Every Winter Hat Style To Have In Your Wardrobe This Season
In the age of streetwear, we’re an incredibly long way away from the days when a hat wasn’t just something to obscure a bad hair day, but a social necessity. Nonetheless, just because you don’t have to wear one, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t.
While it may not be factually true that you lose most of your body heat through your head, we can confidently confirm that in most cases a hat will keep snow, wind and rain from tormenting your bonce and ruining your barnet.
So, with that in mind, here are the best hat styles worth covering your crown with this season and some indispensable tips on how to pull them off (or on, rather).
The Beanie Hat
Like much else in the menswear canon, the beanie has a chequered history. Designed as a means to keep blue-collar workers’ hair from their faces while grafting, this brimless type of hat is thought to have been bestowed with its name thanks to the small cloth-covered ‘bean’ at the crown.
Fast forward to the mid-2000s and the style was more readily associated with students sporting a sagging, diaper-esque mass of fabric that tickled the wearer’s neck.
To do the hat justice, make like those savvy Scandi fishermen and choose a short, neat, woollen skull cap that follows the form of your head. These work best worn off-duty at the weekends, particularly when paired with other worker-inspired staples such as an overshirt or denim jacket.
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The Flat Cap
If you take only one sartorial cue from your grandad, make it the flat cap. Most often crafted from insulating wool or tweed, the hat is characterised by its flat rounded shape and small hard front-facing peak.
“The traditional flat cap dates back to as early as 1571, when a law was passed dictating that it had to be worn on a Sunday to help bolster the wool trade,” explains menswear stylist Paul Higgins, whose CV includes brands like Diesel, Reiss and Aquascutum. “The hat is now enjoying a renaissance following the success of BBC’s Peaky Blinders, with fans wearing their tweed styles with casual daywear to channel the suave Thomas Shelby.”
