Since spring officially started it’s time to put away those winter hats and take out our spring caps. Now is the perfect time to start dressing down your suit on the weekends and weeknights, all at the drop of a hat. Celebrities and stars have been wearing their hats throughout the year with the winter beanie to keep warm, and the fedora’s to add a little flash and a dress down look for their suits. Pharrell brought the hat trend back with his Mountain hat and it seems like it will live on this spring. As popular as a fedora is both in everyday life and accessory heaven, there are plenty of styles that will look and feel just as stylish.
The fedora is the main hat trend that everyone seems to enjoy. Usually made from soft felt with a lengthwise crease at the crown with “pinches” at the fronts and also includes a band. The width of the brim usually varies by the style of the hat itself. The trilby is a style that closely resembles the fedora but usually has a narrower brim. It does the same job and looks almost the same as the previous it just depends on the brim size you are comfortable with. These hats do come in various materials that include wool, felt, straw and with bands that are made from satin, leather with some including bow ties, and feather accessories. A fedora or a trilby hat can be worn both with a suit to dress it down, or with a t-shirt and jeans combo to give a little flare to the basic look. Choose the color and material to either downplay the formal look or add some spark and color to your everyday style.
Another fashion staple that’s been brought back recently and is a more casual spring hat style is the flat cap. Often associated with a newsboy cap and driving cap. This is an artistic style hat that is usually made from tweed, wool and various other cotton materials often with subtle colors and patterns. A lot of celebrities like Ne-Yo are major hat wearers and the hat like any accessory adds a touch of street wear style and a dress down vibe. These hats are used more with the casual looks than with anything else, to accessorize a trouser and shirt pairing or jeans with cardigans.
Nothing says relaxed more than a baseball cap though. The ultimate in the relaxed look and feel department. It will immediately downplay any look you have and automatically gives the impression of a chilled dude just hanging out enjoying the game or the day. It is the most versatile hat because it can be worn with anything but a suit. Unless an ultimate statement is what you want to make then try and wear it with a suit and see what happens. But don’t say you weren’t warned ahead of time.
A hat is that extra item that will always make you stand apart from the crowd. It’s your personal style accessory that can be worn anytime and with anything. There are no rules for when you should wear it, just rules for when you shouldn’t. Think of the hat as head’s identity. It’s who you are and want to be, so why not uncover your style by covering your head?
