Wearing hair pieces like they are hats?

[toocoolforhair]

I was wondering whether it would be socially acceptable to viewing wearing hair pieces like people view wearing hats. With a hat you don't have to wear it all the time, you just wear it when you want. I saw an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm and on it was a bald guy who only wore his hair piece in certain situations e.g. dates, job interviews etc. How would people view you if you wore a hair piece some of the time, but not all of the time? People seem to have no problem seeing guys like Sean Connery and Bruce Willis with no hair, and then seeing them in movies with a hair piece.

 

[s.a.f]

Willis and Connery dont do it by choice they are told wether or not the director wants them in a piece to play whatever part in the movie.
I dont see the reasoning for wearing hair for a special occasion only. Good luck to you if thats what you want to do but 99% of wearers are trying to pass it off as their real hair. I'm sure people would find it a bit strange.
If I remember correctly that character in C.Y.E wore his hairpiece all the time except for the interview with Larry because he wanted to get on side and gain an advantage by being a fellow bald man.

 

[CCS]

Wearing it like a hat would be OK in a business setting, if it looked good.
Women want to know you are clean and it won't come off in the pool and that your kids won't be bald. You really want to fool them.
And once the word is out, it is out. People often forget though. Depends on the story and how much people see you though.

 

[Norsk]

I dont see the reasoning for wearing hair for a special occasion only. Good luck to you if thats what you want to do but 99% of wearers are trying to pass it off as their real hair. I'm sure people would find it a bit strange.

Some reasons:

- Saving lots of time and money if you only need to look good a small part of the time.
- You'll come across as less insecure about your hair loss since you don't try to hide it.
- Probably more comfortable this way, too. For instance when working out, or in hot weather.

With a typical "hair system" you'd look pretty strange not wearing it, though. with the shaved top and long sides. Probably best to shave your entire head and get a full wig for this purpose.

 

[toocoolforhair]

I think it would be acceptable if you show you are comfortable with it. I don't see why we shouldn't be allowed to wear hair pieces like they are hats. In the future, when they look 100% natural, maybe all people will have hair pieces so they can have a different hair style for each day of the week. People will wear hair pieces like they are t-shirts i.e. today I feel like wearing this navy blue t-shirt/today I feel like having long blonde hair.

 

[s.a.f]

I dont see it happening in my lifetime.

 

[Hammer87]

I'd don't like the idea. I'd find it wierd, I don't think wigs are a good idea at all but that's just my opinion.

You turn up for an interview with a wig, but then show up for your first day bald? That would look very odd. 'It's ok I just wore a wig for the interview'.

I think wearing a wig to most people is the ultimate show of insecurity. - You can look great wearing one, but it would put most women off purely as it shows you're so insecure about yourself. - Far better to sport a shaved head than lie to yourself and others.


Bruce Willis and Sean Connery - They're in films, they wear makeup and stuff. It's not their choice. It's like saying we should have a problem with people who have their hair styled one way in one film, and styled completely differently in another. Or wear makeup to make themselves look older (Cherlize Theron in Monster). - Why shouldn't that be ok?


Either way, the day I even comtemplate wearing a wig (Except for fancy dress/halloween) is the day I take a step back, think carefully and then burst out laughing at myself, think about what the hell was going through my head 10 seconds earlier, and then probably order a pizza and have a beer and relax knowing I don't have what appears to be a dead animal glued to my head.

 

[uncomfortable man]

Wearing only part of the time kind of defeats the purpose. Once you make that decision, you have to commit to it 100%. Maintaining/replacing can get costly too. You will probably find yourself in situations where you will be without your piece if it is being replaced or something, what will you do then?

 

[s.a.f]

I think most wearers keep a spare.

 

[uncomfortable man]

It is still an investment in the long run. Think of all the times you need to go to a specialist to get your hair cut around the peice. 100 bucks or more.

 

[s.a.f]

Come to think of it Robin Gibb has been known to appear in public sometimes without his wig.
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[Guest]

I'm ALMOST there.

