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This may seem like a dumb question but I have discovered that a couple of cold weather garments have an annoying tendency to pull on long hair: pull-over sweaters and any coat or sweater that has a collar. There must be a trick to putting these things on and taking them off so that they don't grab hair or smash it down and hold it. When I put on a pull-over sweater my hair can fall down into the sleeves and get trapped there then there's a lot of pulling on it to free it. Is there some innate trick to this women know about that has eluded me, like tying up hair in a plastic bag first before slipping on a sweater or coat? Just wondering what you all do (guys also). Thanks,
rob
I avoid pull-overs as they’re very annoying with hair, can create static when putting on and taking off is horrid...
If u want warmth and comfort with a hair-friendly garment, try a parka coat for outside, and a hoody with a zip for indoors...
just try to avoid pull overs....
And don’t get your hair stuck in zips...
Good luck.
I agree with Pattoe. Avoid pullovers. The only exception I make to this rule is for those I'll be wearing all day, which generally means "T-shirts". The problem is much worse getting pull-overs off than on, and you don't want to be taking pull-overs off in public. Also avoid clothing with substantial collars. A lot of women's clothing has no collars and that is for a reason - long hair. If you have lots of hair, no one will ever see whether your clothing has a collar or not anyway.
Hoods can be a problem if you have a lot of hair volume in the back, and even if you don't, hoods will fight with your long hair if you try to pull them up on top of your head. Hats look great with long hair, so I'd opt for a hat instead.
Long beards create additional clothing conflict problems, but I won't get into those since you don't have such.
Bill
I often wear my hair on the inside of my coat if I’m outside so wearing a parka which has a hood isn’t much of a problem for me... The reason I wear my hair inside the coat is because cold conditions in England always come with rain and wind.
But yeah, sometimes hoods can bother hair, but some hoods wont, thinner cotton/wool hoods will tend not to fight your hair quite as much.
What Bill said about hats is a great addition. I almost always wear a hat outside during the winter, just because of the wind and rain and it’s easy enough to take off and put in my coat pocket when I get indoors.
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Pattoe.
The main problem with wearing your hair or beard inside of your clothes is that it will be a very efficient conduit for water should it rain, and you will get soaked. Worn outside, it will shed water away from you, which is a benefit.
And a minor nuisance is that if your hair is worn inside your clothes, it will pull when you turn your head.
Bill
Yeah it probably does pull when I turn my head... I’ve got a really bad memory... And can’t actually remember having short hair... So I'm so used to having long hair I’ve just gotten used to so much stuff, things come naturally to me like moving my hair away while doing up buttons and zips. I think that’s one of the main things when it comes with long hair. It will be a nuisance for a while but with experience you get used to having long hair, you start doing things instinctively and not much bothers you much.
I have always thought putting my hair inside my coat will keep me drier, hair has a horrible ability to get drenched in water and once I get inside it will keep me wet for hours.
I haven’t had too many problems with rain running down my back when I tuck my hair in but you have more experience with downpours than I do, In England it rarely ever truly rains, it’s usually drizzle so keeping it off my hair is all that crosses my mind. If I was in a strong rain that you would find in America, I would follow your advice.
I know this has got little to do with winter conditions, but does hair need protection in strong sunlight? I sometimes realise my hair getting pretty hot when I’m on buses and it’s a sunny day and sometimes I wonder if that heat could be causing any damage to my hair. Not so much of a problem for me now but I’m thinking of travelling and in hotter countries this could be more of a hazard for me.
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Pattoe
Okay, thanks you guys, this is a help; at least I know I'm not the only one who has had clothing problems. I've mostly quit wearing pullover sweaters with small neck holes but am still trying to wear the V necks and oversize sweaters. The problem is the heavier (i.e. warmer) ones have the most pull unfortunately. It wouldn't be a big deal except I have a lot of pullover sweaters and I hate to quit using them. I have a couple of hoodies and they are great except as Bill I think wrote, the hood can grab at hair however on a windy day the hood is what keeps my hair from getting blown into an untangleable mess.
I bought a heavy wool cardigan sweater last year in an attempt to anticipate this problem. Big mistake. The cardigan has a huge shawl collar that gets in the way now. Heavy garments trap and hold hair because all their weight is on the shoulders and base of the neck where they can grab hair. Zippers and static cling from dry winter air trap and snag hair too. Argh! I have mastered a technique for taking the pullovers off so I'll just have to keep experimenting with ways of putting on and wearing these things. tying my hair back would help I guess.
p.s. Congratulations to Kenneth on being a father.
Rob
Now that Im wearin my hair long I ceased useing the pull over and have gone back to the Zip up sweaters . My favorite for cold weather is Columbia, Cabella, or LL Beans zip up fleeces with a small collar to zip up to make a turtle neck. The might br pricey but very warm for a zip up
Steve
I havent really experienced the problem with clothes. My annoying thing is with earrings. I usually wear a segmented ponytail. It generally hangs over one of my shoulders to the front and the hair gets caught in one of my earrings Ughhhh
Todd
I'm from Edmonton, Canada, so I could add a few things. I myself wear sweaters all the time, but I can't stand the one's that make hair really staticky, I avoid 'em completely. As for the hair, I find that it's best over sweaters, but under coats. The trick for releasing it for me is to bend over when putting on shirts (although my hair's a bit shorter than most on this board). As for outside, I wear a tuque, and position all the hair so it comes out the back, then it seems to avoid my zipper. I find with the coat's "collar" it's very uncomfortable to put it overtop, and so I just pull it out a little bit so I can turn my head. I doubt that helps, but it's what I do.