- Hats aren’t just for bad hair days – they can elevate your Sunday service attire or street style look.
- Different headwear styles include fez hats, head wraps, Alice bands and sun hats.
- Carefully crafted hats from brands like Nwakwazi Millinery, Simon and Mary and Crystal Birch show how stylish head pieces add a touch of glamour.
A good hat can take your outfit from simple to chic in a matter of seconds.
Easter usually calls for Sunday church services or elegant and hearty lunches with friends and family. What better way to pull your whole look together than with an elegant sun hat or trendy cap?
No matter the season, there’s a trendy sun hat, spoti or crochet hat that – when complemented well with your outfit – will take the look to the next level.
The outfit you’ve decided to sport will be a clear indicator of what hat will best suit your look, but don’t be afraid to play around with different textures and complementary colours like orange and blue, purple and yellow or red and green to revolutionise your look.
The best part about donning stylish headwear is that there are more than just for bad hair days. Carefully crafted and fashionable hats can have you being the centre of an entire room.
Local hat designer Mandisa Cosa-Nkwenkwezi of Nwakazi Millinery previously explained to TRUELOVE the kinds of headpieces she enjoys designing that take her back to the old glamour of a different era.
“My designs are not modern, because they’re mostly inspired by those hats were from my grandmother’s youth. I do not follow trends or what’s currently being made, because I want to make classic pieces, which can be passed on to your daughters.”
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From wool felts to wheat straw, acclaimed designers like Simon and Mary and Crystal Birch – with the latter opening their first stand-alone store in Johannesburg on 6 April 2024 – have headwear designs to fit any occasion.
We’ve curated some different hat inspiration pieces from Mzansi’s A-listers so you can pick a style that best suits you.
Flamboyant sun hats
A classic – especially for the churchgoer – broad-rimmed, large and creative sun hat will have you looking like royalty.
Simple
textures
If you’re looking for something more simple, a chic straw woven hat or visor will add an ethereal and graceful air to your outfit.
The cute Alice band
Not trying to mess up that hairdo that took hours to perfect? A cute head band or sparkly Alice band will do the trick to pull your look together.
Classy
head wraps
Something South Africans are all too familiar with are vibrant doeks and head wraps that go perfectly with their carefully tailored outfit.
The modern
fez
More stylish than functional, modern fez hats diversify your look with their simplistic yet chic nature.
The
spoti or bucket hat
Take this quintessential street style item to add a more youthful and effortless elevation of your outfit.
