It’s baseball season, apparently. So says my sports-obsessed suitemate. I enjoy baseball, but what I like even more are baseball hats. More specifically I love fitted, flat-brim hats.

Last summer I attended a Yankee game and, under some strange delusion, convinced myself I could pull off a nice, black 59fifty. Not only did it look ridiculous on me, but I also bought the wrong size and ended up giving it to my best guy friend, upon whose head it looks much more fitting.

But seriously, have you ever seen a guy’s hat collection? Every single time I see my previously mentioned male bestie, I am amazed at the variety of headwear that always graces his well-trimmed head. Each hat is different, with often-adorable team mascots and awesome color combinations. They are undeniably eye-catching. And how on earth does it magically hover on the back of his head?

My amazement quadrupled when he brought me to Flight Club in New York City over Winter Break. If you’ve never been, just know that it is the Holy Grail of headwear and footwear for men. When I first walked in, I thought the walls were covered with wallpaper that had shoes and hats all over it. Nope, the walls are just literally covered floor to ceiling in every style, brand and color combination of shoe and hat you could dream of. I was inspired, to say the least.

So as the cold-weather ski caps are stowed away for springtime, I am determined to give my fitted hat dreams a second chance.

Why can’t I wear a fitted hat? Every time I try one on, my friends simply just laugh and shake their heads. So what if these hats are typically found on the heads of men twice my size, who are also 10 times as cool? I could be that cool. I just need someone to measure my head.

 

— Compiled by Danielle Odiamar, asst. feature editor, dmodiama@syr.edu

Published on April 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm