Where do you hang your hat?

[McGuinness]

With a stiff hat like that, I'd say letting it fall behind your head would be the most common and easiest. I did it one year on cast when I had a big straw hat and pinned the strings to the front center of my bodice. I've seen pics of people pinning it to their shoulders too to keep it off their neck.

[Ms Trish]

Or....

Pretty sure you know some peoples who just happen to work at booths on the grounds that would be happy to hang your hat up for you! 

said peoples may put the hat on and dance around, but hey that's what you get for leaving your hat! 

Muffin, I would be tempted to leave my hat with you just for the photo opportunity!

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Most of my hats I keep on my head all day.

However, I do have a large straw hat.  It has very long ribbons to tie under the chin, which I don't do.   I slide the ribbons under my bodice shoulder straps in the back and tie it in a bow (double bow so it doesn't come undone).  I put it from the outside in, so it goes across my back.  Then the hat hangs down.

The ribbons are long enough that I can just reach back and put it on my head without untying it, and the ribbons don't pull on the bodice while the hat is on your head.  With this length, it is short enough that when I take it off, it doesn't hang down around my bum.

You may have to lengthen/shorten the ribbons a few times until you find the length that works for you, but once you have it, you can't feel the ribbons whether the hat is on your head, or hanging down your back, and it is very comfortable.

[Joyce "Delfinia DuSwallow" Howard]

Take my hat off? NEVER! But when I do at home I store them in one of those under bed containers on wheels.

[Ms Trish]

Thanks for the ideas! I think I'll have to try the ribbon and/or pin thing. I just know there's no way I'm going to keep it on my head all day.

[Ms Trish]

Thanks again for the hat ideas. I think I'll try pinning the cord to my bodice as suggested. BUT!! I had my first day at faire and the hat stayed on my head almost ALL day long! Still not sure how that happened!

[LadyFae]

See Silly Gir, it isn't that hard to wear it all dayl!  =)  The only reason mine came off that day was when I hugged DB and our hats knocked together.  His was bigger, mine lost the battle and hit the ground!  LOL!