Which hat will flatter you best?

Have you ever gone into a store, spied a really cute hat in exactly the color you wanted, and run to try it on – only to find that it made you look like an idiot?  Trust me, I’ve had that experience, and I’m willing to bet that most of you have as well.

It turns out that there’s an art to choosing a hat that will flatter you, and it has a lot to do with the shape of your face.  Once again, my googling fingers have worked their magic and found the following sage advice for hat shoppers everywhere.

  • If you’ve got a round face, and want to make your head look a little less spherical, try something with a high crown and a squarish or angular shape.  Try something like our Stylish Pink Hat or Soft Classy Winter Hat for a lengthening effect
  • For a longer face, you want something with a wide brim, but a lower crown – something like our Fashionable Black Hat.  A floppy beret (like our Tie Dye style) will also work well.
  • A heart-shaped face (wide at the top, narrow at the bottom) looks best under a hat with a medium or no brim – a wide brim will make you look even pointier.  Get a Soft Pull-On Hat or an Everyday Wool Beret in whatever color you like best!
  • If your jaw is wide and square, you want to smooth it out a bit by wearing a hat with soft, rounded edges, and a higher crown: how ‘bout a Flower Cap, or a Cable Chaponne?
  • Those will oval shaped faces are lucky ducks: just about any hat will look good on you, since there’s nothing you really need to play up or down.  Our Black and White Cap is cute – and so is our Cute Pull On.

Two other things to keep in mind, when attempting to find a hat that will be flattering, are your coloring, and your general size: larger women can pull off large, dramatic hats, while more petite ladies may look best in something smaller.

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