the caaj approach to hats is to always ask the following question: does this hat help me brave the elements - whether that be rain, shine, or snow. if not, chances are that your hat is tryhard. of course vacation timings present a whole different twist to this approach. the caaj rulebook lets most things slide while on vacation - it is the one loop hole where you are allowed to be a tryhard without remorse. the other loophole is obvi if you are a celebrity - everyone knows that celebrities have to wear hats to be incognito to avoid the papparazzi, duh!
now the rest of us regular caaj people, we do not need a hat. while yes, some of them are certainly cute and you may think that throwing on a fedora with a white tshirt, jeans and raybans on a regular old day is caaj-cute, the proximity to the tryhard line is just too close for comfort. if you are so bold and okay taking this risk, by all means, wear that fedora. if kim kardashian is your idea of caaj-cool, wear that fedora. if you want to be borderline tryhard, wear that fedora. all the rest of us will AVOID.
however, beanies on a chilly winter day are a whole different story. beanies are functional and necessary in the winter and can be worn without the slightest bit of tryhard guilt. throwing a beanie on also messes up your hair to caaj perfection when removed (caaj bonus points!). i particularly like slouchy beanies a la alba and bilson below.
now the rest of us regular caaj people, we do not need a hat. while yes, some of them are certainly cute and you may think that throwing on a fedora with a white tshirt, jeans and raybans on a regular old day is caaj-cute, the proximity to the tryhard line is just too close for comfort. if you are so bold and okay taking this risk, by all means, wear that fedora. if kim kardashian is your idea of caaj-cool, wear that fedora. if you want to be borderline tryhard, wear that fedora. all the rest of us will AVOID.
however, beanies on a chilly winter day are a whole different story. beanies are functional and necessary in the winter and can be worn without the slightest bit of tryhard guilt. throwing a beanie on also messes up your hair to caaj perfection when removed (caaj bonus points!). i particularly like slouchy beanies a la alba and bilson below.
i've been wearing my beanie as often as i can this winter season, under the auspices of reliance on the scientific fact that 45-50% of your body heat escapes through your head. of course, the fact that i use two bobby pins to secure my beanie atop my head while most of my bangs and hair are framing my face as they normally would makes the beanie clearly more instrumental in aesthetics than health... i still think it adds a nice unapologetically contrived *pop* to my look though.
ReplyDeleteone exception, however: i think it's nearly impossible to look caaj if wearing a beret in america. i tend to avoid beret shapes.