good styles for hats?

[Oz]

Hey all.

I have a really tiny head and look stupid with a hat on if my hair cant be seen.

I need some styles that can be worn with a hat, any kind of hat.

so far, all I have is down, curley, and twin braids that work.

[myria]

Not sure really. I have 'tiny head syndrome' too but I usually compensate by wearing a massive tam and dangly earrings. :)
For other hats I tend to wear my hair in a braided bun - less volume under it and pull out a couple of wispy bits (they won't grow longer than shoulder length for some reason :confused:) at my nape and behind my ears

[Hile]

I feel like I look stupid in hats, too. But I think it's because of my big cheeks rather than the size of my head:rolleyes: My favourite do with a hat is a as-big-as-possible side bun as it doesn't get caught under my bag strap but can still be seen from the front.

[Oz]

a side bun? ooo you will have to show me what that looks like.. welcome to LHC. its great here.

[podo]

I like my hats and am told I look good in them, but like the OP, I need some styles. Even a low bun causes the hat to sit high.

[Calaelen]

I wear MANY styles of hats from knitted types to vintage hats from the 1920s onward. If I am wearing a knitted hat, I usually wear my hair down either straight or in curls, or with double braids.

For my more structured vintage hats, and cloche styles, I usually do two VERY low Celtic knot buns which I pin together to look like one longer horizontal bun. Side buns and chignon styles work well too depending on how the hat is supposed to sit.

[Finoriel]

Braids always work and there are lots of different braiding techniques you can try out. Not only regular Englishbraids, there's also ropebraids, boxbraids, the 3D-braid or or or :D just to name a few.
And low buns work sometimes, depends on which kind of hat. I like wide buns for that purpose because they push up the hat less than round buns would (Chinese-bun, Japanese-bun or pinless-braided-bun).
When it's a cap with a hole I thread the hair through it and wear pretty much any bun I want. You just can't remove the cap then... Yes I tried. Once. Ow. :doh: :lol:

[Fiordiligi]

I saw this (http://rapunzelsresource.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/the-flip-and-twist/) recently and thought it quite nice (scroll down to the bottom for photo with hat on). Only for long, long hair though!

[Annalouise]

I saw this (http://rapunzelsresource.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/the-flip-and-twist/) recently and thought it quite nice (scroll down to the bottom for photo with hat on). Only for long, long hair though!

That is lovely! The hat and the hair.:) I want that hat...lol

[Oz]

thanks,, thats cool. and ive found lots of other lovley styles on that website,, our hair is pretty simumlar

[SheaLynne]

I'm always looking for more ideas for updos with hats, too. I wear hats now for headcovering at church worship services, so I'm struggling to keep my updo challenge going without always having a braid for those days!

I have a few pictures in my album of my updos with dressy hats. One is a low sock bun and another is a diagonal french braid then bunned low. I thought they turned out nice. :)

[Hile]

a side bun? ooo you will have to show me what that looks like.. welcome to LHC. its great here.

Thanks for the welcome and it really is great here:D I planned to take a nice pic outside, but the weather is horrible so here you have: me, my side bun and my kitchen wall
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/hile1/IMG_0264-1.jpg

There are great ideas in this thread, I think I'll try to learn a 4-strand box braid next.

[podo]

. Not only regular Englishbraids, there's also ropebraids, boxbraids, the 3D-braid or or or :D just to name a few.


What is a 3D Braid? I don't think I'm familiar with that one.