Are they sold out in the later years? I found I missed one interesting hat. and it would be sort of annying if it will not appear once more, as there will be other set of candidates obviously.
Most of the candidate specific items do not carry over year to year.
I forever regret getting the Bearskin.
Ouch.
I got lucky the first year and got the watchful boots (as they ended up being the best watchful boots for some time). The next year I deliberately waited until all the rewards were known and then chose my candidate strategically.
Last year I got all three hats. You can do that if you pick a candidate, get the item, and then switch sides.
It’s BiS in Respectable Hats. No competition there!