i love these. and now feel cool because i already own one. i never have anything cool that you feature!

I love love love these hats but I've never bought one because I always feel too costume-y in them … 🙁

I have one that I love. However, my issue with cloches is that you have to put them down somewhere instead of stuffing them if your bag. I find it annoying that I literally can't find anywhere to hang my hat in restaurants or offices.

DC isn't equipped with coat racks and hat racks like cities in cold weather climates are (thank you, Boston and Minnesota).

Please, tell me how to properly wear these kind of hats! I own a very lovely brown one. My husband told me to take it off because I looked like a deranged police officer from an Eastern Eurpoean country. I must admit it really did look terrible on me.

Heather — I only wear mine with a ladylike 3/4 length coat. Maybe others could pull it off, but wearing it with a puffer jacket or a fleece makes me look mismatched and silly.

For Heather, who asked about how to wear this type of hat.

It's possible that this hat is too big or doesn't sit right on your head. It could be that the style of hat isn't the best to suit you (be it the shape of your face, your personality, etc). Though I do like “m's” suggestion to try it with a lady-like 3/4 length coat. It could be the overall outfit. It could also be that sometimes a style of hat just doesn't look right, no matter how we try to pull, fold, slant, adjust the hat. If you really want to wear hats, try a different style. If you like the cloche style a lot, look for a similar-type style but maybe with a wider brim or one that fits closer to the head or one that fits a little looser on the head and see what works for you.

For some reason, I have the shape of head that works really well with a number of style of hats. However, this same head shape does not do wonders for me when it comes to picking out sunglasses. Try to work with what you have – good luck.