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Find the Right Hat for your Body Shape?

  • The Hatista
  • Outfits Post
  • 3rd April 2017 / Updated: 11th June 2020

Have you ever said "I like hats, but they never look right on me"? Every milliner hears this and they all enjoy proving it to be false! People simply haven't found the right hat for them, or don't have the confidence to wear them. In reality, hats give you confidence, and any milliner will assure you there is a hat for everyone.

The perfect hat will enhance your appearance by balancing out your face shape and frame. So how do you find the right one?

With the hat sitting on the most photographed part of your body (hopefully), finding a hat for your face shape and colours that suit your colourings are the first things one should consider. Finding a hat for your body proportions are definetely something you need consider though, along with finding the right style for the occassion that you will be wearing it. A hat that will turn heads at Royal Ascot, or be the best hat for the Kentucky Derby, will probably not be the best hat for your best friends wedding. Click the hyperlinks to view tips on those other considerations, but read on for my tips on finding hats to suit your body shape.

In soooo many instances I see cases where the problem isn't that the hat doesn't suit the wearer, but rather that the wearer simply isn't used to seeing themselves in Hats, so they argue "Hats don't suit me".

Have you ever been to your hairdresser and asked for a dramatic change to your haircut - shown them a picture of the cut you'd like, maybe asked for a fringe to be cut in. The hairdresser does exactly as you asked but "you just don't like it, it doesn't suit you, and you regret asking for it"?.

One week later everyone has been telling you they love your new haircut, and how it suits you. You are totally in love with it, and agree it's fab. Truth is the haircut was great and DID suit you the moment the hairdresser cut it, but you weren't used to it.

The same is true with hats - sometimes it's simply that you are not used to hats and think they don't suit you, when really the case is that you aren't used to seeing yourself in one.

The Hatista

The above said, there are definetly some guidelines to help you find the best hat for your Body Shape, (and also see seperate article on Face Shape). Hat know-how used to be something all women just knew when hats and gloves were part of every woman’s wardrobe. Hats completed their daily outfits. They were surrounded by choices. They would never have looked in the mirror and said "Hats don't suit me", because they knew exactly which ones to buy - knowledge passed through the generations.

Fashions have changed through the decades with hats coming in and out of fashion, fabrics have changed, shapes have changed, but one thing that remains are the few simple tips to balance your hat with your Body shape. Rules that have worked for fashionable women through all past generations. They still all apply today just as well as they did for your mothers and grandmothers back in the day.

Please don't consider them rigid though. If you find a hat you like, then wear it. The hat you like will be the one you carry with most confidence, and that's the most important tip.

Rules followed by fashionistas through all past generations:

Hats for Petite People

If you are Petite

  • Don't choose hats with really wide brims

If you're PETITE, don't choose hats with really wide brims. Generally, the shorter your body, the narrower your hat brim should be. A wide brimmed dramatic garden party hat looks great on a tall woman, but will be overwhelming on your petite frame. Select instead hats that have interesting detail to the crown, or pretty cocktail hats. To add inches then a hat with interesting features and feathers on the crown will give the impression of extra height. Tall crown hats that have Upturned brims can also make you look taller.

Sculptural Headpieces with pretty detail, but no brims at all are popular for Petite frames. Whether your style is fashion-forward or classic, you will find a Smartie, Pillbox or Button headpiece perfect for your day at the races, or Mother of the Bride outfit.

Hats for Full Bodied People

If you are Full Figured

  • Full-brimmed hats

If you're FULL FIGURED, choose wider, full-brimmed hats that can add balance to a curvy figure. You are lucky and can really go to town with large 'Kentucky Derby' hats, floaty as you like and covered in all the longest feathers your milliner can find.

Hats for Tall People

If you are Tall

  • Shallow Crowned Hats

If you're TALL, choose hats with a wide brim, as your frame will allow this and select a shorter crown to avoid making you look like a giant. If you are super tall and want to disguise your height, then select downturned brims that will help you look a little shorter. Avoid narrow, angular-shaped hats. If opting for a headpiece, choose one that is larger on the base than in height - like a Pillbox.

Hats for Broad Shoulders

If you are Broad Shouldered

  • Big Hats.

If you're BROAD SHOULDERED, choose a bigger hat to balance your silhouette. A wide brimmed hat worn with an A-line dress will slim your shoulders.

Examples and suggestions of different Hats for your Body Shape:

Below is a gallery of some suggestions and examples I've hunted out for you (I constantly update, add, remove). This gallery includes some affiliate links to other retailers. If you see anything you like, click the links and decide to buy the suggestion, then the retailer will give me a little commission (maybe even enough to buy a latte) to thank me - at no cost to you.

Hat Shapes for Tall People 2020. Wide Brim Hats. Downturned Brim Hat. Big Hat for the Races
Saucer Fascinator. Silver Fascinator. Hats for Petite People. Mother of the Bride hats for Petite Mums
Pink Saucer Fascinator. Baby Pink Fascinator. Hats for slim People. Mother of the Bride hats for Petite Mums
Hats to wear if you are Broad. Mother of the bride hats for Oversize. Find the right hat for your body size. Mother of the Bride hats for oversize Mums
Hats to wear if you are oversize. Mother of the bride hats for Oversize. Find the right hat for your body size. Mother of the Bride hats for oversize Mums. Big Kentucky Derby Hats
Mother of the Bride Hats for Broad Shoulders. Pink Pink Mother of the Bride Hat. Mother of the Bride hats 2019. Mother of the Bride Hats for Summer weddings
Fascinators for Petite People 2020. Floral Fascinator 2020. Hats for Petite People 2020. Mother of the Bride fascinators for Petite Mums 2020. What to wear to a wedding if you are petite 2020.
Hats for Broad People. Hats for people with broad shoulders. Mother of the Bride Hats for plus size Mums 2020, Plus Size Mother of the Bride Hats 2020.
Hats for Petite People 2020. Bottle Green Fascinator Hat. Hats for people that are petite 2020. Mother of the Bride Hats for Petite Mums 2020, Petite Mother of the Bride Hats 2020.
Hats for Broad People 2020. Big Silver Hat 2020. Hats for people with broad shoulders. Mother of the Bride Hats for plus size Mums 2020, Plus Size Mother of the Bride Hats 2020
Hats for Broad People 2020. Big Purple Hat 2020. Hats for people with broad shoulders. Mother of the Bride Hats for plus size Mums 2020, Plus Size Mother of the Bride outfits 2020.
Statement Blue Hat. Floral Hats 2021. Powder Blue Hat 2021. Hats for the races if you are Tall. What to wear for a wedding if you are Tall. Mother of the Bride hats for Tall People 2021. Wedding Guest Hats for Tall People 2021.
Statement Baby Blue Hat 2021. Blue Floral Hats 2021. Light Blue Fascinator 2021. Hats for the races if you are slim. What to wear for the Kentucky Derby 2020. Royal Ascot Hats 2021.
Winter Wedding Hats. Hats for Winter weddings if you are Tall. Winter Wedding outfit ideas for Tall people 2020. Winter Mother of the Bride Hats 2021.
Large Pink and Silver Hat 2020. Upturned Brim Hat. Mother of the Bride Outfits for full figured Mums. Big Kentucky Derby Hats.

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