.

>>18704372
No of course they didn't wear a fedora to keep cool. In the summer you wore a straw hat, in the winter you wore a felt one.

>>18704279
>society was dominated by tradition
it still is, but the tradition has transitioned from WASPs to intelligentsia / avant-garde / college campus communist values. Why do you think the modern fashion scene is full of clothing that's either lazy or absurd?

>>18701069
I am jealous of women cause they get to wear berets for whatever reason whereas I, a man, would look dumb wearing one with no military service or whatever

>>18703458
440 bucks.
its looks terrible on the model online.
hats are tough
like the hat though
not 440$ like tho

>>18707384
Women can pretty much do whatever they want

>>18707414
Gives me gender envy, not in a transgender way but still.

>>18707384
that's all in your head, wear what you want

>>18707384
You can wear whatever you want mate.

you should get one that says "Im a giant faggot" in big neon letters

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>>18709634
This guy had the right idea.

>>18709648
Where did you find this picture of my grandfather please delete this

>>18703458
try to find one on ebay
that hat FUCKS, you won't look like a redditor
might look retarded though, that hat seems really hard to pull off

Wear a straw hat and mog every passerby. Felt hat in wintertime

>>18709735
Like a panama jack?

>>18701069
>its been so hot and sunny
>baseball hats genuinely do a terrible job at blocking the sun compared to most other hats
>most other hats are autistic
What do you even do
>>18701332
Nobody provides hat racks anymore so what are you supposed to do if you're wearing a hat but then go inside?

>>18701069
I see no problem with hats to be honest. Just own it.

I ride a bike and have longer hair, so it gets fucked by my helmet. As a result I use a cap or a beanie to keep it contained (it’s at the awkward Length where I can’t really tie it either.)

>>18701069
I get a lot more attention from women when i wear a trilby. It didn't even need to be an expensive one

>>18709798
Panama, straw pork pie (sometimes mistakenly called a boater), actual boater. There's tons of other straw hat designs that are more casual.
>>18709799 and also >>18701332

Honestly depends. If you're in a public lobby like a hotel lobby, airport, or shopping, don't take off your hat unless talking to someone directly- and you just hold it cradled in an arm when you do. If you're in a restaurant, put it next to you if there's space in booth seating or a free chair, otherwise put it on your knee. If it's someone's house, ask the host. Many theaters and some places like museums have free coat checks that will store them.
Barring those, leave it in the car or just wear it- these days no one knows hat etiquette so it's really just up to you. That said, people can tell if you wear a hat because you enjoy it vs use it to cover up a bald spot by the way you act with them.

Fashion is gay. Wear what you want. I've personally always disliked trilbies though. Unless you have peculiar face proportions and it actually suits you, get one with a wider brim ie. a panama hat. If that feels like too much, then maybe a linen flat cap.

>>18709424
>>18709630
Really?

>>18702802
This. I need a sun hat bad.

Whenever I finally go bald I'm going to get one of those shiny metallic skullcaps they used to draw wizards in. It feels like leaning into being bald by instead being bald+ with extra shine.

>>18704279
>no one really communicated globally
dassright. They were burning locally