Finding the Right Hat for Your Face Shape

A great hat doesn’t just sit on your head — it belongs there.

While personal style always comes first, understanding your face shape can make choosing the right hat feel less like guesswork and more like instinct. The goal isn’t to change how you look, but to balance proportions so everything works together effortlessly.

Face shape is a helpful guide, not a rulebook. Personal style, confidence, and how a hat fits your lifestyle matter just as much. Use these recommendations as a starting point — and don’t be afraid to experiment.

Here’s a simple guide to identifying your face shape and choosing hat styles that tend to shine.


SQUARE FACE	OVAL FACE	ROUND FACE

Square Face

A square face is defined by a strong jawline, a wide forehead, and broad cheekbones. It’s bold and structured — and benefits from a little contrast.

What works best:
Avoid hats that mirror sharp angles. Instead, look for styles with curved lines, rounded crowns, or softer silhouettes. These shapes take the edge off and create a more relaxed, flattering balance.

For women, cloche-style hats, rounded fedoras, and relaxed wide-brim styles create contrast and keep the look flattering.

Oval Face

An oval face is longer than it is wide, with fairly straight lines from temple to jaw and a softly rounded chin. It’s often considered the most balanced face shape — lucky you.

What works best:
Because oval faces already have great proportions, the key is not overdoing it. Hats with a shorter crown and/or a wider brim work especially well, helping avoid unnecessary length. This is a face shape that can wear most styles confidently — just keep proportions in check.

For women, fedoras, wide-brim felt hats, floppy styles, and structured caps all work beautifully. Oval faces can experiment freely — just be mindful of overly tall crowns that add unnecessary length.

Round Face

A round face is roughly as wide as it is long, with a broader forehead, full cheeks, and a rounded chin. The aim here is to introduce structure and definition.

What works best:
Look for contrast. A shorter, boxier crown or a wide-brimmed style helps balance the softness of a round face. Styles with clean lines or a bit of edge tend to add visual length and keep things feeling intentional.

For women, look for structured crowns, angular lines, or wide brims that visually slim the face. Styles like fedoras, Panama hats, or slightly asymmetrical shapes help add length and balance fullness.


DIAMOND FACE	HEART FACE	LONG (RECTANGULAR) FACE

Diamond Face Shape

Diamond-shaped faces are widest at the cheekbones and more angular overall, with a wide forehead and a narrow, tapered chin. This face shape benefits from styles that soften angles while maintaining balance.

Best Hat Styles:
Hats with a shorter crown and a medium to wide brim work best. These proportions help reduce sharpness at the cheekbones while maintaining symmetry across the face.

For women, hats with a shorter crown and a medium to wide brim help balance strong cheekbones. Styles that sit slightly lower on the forehead or have gentle curves work particularly well.

Heart Face Shape

A heart-shaped face is widest at the forehead and gradually tapers down to a narrower chin, often with a slight point. Balance is key when choosing a hat for this shape.

Best Hat Styles:
Medium-brim hats and styles with lower-profile crowns help draw attention downward and balance the wider forehead. Avoid overly tall crowns, which can exaggerate the top of the face.

For women, hats with medium brims and lower-profile crowns are especially flattering. Styles that don’t add too much height at the top — such as softer fedoras, bucket hats, or medium-brim felt hats — help create visual harmony.

Long (Rectangular) Face Shape

A long face is noticeably longer than it is wide, with fairly straight sides and minimal tapering. The goal is to reduce vertical emphasis and add width.

Best Hat Styles:
Wide brims and low crowns are ideal, as they visually shorten the face. Avoid tall crowns or narrow brims, which can make the face appear even longer.

For women, floppy hats, wide-brim sun hats, and relaxed felt styles work especially well.