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I've even seen this irrational fashion in the Philippines, where hip kids wear stocking caps pulled down over their ears as if they were walking to school in Minnesota in January. I shudder to think what that headwear smells like at the end of the day. 

TIL; hipsters are not just a first world problem

Maybe some work or stay somewhere where it cold inside and they aren't going far. Some people seem to be hot all the time and some people seem to be cold all the time.
 
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Remember Billie Crystal's great tagline from SNL - "it's much better to look good than to feel good"?
 
I've even seen this irrational fashion in the Philippines, where hip kids wear stocking caps pulled down over their ears as if they were walking to school in Minnesota in January. I shudder to think what that headwear smells like at the end of the day. 

I see skater kids wearing wooly hats on 100 degree days here. When teenagers do it I think there's a bit of "look at me, I can handle anything" bravado about it. I see a similar thing in frat boys walking to the store in shorts and flip flops in sub zero temperatures. I myself do that, but I'm a Geordie and we really can handle it.

Somewhere, in an overly festive kitchen, Mr. Tickles licked his lips and purred softly. With a flick of the mouse, he scrolled down to scan the freds in the Coffeehouse. He licked his white left forepaw and brushed his silky hair as he read. His gaze shifted to the floor, staring blankly at the prone body of his previous servant.
 
Mr. Tickles would solve this "People" problem once and for all, even if he had to do it one by one. 

People have been dressing inappropriately in the name of fashion probably since clothing was invented. You would think flannel shirts would be illegal in LA or at least buttoning them all the way up but 2 million Vatos can't be wrong!

LOL Bubba!!
 
I can see Mr. Tickles employing the services of a certain....uhmmm........our very own sharp shooter.

OH, I've seen kids in hoodies around here the last few years. It is hot and really humid here in the summer and yeah, they wear the hoodies because it is their style. I know what you mean now.. I forget what they call themselves.. it seems not to be as much as a couple of years ago.
IMO, form follows function follows comfort...
 
 

I guess there are tons of reasons why somone would do it...most of them not good ones.
 
I know people with poor blood circulation who are always cold...one summer while on vacation we stayed with an uncle who had very bad circulation in his legs. They had the heat set to 90F and we were in Florida in the summer....I couldn't wait to get out of there. Another reason might be that if you're carrying valuables around in bad parts of the city , then a jacket makes a great way to hide it all, and it could be a kind of deterrent...no one knows what you might be packing in that jacket and do we really want to find out? If you get shot or stuck with a knife a jacket packed right could make you much safer....I can't disclose what I have in my jacket :)

Tim has a good idea some suffer with medical conditions were regulating ones furry body temperature can be a real pain in the ass.

I'm guessing furry body temperatures run slightly warmer than non furry body temperatures...I could be wrong though...eating animals helps Wookies I think.