I wear a full cap and I recently shaved the bit of remaining hair I have (sideburns) so I could go bald for my halloween costume.

Now that I have no hair I DO have the option of going shaved. I haven't "worn my piece like a hat" yet, but pretty much all of my friends know that I wear, so it's always an option.

Although I don't care much for the maintenance issues involved with wearing, I like having something on my head that I can style and change at will. I shaved my head for 8 years and that wasn't a bad deal, but overall I like the idea of having something up top.

 

[s.a.f]

I kind of agree when I was bald I felt 'naked' without hair especially when you go outside and feel the wind on your scalp.

 

[Petchsky]

I'm ALMOST there.

I wear a full cap and I recently shaved the bit of remaining hair I have (sideburns) so I could go bald for my halloween costume.

Now that I have no hair I DO have the option of going shaved. I haven't "worn my piece like a hat" yet, but pretty much all of my friends know that I wear, so it's always an option.

Although I don't care much for the maintenance issues involved with wearing, I like having something on my head that I can style and change at will. I shaved my head for 8 years and that wasn't a bad deal, but overall I like the idea of having something up top.

I think it would be easier to wear a wig if those closest to you know you're wearing one openly, as opposed to hiding it...Takes away alot of the stress of being discovered

 

[Guest]

I think it would be easier to wear a wig if those closest to you know you're wearing one openly, as opposed to hiding it...Takes away alot of the stress of being discovered

It absolutely is.

Last night I went out without my piece, but with a skullcap on. One of the clubs tried to make me take it off, but I just told the bouncer "ok" and walked in with it on anyway :nono:

Even though everyone i was out with knows that I wear, I have gotten so used to having hair on my head that I'm just not quite ready to make my shaved head debut again. Soon I hope to indeed "wear it like a hat" though. We shall see.

 

[uncomfortable man]

If I had a good system going, then I would find it impossible to go back to being openly bald again. Coming from someone who wears hats most of the time to conceal his baldness, if I had a full head of hair in the eyes of everyone who saw me, I wouldn't be able to go back.

 

[Cassin]

hats are the modern mans toupee.

 

[uncomfortable man]

hats are the modern mans toupee.

So what does that make guys with full heads of hair who wear hats? Are they being redundant? I still think there is a huge difference between a hat and a toupe, although for a bald man I can admit they can serve the same purpose. A toupe is just obviously more intentionally contrived than a hat. Also the perceived level of denial with wearing a system is much greater than wearing a hat. A bald man who wears a hat isn't necessarily trying to pass for someone with hair, they just don't want people to see their bald head, but a bald man who wears a toupe is taking it further by intentionally trying to pass for someone with hair. Unless of course they wear part time, but I still think that's a little strange. :dunno:

 

[Cassin]

hats are the modern mans toupee.

So what does that make guys with full heads of hair who wear hats? Are they being redundant? I still think there is a huge difference between a hat and a toupe, although for a bald man I can admit they can serve the same purpose. A toupe is just obviously more intentionally contrived than a hat. Also the perceived level of denial with wearing a system is much greater than wearing a hat. A bald man who wears a hat isn't necessarily trying to pass for someone with hair, they just don't want people to see their bald head, but a bald man who wears a toupe is taking it further by intentionally trying to pass for someone with hair. Unless of course they wear part time, but I still think that's a little strange. :dunno:

A guy with a full head of hair is simply wearing a hat...

A guy who is balding who wears a hat to cover his loss is basically using a toupee. Both cover up hair loss and create the illusion of hair. There is little difference.

I used to wear a hat 24/7 to cover up.

 

[uncomfortable man]

Were getting close to the issue of the bald man's compensation. A guy with a full head of hair who chooses to work out at the gym is considered health conscious, whereas a bald man who works out must be doing it to compensate for his lack of hair. There is nothing wrong with a man with a full head of hair who chooses to wear a hat since it is just a stylistic choice, but if a bald man wears a hat then he must be covering up. I know in my situation (and HP's) I really am covering up, but I also like the way it looks and it compliments my style. I don't wear a hat all the time but I still recognize the double standard.