How to wear accessories – Part 1 ‘Hats’

 

All Eyes on the Accessory

Change your ‘look’ by updating your accessories

The wonderful thing about accessories is that they can give your look an instant update without having to fork out a small fortune.   It’s just so easy to change the look and ‘mood’ or ‘personality’ of a simple garment by simply changing the accessories that you wear with it.

A simple black shift dress could look very classic and elegant with a good quality slim leather belt with a small silver or gold buckle, worn with fine 7 dernier hose and court shoes.

But it could also look very ‘rock chic’ if you teamed it up with footless lace tights, statement chunky heals, a studded black belt with a large pewter buckle and a leather biker jacket.

Wearing it over a long sleeved T shirt with woollen tights, comfy low healed knee boots, a soft suede belt, a casual scarf and long cardigan will give it a more relaxed, natural look.

Get the picture?

Coloured shoes worn with black tights and a simple shift will give it a more fun creative look

One of the things I love doing most is showing clients how to completely change their look by simply tweaking the accessories.  What a fun way to re-invent yourself without spending a fortune!  And it’s a great way of just ‘trying out’ a look without having to invest in a whole new outfit.

This season, acccessories aren’t just add-ons to your outfit, they are key to your look, but just one pieces is enough: less is most definitely more.

So, take your carefully chosen hat or scarf or handbag and work your whole outfit around it.

This week in my blog posts, I’m going to focus on accessories and hope to give you a few top tips on how you can make them work for you…

Part 1 is all about Hats, and I’ll be following it up with posts about Gloves, Belts and Scarves….so ‘Watch this Space!’…if you know what I mean…

Accessories Part 1:  How to wear ‘The Hat’

Hats are being truly celebrated this season with styles ranging from the casual fairisle bobble and the cable knit ?trapper’ (with the long bits covering your ears) to the smarter trilby, cloche or beret.

Your personality will dictate the styles you are instantly drawn to but the main things to consider are size and colour.

The size of the hat should complement the size of your head and face and generally your overall scale.

If you are petite and have a small face don’t go for large brims or big decorations. If you are medium to large in scale you can carry off the bigger styles and you should avoid very small or tight fitting hats.

The colour should be a shade or shades that flatter your skin tone and hair colour. Black is elegant and versatile but it doesn’t suit everyone and with the hat right next to your face the colour will make a huge difference to how you look.

Next time I’ll be giving advice on ‘Gloves’

Fun and warm bobble hats are great for 'Natural' personalities

With it's lovely flower and feminine shape this style might suit 'Romantic' types

A hat to get you noticed! This one is perfect for 'Dramatic' personalities

Perfect for standing out from the crowd! This might suit 'Creative' types

 

 

All the best…

Isabelxx