Comments on: Reader mail: Which winter hats are professional?

By: haleigh

haleigh — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:12:01 +0000

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By: haleigh

haleigh — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:10:20 +0000

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By: lgw

lgw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:34:15 +0000

For all you curly girls, I absolutely swear by The Cream by Paul Mitchell. Just wash and condition your hair, then gently squeeze out the extra water, and scrunch The Cream into your hair section by section. Keep the roots lifted and try not to separate the curls too much. Then, you absolutely must air dry or use a diffuser. (I have about 1.0 to 1.5 hours from the time I style my damp hair, get ready, get the kids ready, drop everyone off, and get to the office. A few final scrunches in the elevator gives extra volume and softness to the hair.) My extremely thick curly/wavy hair turns out very shiny and smooth with this stuff. It’s the only thing I’ve found that works. And with a good haircut by someone who knows how to cut curly hair, you can look very professional without straightening. Plus your hair is so much healthier without all that harmful blow-drying. Oh, also coloring makes curls much, much less frizzy.

By: lgw

lgw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:26:59 +0000

freeeeezing – That hat is very cute. Is the large really large though? I have very thick curly hair and hats (especially structured ones) almost never fit my head.

By: lgw

lgw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:22:37 +0000

I can’t believe a hiring partner would say that. I have very thick curly hair which I wear natural, at about shoulder length. I have to admit that straight hair does seem so much more sleek and professional at times, but I have stuck with my curls anyway. I hardly ever straighten it – too time-consuming and my kids look like they don’t quite recognize me when my hair is straight. Anyway, I think we need to get over this whole curly-hair-isn’t-professional thing, and just be ourselves.

As for hats, this is a HUGE problem for me. I have one black H&M hat that I love, but I get a red line across my forehead when I wear it. Plus, I live in a cold-weather, conservative rust-belt city where high fashion is not the norm, so I’ve gotten a few weird comments when I wear my stylish hat… Not sure if its my head or my hair, but most hats do not fit me – it is so frustrating.

By: K

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:39:13 +0000

I have a pair of J.Crew earmuffs that I wear most of the winter, but when it gets bitter cold (under 10 or so) I wear hats. I don’t care about being stylish, I just want to be warm, so I wear big wool hats with earflaps. I was in court last week on a cold day and the judge was wearing a college tassel hat, so I don’t think anyone judges for style at that point!

I have big hair that I blow straight and flatten, and I’ve found that wearing a headband under my hat can help. When I was in school in Minneapolis, I’d often wear earmuffs under a hat — anything to make the bus stop warmer!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:57:19 +0000

I was thinking about this is a winter hat. Thoughts? I live in Minneapolis.

http://www.landsend.com/pp/ThermaCheckFleeceRollBrimHat~151349_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::PEU&CM_MERCH=IDX_00002__0000000146&origin=index

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:48:19 +0000

You need to try on jackets with hoods to see if they have enough room for your head/hair. I have a nice long down jacket from Eddie Bauer and the hood is cut/attached in such a way that it never falls down.

By: Erin M.

Erin M. — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:20:58 +0000

If she was taking the bus, she obviously wasn’t a typical biglaw attorney (let alone partner). Also, once you’ve made senior partner, you can be as eccentric as you want to be. I have pretty eccentric tastes in my personal life, but I tone it down at work because I know that on the occasions I’ve let them show people have made it clear they think I’m a little weird. The senior partner I work with, though, is full-on wacky, and while people might wonder about it behind her back, no one would ever say anything about it and it obviously is too late for it to affect her career progress.

By: Erin M.

Erin M. — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:17:21 +0000

Have you tried a big silk scarf, 1960s-style?