While the women’s cloche originally dressed up flirty flapper dresses, it’s a hat fashion that has endured because of its delightful versatility. Add personality to your favorite tee and jeans with a chic cloche. Dress up a winter dress, summer skirt or holiday party outfit. Today’s cloche hats will beautifully frame any woman’s face.
Flirty Flourishes
Often, a demur or bold scarf or ribbons decorate a cloche. However, this is a woman’s hat you can truly make your own. Add a vintage Art Deco pin or single rhinestone earring in homage to this lovely hat styles history. Or wrap more and bolder ribbons around your hat in your favorite colors.
Hats in the Belfry is one of America’s favorite sources for affordable cloche styles. Choose a cloche in wool, lightweight straw, fur felt or cotton. The bands and bows on these hats can be trimmed to achieve that perfect look to best reflect your personality. Add a feather, a touch of lace, a brooch or beads.
Simply Sophisticated
Wear this bell-shaped hat snug around your face, or tilt to one side. Simple sophistication describes today’s cloche styles. Wear a cloche lower on your forehead to entrance a suitor when you look up to reveal those big, beautiful eyes. On a practical level, this is the perfect hat for those bad hair days, because you can entirely cover those tangles with a close-fitting women’s cloche hat.
This flattering hat fashion has been a Hollywood favorite dating back to the silent screen and early "talkies" era of international film star Greta Garbo. In the 1960s, fashion model and actress Twiggy made them popular for new generations. Today, you’ll see movie star Angelina Jolie wearing a gorgeous cloche on the big screen. Pair a dressy cloche with a fabulous, close-fitting cocktail dress or evening gown for a Paris fashion runway look.
