The pompom hat’s origins can be traced back to Scandinavia from the age of the Vikings (800 – 1066). Finally, sailors used to wear hats with pompoms on them to protect them from bumping their heads in tight spaces or when the seas were rough.

Roman Catholic clergy have also worn them for roughly one billion years — their pom-pom hats are called birettas — and the colors of the hat and pom-pom tell you what type of guy they are: Cardinals wear red birettas; bishops wear violet; priests, deacons, and seminarians wear black. Oh, my god.

So what makes them so special? Warmth, style and the low prices. “It’s hard to find beanies that look good,” Gritters said. “C.C beanies look good on everyone.”

CC’s (pronounced sea-seas and short for “corn chips”) is an Australian brand of flavoured tortilla chips produced since the early 1980s, originally by The Smith’s Snackfood Company, and currently by Snack Brands Australia .

Interlinked CC the logo of Chanel attached to side of bag.

Cheveux Corp
It stands for Cheveux Corp.

The hats are made in China. The hats are warm and well made.

CC’s were also sold in New Zealand until Bluebird Foods (the owner of the CC’s brand in New Zealand) decided to locally produce the American brand Doritos in March 2010. CC’s are 100% Australian manufactured. The chips are made of ground corn, vegetable oil, and seasoning.

If you are wondering what the pom-pom at the top of some winter hats is for, Santinello can trace it back to early sailors. “Sailors used to wear these hats and they put these pom-poms on there, so when the sailors were out at sea and the waters were rough, they wouldn’t bash their heads.

Poms are also called spray mums, having a spray flower growth means clusters of flowers grow from a single stem in a rising forest of blooms. Think about the difference between long-stem roses you get for Valentine’s Day compared to smaller arrangements of roses you see in wedding bouquets.