Founder Friday: I wore a bonnet in Delta One

Hey Hairbrella Fam,

I’m back in China, and this time I’m wearing the product I created for trips exactly like this. ✈️

But to appreciate this full-circle moment, you have to see what I wore on one of my earlier flights here. 😅

I’d finally saved enough points to fly Delta One, and naturally, I put on my bonnet to protect my hair.

Then I got up to use the restroom in a cabin full of business travelers and suddenly became VERY aware of what was on my head.

To be fair, it was a look. 😂 I even took a selfie. Exhibit A.

That flight got me thinking. Why should protecting my hair mean compromising how I want to show up?

And then there was the jet lag.

China is 12 hours ahead, and my body had absolutely no idea what time it was. I needed a way to create my own nighttime, wherever I happened to be.

So I started imagining what I wished existed.

A bonnet, a beanie, and an eye mask. All in one.

That idea became the Nap Cap™ Travel Beanie.

Satin-lined to protect your hair, with a hidden eye mask tucked into the cuff and the everyday look of a beanie.

I developed it on my last trip to China. And now I’m back wearing it on this one!

And now, we have options!

What started as one travel solution has grown into several colors and styles, including our satin edition and the soft, slouchy modal version that looks like a traditional everyday beanie.

Different looks. Same clever three-in-one design.

And since one Nap Cap is great, but two might be even better…

Funny how one awkward airplane moment can turn into something you can’t imagine traveling without.

Rain or shine,

Tracey

Founder & CEO, Hairbrella

P.S. No shade to anyone who wears their bonnet wherever they please! I’m Team Do Whatever You Have to Do to Protect Your Hair. 😂 I’m just on a mission to create the things I wish existed—and that we all deserve. Because we shouldn’t have to choose between fashion and function, whether it’s rain or shine, day or night. ❤️