Are you a hat person? Sometimes, people feel like they can’t wear hats aside from perhaps when they need shielding from the rain, sun, or cold, but in reality, they just haven’t found the right hat style for everyday or even occasional dress.
Finding the right hat for you may feel overwhelming. There are so many options, you may not know where to begin, but selecting the right hat comes down to a few easy steps that involve knowing your face shape and personal style. Here are four ways to pick the right large size hat for you.
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Your Face Shape
To begin picking the right hat for you, you must start with your face shape. Hats, more than accessorizing the right outfit, accentuate the face-for good or bad This is why you must take into consideration your face shape so the hat you pick does your face justice.
Faces come in more than one shape, just like hats come in more than one style. While some may get more precise, there are generally six recognized face shapes: oval, circle, oblong, heart, square, and triangle. These face shapes take into consideration the face musculature, tissue placement, and bone structure. This is also influenced by size, age, and genetics.
Taking a closer look at the face shapes, firstly, the oval face has a length that is about one and half times the face width, giving the expected shape of an egg. Usually, the forehead is a tad larger than the jawline which is a bit round.
The circle or “round” face has about equal width and length with a rounded chin, full cheeks, and curved hairline. This face shape usually makes a person appear younger. The oblong face is longer in length than width and may feature a high forehead. The jawline, cheekbones, and forehead will be close in size.
The heart-shaped face is quite common. As the namesake, the face resembles the shape of a heart with a narrow chin, broad forehead, and wide cheekbones. The triangle face is defined by a large jawline with smaller cheekbones. The forehead is the smallest facial feature.
Lastly, the square face has similar lengths and widths with roughly equal distance from forehead to chin and between cheeks.
Your Face Size
As you learn your face shape, it is helpful to measure your face. You can use a clothing tape measurer to do this. Start by measuring your forehead across from the peaks of your eyebrows. Next, measure your cheekbones across from your upper cheeks.
Then measure your jawline from the tip of your chin to just under your ears. Multiply that number by two for the entire measurement of your jawline. Finally, measure the length of your face from the center of your forehead to the bottom of your chin. Make sure to record all of those numbers.
Once you have all your numbers take note of the widest part of your face, the shape of your jaw, and the length of your face. Now onto choosing the right hat style.
The Hat Style
When it comes to choosing a hat style, you can through every hat in the store to find the one that works or go with styles that have been proved to accentuate specific face shapes.
Those with an oval face are lucky they can try an assortment of hats as the face shape is especially versatile. The key comes in choosing a hat style that works well with your outfit. For round faces, you want to add asymmetry to give lines. Hats with distinctive bodies such as the fedora are just right. You don’t want to overdo the roundness.
For oblong face shapes, you want hats that offset the length. Hats with low crowns and flexible brims are the way to go. You may want to add a fedora with a large brim or floppy hat with a wide brim to your wardrobe.
Heart-shaped faces already have a wide width, so it is best to detract from this with hats that have a medium brim. A beanie, bere, or homburg are nice selections for drawing attention not only to your outfit but lovely face.
For those who have a square shape face, you want to do the opposite of those with a circle face shape and round off your features. You have a face shape where you can experiment with circular styles to soften your facial features. Hats with rounded crowns and wide brims do just the thing. Your go-to hat styles may be the homburg and sunhat.
If you have a triangle face shape you can wear as many hat styles as you like as long as the hat’s crown is not smaller than your cheekbones You have the luxury of changing up hat styles like those with an oval face shape.
The Design Match
Once you know your face shape, size, and best hat style, it then comes down to design. What colors, materials, fabrics, and additional elements work match well with you. This is where you must keep your personal style in mind, know your best color matches, and know what materials you like.
Do you like breathable fabrics? Are you a fan of bright colors? What colors best match your skin tone. These are things you want to consider in finally picking the right hat for you.
Now that you have the tools you need, go out and find the right hat for you. Start by identifying what your face shape is. If you are uncertain, once you get your facial measurements, you should surely be able to figure out what your face shape is.
Afterward, work through the hat styles that best match your face shape. If you have an oval or triangle face shape, you might be pursuing through the hat shelves for a while. Select your style and then find a design you like. This might be a bedazzled baseball cap or neutral-colored knit beanie. Whatever you decide, you now are on your way to picking the right hat for you.
