Time to put your hat on! 3 favorite styles featuring fedora hats

The fedora hat owes its name to the title of a French play written in 1882, in which the heroine, Princess Fedora Romazova, appears on stage wearing a similar form of headgear. Traditionally, the fedora hat is made out of felt and has a curved brim, pinched-in sides and a hatband. Wearers of this type of hat have an air of worldly authority about them, reminiscent of the era of the American Prohibition and 1940s Hollywoodfilms featuring gangsters and heroes. Nowadays, the fedora is donned by big personalities and individualists to top off trendy outfits worn for all manner of occasions.

1. Fedora meets sailor:

a discreet, yet very elegant look for formal occasions or the office.

• Here’s how the look is created: Take a black and white striped shirt together with white culottes and pumps. To complement this outfit, add a fedora hat in a lovely vibrant color, like red or pink. For men, the eye-catching fedora can be combined with dark blue drainpipe jeans and brogues or narrow sneakers.

2. Fedora meets Indie:

for the cool London look that’s just as fitting for college life as it is for the streets of the city.

• Here’s how the look is created: Wear the fedora hat with turned up brim and a wide corded hatband in combination with a white T-shirt, casual blazer and jeans in destroyed look. For women, the outfit is best rounded off with pointed ballet pumps; for men, brogues or Budapesters are the obvious choice.

3. Fedora meets sorbet:

for a breezy summer look exuding well-groomed elegance with a cool edge.

• Here’s how the look is created: Wear a cream-colored fedora hat with plain corded hatband in combination with a mint-colored silk blouse and light pants. To add a personal edge, accessorize with a boldly colored handbag. Men should opt for a raspberry-colored T-shirt and cream-colored cloth pants.

Beauty tip: The fedora hat looks best on women whose hair is left loose and combed to one side, allowing it to fall casually over one shoulder. If you who can’t resist tying your hair back, gather it together loosely to form a bun in the nape of the neck – this creates a sophisticated look harking back to the “film noir” era. Men wearing the fedora should adopt a modest air of dandyish charm.