Tetyana Denford, the Director of an online hat shop Shappos.com, shares her tips for petite women on how to wear hats.
A handful of customers recently asked us: “I’ve always wanted to buy an amazing hat, but I’m worried that it would overwhelm my slight frame. What do you think?” Well, there’s no law that says petite fashion shouldn’t have fantastic hats to choose from. In fact, any person at any height should have the confidence to make any fashion statement with their accessories. There are, however, some basic rules to follow for petite women.
With a petite woman, the idea is – to create an illusion of extra height, a subtle statement but keeping in mind that the hat doesn’t overtake the entire look. You should wear the hat, the hat should never wear you.
- Avoid hats that are too “busy”, and that have too many colours and patterns. They’ll dominate the outfit, rather than complimenting your look. Choose hats that are one colour, or one tone within the samecolour- whether it be bold or neutral, a consistent colour/tone will make enough of an impact without looking too distracting.
- Don’t wear tall fascinators or ornate creations. They’ll overwhelm a small frame and make you look even smaller. Remember Sarah Jessica Parker at the premiere of SATC2? She wore a huge PhillipTreacy creation that could’ve looked amazing, but clashed with her outfit and hair.
- Classic hats that work very well for petite faces and builds are: berets,alice bands with embellishment, small pillboxes and turbans. These are all very wearable, and make unique statements.
- Avoid leaving your hair messy and “beachy”- for petite women to wear hats, it’s best to have the hair neatly styled, or even tied back.
- Don’t overdo it on the other accessories. A great hat is enough toaccentuate an outfit. But if you do crave other accessories, go for very small/dainty earrings and necklaces, and a simple handbag.
There you have it- a good basic guide for hat-wearing. So now petite women… don’t be nervous at all- go ahead and buy yourself a fabulous hat,you have been given some extra tips to make you look even more amazing than you already do!
Tetyana Denford is the Director of Shappos.com, an online hat shop that specializes in quality-made, wearable hats at affordable prices. They were voted “Best Hat Website” by Woman & Home Magazine.
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