What Your Hat Says About Your Personality

The way people dress says an awful lot about them. This applies to their headwear as well as shoes, pants, shirts, jackets, jewelry, etc. In addition to being functional, headwear characterizes you as fashionable. The brand or type of hat you wear on your head can be a dead giveaway as to who you are. Yes, there is a definite connection between hats and personality.

Back in the 1800s, one part of a gentleman's attire was a hat. In fact, without a hat on his head, a man of that era wouldn't leave the house. They were a symbol of occupation and class, from manual laborers in cloth caps to stockbrokers and bankers in bowler hats. Hats represented showy style, working power, and social status up until about the 1950s. Military helmets took over for felt fedoras as global tensions increased, however.

Today, in the well-dressed man's closet, one of the most effective accessories is a hat. It's powerful enough to create either a negative or an influential (positive) impression. Let's look at some hats.

Types of Hats

When deciding on the kind of hat you're going to wear, think about what it says regarding your personality. Of course, you want to make sure you look great in it, as well. Here are some hat types:

• Baseball cap
• Westwood Mountain hat
• Cowboy hat
• Wide brim floppy hat
• Cloche
• Beanie
• Newsboy cap
• Flat cap
• Beret
• Fedora and more

 One of the best things about baseball caps is that there are so very many. They come in different styles, colors, with various logos, catchy sayings, cartoon characters on the front, camouflage, mesh caps, no mesh, adjustable, fitted… The list goes on and on.

With the right baseball cap, you can look sporty, edgy, traditional, hard-working, cool, and more.

Purchasing A Hat According to Style

Consider your personal style when selecting a hat. Before you choose which one fits best and feels best, as well as looks best, you may have to try on several. Picking a hat that suits your wardrobe will be a step in the right direction because what you're already wearing (what's in your closet) should reflect your style. Here are some more wardrobe styles and hats that go with them:

• Grunge – rolled, structured wide brims; slouchy berets; bowlers; beanies
• Preppie – boaters; Bretons; wide, structured brim hats; structured berets; fedoras
• Bohemian – wide-brimmed fedoras; floppy wide brims; slouchy berets
• Tomboy – beanies; bowlers; fedoras; newsboy caps; baseball caps
• Vintage allure – structured wide brims; fascinators; wide brim cloches; smaller pillbox varieties

 Don't Forget About The Shape of Your Face

As well as personality, a hat must go along with your face shape. Here are some common face shapes and suggestions for the type of hat that may be a perfect fit:

• Square– brims that project out from your face’s side should be avoided, so use rounder styles to relax your face’s firm angles.
• Long – over your forehead, angle wide brim fedoras, or try something that reaches onto your forehead like cloches and floppy hats.
• Round – with more firm angles, equalize the soft shape of your face with cloches, wide-brim hats, and angular bands.
• Triangular/heart – styles that arch away from your forehead and upward like rounded styles, wide-brimmed hats, and picture hats.

 Shop Hat Heaven today. We have hats that fit all types of personalities. Got questions? Feel free to email us at customerservice@hatheaven.com.