Covering my head

[denmcdough]

I usually wear, either, a tam or balmoral bonnet ( I have many!). If I'm wearing the Irish kilt, then I'll embrace the caubeen. To top it off, I even wear a baseball cap on those super-hot, sunny days at a highland games...doesn't look cool, but it beats back the sun from burning your retina out!

[BobsYourUncle]

I am partial to my balmoral, in fawn by Robert Mackie, purchased throught Dunadd Trading Co, an advertiser on this forum. I am also very partial to my Ryan Ross bonnets, one in brown and one in grey. For days when I am feeling especially jaunty, I have an Akubra Slouch Hat from Australia, "bush hat" to some.

On all the hats where a toorie is characteristic, I have one in place. Just likes me my toorie. However, I think Scottish bonnets are cool without toories as well--toorie or not, the lines of Scottish bonnets are just great.

Wear and enjoy!

[pauljsharp]

I will wear a dreaded flat cap when kilted... at least that was until I picked up my balmoral. Now I will not wear anything but the balmoral when kilted on my bean if I need to have it covered. The balmoral tends to be a bit hot in the desert summers of Utah but in the cold winters it is very nice.

[Whidbey78]

Since my neck of the woods has weather ranging from "melt the pavement" hot to "are my fingers supposed to be the same color as Cookie Monster's" cold, and I'm nearly as bald as Homer Simpson(and am not as traditional as some folks) I wear a flat-cap, ball cap, do-rag, or a boonie hat in warm weather. When the mercury plummets it's about the same, except the boonie hat stays at home, and I will bust out a military style beret(substantially reworked into a Jamie Hyneman type thing), or in really cold weather I just go for a watchcap(stocking cap to most). In semi-formal settings I might throw on the beret, but usually will go without unless it's mostly outdoors in the daytime, and that's just for protection from sunburn. For anything more formal I go hatless and slather on the sunscreen. In non-formal settings(at least 97% of the time for me) I'll be wearing a hat because I pretty much feel naked without it.

I like the look of tams, balmorals, etc. but they just don't fit my personality. Though the one in the pics with the rather stern looking fellow caught my eye...simple and a bit different. A pith helmet? Probably not, but I have a viking helmet and a sombrero that might see a little use at some point.

[PEEDYC]

When casual I wear a green beret with a stags head brooch with deer skin and feathers. I think it looks okay.

[Pleater]

I favour a similar set of headgear to those already mentioned - a broad brimmed natural white Tilley hat, a similar hat made in Australia in brown leather, bought green and maroon berets from the military surplus shop and a range of home made discoidal hats in various colours made from leftover yarns, crocheted and then fulled or felted.

The crocheted berets are larger than the military ones, and now that the Autumn has changed the weather to very unpredictable they are useful as they really do make a difference to heat loss. If it starts to rain I can twist my hair up and pull the beret over it.

Possibly the only unusual thing I wear is the shemagh - a military khakhi and black head cloth. I know that in the US you are sensitive about headcloths due to their perceived associations, but around here there is a large military population and they could have worn such things as standard issue. They are useful in hailstorms.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: