Playful Winter Headgear At Pawstar By roxyroo on Jan 10, 2008 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

Would you like to feel a little more light of heart (and warm of head) this winter? Perhaps you might feel silly in a hat with kitty ears attached.

However, with over a dozen colours and several "fur" styles to choose from, these custom hats are a decent value. You may choose the base colour, the outer ear colour/texture, and the inner ear colour/texture.

I went with fleece for all my choices, and grey base/outer ears with delicate lavender inner ears. Very pretty, and unusual.

The style of the hat doesn't look childish; I am comfortable wearing it with everything but my dressiest of coats. In this particular style, I feel my head is a bit too small for the hat (sizing is available upon request, though I did not know this until after I ordered as I overlooked it on the website). Also, the ears tend to lean backwards, which looks awkward.

I ordered extra warm because I live in a location that gets terribly windy and bitter. This hat covers my ears and has two areas that hang down from the sides. To be honest, I'm not terribly sure what to do with the dangling parts! They don't look bad--the look cute.

The verdict is still out on warmth. It's not an especially-thick hat, and the fleece is not toasty as can be, but it will likely get me through the winter with a smile on my face.