# What hats look best on short-haired women? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 29, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040 "2012-01-29T00:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/1 "2012-01-29T00:37:36Z")
So I cut off most of my hair when we had 108-degree days this summer… it was a great idea then, but now that it’s getting colder, I can’t decide on the best way to keep my head warm. Tell me what sort of looks you like for winter women’s headgear! If you have ideas for what I can try, that’d be even better. Random details: - My beloved gray peacoat is lined but not bulky and is perfect for the weather we have here… but it has no hood. I’ve looked at coats, but surely it’s cheaper to just get a hat or two! - I’m 23, short, and I still like my pixie-like haircut, but all the hats I have from previous winters are tight-fitting beanie sorts of things. With hair past my shoulders - or even just chin-length - my hair stuck out underneath the hat and didn’t look horrible when I took it off. Now, though, I don’t like the effect. - I’m not a big fan of fake fur but could be convinced if it looks okay. - Also not a big fan of big pom-poms on hats, or hats shaped like animals, or other young details, at least not for me right now. I’m young-looking, and I work with high-school kids and need to do everything I can to look older than they are! Thanks and I look forward to your ideas and pics: from shops, from image search, from your own head… bring it on! 😕 (cold face with no idea what to put on its head) ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/2 "2012-01-29T02:24:12Z")
The model in [this knit hat](http://www.modcloth.com/shop/hats/winter-romance-hat-in-black) is sporting a pixie cut and I think the hat looks great on her. Also, stylish, mature, no pom-poms or fur. I also the other styles of knit hat on that site. Sometimes I wished I lived somewhere other than Southern California just so I could wear a cute winter hat. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/3 "2012-01-29T02:34:57Z")
I think cloche hats look particularly cute on girls with short hair. In fact I have one from my short hair days and I think it looks weird with my long hair. > **[Cloche hat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloche_hat)** > > The cloche hat or simply cloche (pronunciation (help·info)) is a fitted, bell-shaped hat for women that was invented in 1908 by milliner Caroline Reboux. They were especially popular from about 1922 to 1933. Its name is derived from cloche, the French word for "bell". > The popularity and influence of cloche hats was at its peak during the early twentieth century. Couture houses like Lanvin and Molyneux opened ateliers to join milliners in manufacturing hats that precisely matched their clothing ... [https://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=cloche+hat+](https://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=cloche+hat+) [http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/category/womens-clochet-hats.html](http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/category/womens-clochet-hats.html) ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/4 "2012-01-29T03:06:02Z")
I feel like whether a hat fits you or not has more to do with the shape of your head than anything else. I have short hair and I like wearing knitted beret type hats in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/5 "2012-01-29T04:31:36Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > The model in [this knit hat](http://www.modcloth.com/shop/hats/winter-romance-hat-in-black) is sporting a pixie cut and I think the hat looks great on her. I like it! Do you know what they call those hats that sort of go toward the back instead of covering your head? I know it’s knit but that could be lots of things, and I’ve never heard ‘romance hat’ before. ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/6 "2012-01-29T04:34:26Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I think cloche hats look particularly cute on girls with short hair. Cloche hat! I never knew the name of what I thought of as ‘those silent-movie-star hats.’ I like them, thanks! And yes **HazelNutCoffee** , I will try on before buying if at all possible! Stylish as my sister is, she offered to pick some out for my birthday but the ones she brought home all fit oddly in different ways. (Of course, they all looked good on her, so…) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/7 "2012-01-29T04:55:55Z")
I like the ones shown; I’d just come in to mention a warm, thick beret in case anyone hadn’t. But I like the cloches even better 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/8 "2012-01-29T18:17:40Z")
> [@Tess\_Trueheart](#): > > I like it! Do you know what they call those hats that sort of go toward the back instead of covering your head? I know it’s knit but that could be lots of things, and I’ve never heard ‘romance hat’ before. Looks like it’s called a [knit slouch hat.](https://www.google.com/search?q=slouch+hat&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=SoslT-bMFYTniAL0_ZTPBw&biw=1202&bih=647&sei=ToslT_jTO8eQiQKrv6XyBw#um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&q=knit+slouch+hat&revid=1747036268&sa=X&ei=T4slT8nKEaqYiALipdn5Bw&ved=0CEAQ1QIoAQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=97c24cbdcd11f145&biw=1202&bih=647) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/9 "2012-01-29T19:41:55Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > I feel like whether a hat fits you or not has more to do with the shape of your head than anything else. Yes, I think it’s important to consider that, hair style (not just length), and maybe even body type to make the best choice. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/10 "2012-01-30T01:31:54Z")
Two things I don’t think you mentioned: Your face shape, and your nose shape. My gf has a big honker, so her style hat will be different. I think that the Pins and Needles hat, on one of the links is best for her. ETA: However- a regular beret never hurts! hh ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/11 "2012-01-30T05:03:50Z")
I have a heart-shaped face and closest to what [this site](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43978203#.TyYkF2B37ew) calls a “Roman nose.” I thought about head shape and hairstyle, but I never considered that nose shape until now. ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/12 "2012-01-30T05:10:42Z")
(too late to edit: “…considered that nose shape _mattered_ until now.”) also: on further looking, I don’t know what to call my nose exactly, but Roman appears to not be it according to other sites! ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hats-look-best-on-short-haired-women/611040/13 "2012-02-11T21:34:06Z")
Try Walmart. They have some red hot ones on sale this weekend.