Abstract: A skull-cap/clip-retainer combination (10) comprises a skull-cap main shell (16) having clip-retainer pockets (24, 26) attached to an interior surface (20) thereof, each pocket having a wall (28) defining a pocket cavity (30) and a mouth (32) directed substantially toward a peripheral outer edge (22) of the main shell, and an elongated, bistable, spring, clip retainer (14) having first and second legs (34, 36) coupled together. In an open stable attitude of the clip retainer the legs are spread apart, but in a closed stable attitude the legs are closer together. The clip retainer is of a size and shape such that at least a first leg thereof fits into the clip-retainer pocket cavity through the mouth thereof when the clip retainer is slid along a person's head from the outer edge into the interior of the skull cap in an open attitude. The clip retainer can then be forced into the closed stable attitude with the first and second legs clamped onto hair and the wall of the clip-retainer pocket.