How to choose a hat?

Often women of fashion get upset as soon as the cold season begins - this means that it's time to put on a hat. Many women experience discomfort when choosing a headdress, because they do not fully understand which option from the whole variety of models is right for them.

Let's figure out how to choose a hat based on your own appearance.

Despite the fact that everyone's appearance is different, there are only five main types or shapes of the face: a triangular face, in the form of a square, circle, oval or rectangular. Knowing your type, it will be easier to choose a hat:

• Triangular face. If you have a rather wide forehead, prominent cheekbones and a sharp chin extended downward, you should take a closer look at such models of hats as voluminous berets that fall asymmetrically on one side of the face, earflaps, the ears of which reach the edge of the chin and visually expand it, as well as hats with thin, soft brims going down.

• Square face. The line of the cheekbones, almost equal to the temporal lobes, as well as a massive chin and a wide forehead are typical signs of a square face. To give it softness and sophistication, it is worth buying a hat that fits snugly on the forehead, but falls back in a soft wave. An elegant, slightly asymmetrical soft cap, fedora hat or fur hat with ears that are tied back will also look good.

• Oval face. There are few lucky women with a proportional face, but many, if not all, styles of hats suit them.When creating a hat, cap or beret, designers are based precisely on oval faces, therefore, in this case, it is necessary to choose in favor of this or that headdress, starting not from the shape of the face.

• Round face. For women with this face shape, the cheekbones are the widest point, and the width of the face does not exceed its length too much. To visually correct this, you can wear hats with visors or hats of chunky knit and asymmetrical cut. Also good are caps that stretch the oval of the face, berets pulled over one ear and soft, slightly shapeless hats with a high, elongated crown.

• Rectangular face. Long-faced women have a large forehead and a prominent chin. In this case, it is better to choose hats with a lapel, which can be pulled deeply over the forehead. Soft berets, which need to be worn so that part of the forehead is covered, also mask the rectangle well, the same role will be successfully performed by a small cap with a non-voluminous top.

So, to petite young ladies whose height is lower 160 centimeters, it is preferable to wear bulky hats: knitted hats with a lapel, hats with soft brim, earflaps with small ears. Wide-brimmed hats are strictly contraindicated, as well as caps, the back of which is below the collar line. Voluminous fur hats, which will visually press on the whole figure, will not go for short girls.

Tall lady - from 175 centimeters, stylists recommend voluminous, but not tall, hats. A hat with a wide or medium brim, a voluminous fur hat,

If we talk about hair color, then stylists advise to proceed as follows:

• Brunettes suit bright, saturated colors: dark blue, scarlet, crimson, purple, emerald, as well as black and snow-white.

• Blondes pink, blue hats, golden, beige, pistachio, light gray, pale green will be good. For blondes with a cold shade, red colors go, with a warm one - chocolate, graphite.

• Redhead all shades of green will be good for young ladies, as well as yellow, orange, plum, coffee.

• Brown-haired women all chocolate colors are available, as well as dark gray, dark blue and black hats, dark beige hats, ocher and warm milky tones.

With regard to the length of the hair, you can choose the style of the headdress. Ladies with short and curly hair will look good in caps with lapels, sports-style hats, caps or panama hats. If your hair is short, but not curly, the right choice would be a sock or cap, bulky sports hats, caps with a straight visor.

Girls with long straight hair Berets of large or medium knit, bowler hats or cloche hats, as well as caps with earflaps will go. Young ladies with curly curls below the neck will only benefit if they buy a knitted voluminous cap, a modest beret or a hat with the brim “looking” down.

Most often, hats do not have a generally accepted dimensional grid., like 42-44 size or S, M or L. The volume of the head is an individual parameter and it may not depend at all on other proportions of the figure. Therefore, before buying a hat, you should definitely try on it so that it does not squeeze or squeeze your head, and does not dangle or slide on your forehead.

If you buy a hat online, order it individually, or just want to be sure of your own size, you can use two methods.

• With the help of a measuring tape.With a soft centimeter, you need to measure the circumference of the head, starting from the central point on the forehead, through the temple, the back of the head (where the spine passes) and through the second temple back to the forehead. The number in centimeters you get is your size.
• With a thread or string. If a tailor's meter is not at hand, you can find out the volume of the head with the help of improvised means - thread, braid, any string. It needs to be wrapped around the head in the same way as in the method described above, and then we measure the resulting length with a regular ruler.

It is worth noting that many models of hats are equipped with a so-called adjusting tape.which has one to two sizes in stock. That is, a headgear of size 56 can stretch up to size 58. However, this tape only works within a couple of centimeters, otherwise the hat will be uncomfortable. As for hats of a rigid form - caps, some hats, here you need to fit in size.

First of all, you need to decide for which season the headdress is purchased. In the warm autumn and spring months, the hat performs rather a decorative function, so the material can be almost anything. Sports hats can be made of cotton, fleece, acrylic or synthetics, casual models - from denim, a mixture of silk and cashmere, suede, thin leather or knitwear.

Models for the winter should have wool in their composition, it is good if it is a natural fabric. Excellent performance in angora, camel hair, and alpaca. On the other hand, the outer part of the cap can be made of any material, as long as the cap has a warm lining. If we talk about fur hats, then there are two options - either the fur is inside, and the outer part of the cap is leather or suede, or the fur is outside, then the lining should be pleasant and cozy, for example, made of good knitwear or fine wool.

The headpiece should also fit into the overall style of the wardrobe, or suit the occasion. If you choose a hat for sports, for example, for running or skiing, then it should be dense, windproof and have a minimum of decorative elements. These hats often have a fleece or even membrane lining to effectively wick moisture away from the head. If a sporty style is the basis of your wardrobe, then a hat can be much more interesting.

These are models of knitted earflaps with long "braids", with fancy pom-poms, these are caps-caps with bright inscriptions or prints, or knitted hats, which are "completed" with fur headphones.

Ladies who prefer a feminine, relaxed style can wear soft knitted beanies, cute berets or fur hats. For daring ladies who dress in the style of "glamor" or casual, hats with decor made of rhinestones or metal elements, fur earflaps with leather inserts, bright hats with pompoms are suitable. A restrained color headdress with a minimum of additional elements is suitable for business women. A classic fur hat or a medium knit hat will look good.

• It is best to choose a hat right in the clothes with which you plan to combine it. So you will not go wrong with a shade of a hat, and you can also appreciate the whole ensemble at once. If this is not possible, try to agree with the seller that you need to think for a couple of days in order to try on the hat with outerwear.

• Another important point is the quality of the product. If it's brightly colored fabric or yarn, check to see if it stains the skin by rubbing the hat with a damp cloth. If there is decoration on the headdress - rhinestones, metal or plastic elements, make sure that they are firmly attached.

• Pay attention to the quality of the seams of the product, to the density of the elastic. It so happens that in the store the hat seems comfortable, but with prolonged wear, it presses on the temples or forehead, which can cause a headache. The latter is the cost of the product.When purchasing a very inexpensive hat, do not expect that it will last you more than one season.