Among one of the fashion accessories to never run out of options, you’ll find hats. You won’t run out of great styles to try and reimaginings to test out spins on your favorite hat styles. Whether it’s a baseball hat crossed with another style or a classic wide-brimmed hat taken under the wing of a designer label. There’s no shortage of men’s hats to not find the right one for you.
Where should you begin among the varied and many looks? You can turn to familiar and favorites or try the atypical and unique. No matter where you begin, it’s time to dust off those hats in the back of your closet or shop around to update your wardrobe. Here are eight types of hats for men that will boost your style 2022.
Boater Hats
The current trends in style are taking fashion back a few decades. If you are looking for a hat to accessorize your throwback outfit with, the boater hat is the way to go.
With a distinguished body, wide brim, and wrap-around ribbon, the boater hat gives off vintage vibes that can easily be accentuated with a retro suit or linen shirt and pants. Go back and forth between casual and formal all year with ease.
Fedoras
The fedora is a classic style hat that exudes styles and jazz. They were really popular in the 1920s and that’s reigning true in the 2020s. A hat full of character and charisma, the fedora is easily identifiable with a curved wide-brim, wrap-around ribbon, and center dent. Adding a fedora to your wardrobe will certainly boost your style and serve memorable looks.
In the must-haves for hats, particularly wide-brimmed ones, fedoras should be on the top of your list. Fedoras are perfect for formal occasions as they are smart dressy hats. Depending on the style, color, and material, fedoras can be worn all throughout the year. This timeless accessory will certainly bump up your style in 2022.
Durags
Hats have moved beyond their function to be must-have accessories for 2022. While you can still wear hats for their practical purposes like shielding from the sun and insulating from the cold, you can also wear them to boost your style this year. Elevate your best looks from casual to professional to formal with one of many unique men’s hat styles. A durags adds an extra special to catch up with your style.
Baseball Hats
Baseball hats, or snapbacks, are perfect for giving off sporty vibes in 2022. They transform in style from mainstream and luxury designs that push the market every year with new colors, patterns, materials, and even cross designs.
While baseball hats and caps tend to remain solid in their structure, snapbacks, which are typically worn backward, allow room for size adjustments. This is a great hat for a larger size head. Adjust the snaps to get that nice fit and boost your style before walking out the door.
Panama Hats
Panama hats carry an ease and cool about them that is particularly sauve. It gives the feel of being on vacation all year but still a touch of class. They come in many colors and styles with decorative bands. They are traditionally light-colored made with straw material.
This hat is especially popular in tropical areas where the climate is hot and sunny like the Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico; but, you don’t have to limit yourself to these destinations to boost your style in 2022. Break one out during the summer and live out those summer dreams.
Beanie Hats
Beanie hats are always in style. They roll with the trends with changes to patterns, colors, and material. With a slouchy body and a comfy hold, the beanie hat is easy to add to your everyday outfit.
The beanie hat has always been identified with grunge and street fashion, but this hat has found ways to become chic and refined with imaginative transformations of business casual wear. You can take this hat through 2022 into winter. With a number of colors, knits, and styles, you can be sure to find the right beanie for you.
Trapper Hats
Trapper hats were made for keeping the heads of hunters warm on icy winter hunts. The same function that makes it the perfect winter hunting ha is the same making it a stylish number for 2022. The warming ear flaps are combining form, function, and style in this trendy accessory.
Made to shield from the cold, this may just be your stylish choice for winter 2022 and if you live where the climate is cold all year, your signature accessory. Pair this hat with your favorite winter basics and stay warm and fashionable.
Bucket Hats
A 90s style favorite is boosting styles in 2022 as it reemerges as a popular accessory for this decade. Easily recognized for its circular body and slightly slanted wide brim, this is a hat that can accessorize any outfit for any occasion as it comes in many colors, patterns, and fabrics.
Bucket hats are especially popular with casual outfits. Hit the boardwalk for a fun afternoon or even pair it with beach shorts and a Cuban shirt for a relaxed beach day. This hat is perfect to pull out of the closet or select off the shelf for springtime and summer this year.
Newsboy Caps
Newsboys caps or hats are back in style for 2022, elevating signature looks with old charm. This hat has gone by a couple of names in the past including pageboy and baker boy. The newsboy cap is known for its rounded-paneled crown that has a button on top. It’s another hat that stays close to the head, making it good for cool days in the fall and spring.
The newsboy can be paired with either a casual or smart look. Finish off a professional outfit with tweed or elbow-patch blazer or casual trenchcoat. Keep in mind colors, patterns, and fabrics for a seamless appearance. As this is a hat that rests close to the head, an alternative for a larger-sized option would be the apple cap that enlarges the design.
Hats have moved beyond their function to be must-have accessories for 2022. While you can still wear hats for their practical purposes like shielding from the sun and insulating from the cold, you can also wear them to boost your style this year. Elevate your best looks from casual to professional to formal with one of many unique men’s hat styles.
Iskra Banović is our seasoned Editor-in-Chief at BlueFashion. She has been steering the website’s content and editorial direction since 2013. With a rich background in fashion design, Iskra’s expertise spans across fashion, interior design, beauty, lifestyle, travel, and culture.
