"I wear a seven, And you're out of order
'Cause I can tell from here, You're a seven and a quarter"
"Don't Touch My Hat" by Lyle Lovett
I have a big head. I'm not talking ego here, I'm talking about the fact that I can seldom find a hat or cap that actually fits. Those "one size fits all" things don't. Most hats sit on top of my head like a crown.
At my high school graduation, they had to pin my size 7 3/4 graduation cap on. Then I had to remove it for the Pledge of Allegiance, and it never did sit right again.
In the winter, it's not so bad, as I can wear a knit cap. But in the summer, I need protection for my increasingly follicle-less pate. The only cap that has actually fit me I got from the Census Bureau, of all places.
Last weekend, visiting the in-laws, we stopped at several stores with no particular success. Then I found not one, but two hats that fit, and they were on sale so I bought them both, one blue and one white. They are porkpie hats.
My wife says I look retro chic. Definitely retro; others can determine chic. But it's a matter of function over form.
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To celebrate Sergeant Pepper's 40th birthday, The Sun in the UK has given the classic montage a modern-day makeover, by replacing all the people with modern-day celebrities. The Beatles are replaced by their kids, and Bob Dylan is replaced by...Bob Dylan. Fred Hembeck (June 4) also weighs in on the album.
ROG
My wife could have been a doctor
22 hours ago
3 comments:
I have the same problem - I have an extremely large head.
Making it hard to find a fedora that fits.
I don't like wearing hats. The porkpie hat, though, does look pretty retro cool.
You're in good company. I remember reading somewhere that Oprah has a big head. After a hair job went wrong and she had a lot of it fall out, she realized how big her head was because she had to go and get a wig made specially.
The porkpie - it's kinda cute. :)
S.
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