She was and always will be in fashion. This headpiece gives the image a special, French chic and elegance. It can be worn at any time of the year. The main thing is to choose the right material from which it is made, and the style that matches the clothes and season.
In recent years, summer berets have become especially popular.
Variety of models
Various technological features of manufacturing make it possible to choose the exact model that will make your image unique. Berets can be knitted from yarn, sewn from fabric or knitted from wool.
For summer options it is better to choose a material from natural cotton, linen, viscose.
Berets made of fine light or even white wool can also be worn in summer, but in cooler weather.
- Fabric berets can be very different in structure and style, the methods for creating a cut of parts are endless. But it should be noted that they are difficult to fit in size, unless you use any drawstrings, ties, fasteners or buckles. But the choice of material is huge: it can be a thin chintz, and linen cloth, and a dense teak or crepe, plain, in a flower, with some refined ornament.
- The most classic are felted berets. It uses high-quality wool such as merino, alpaca, cashmere. Summer options are possible in a very thin design, better than light shades.
Such products are mainly handmade and therefore of a higher price category.
- Most common knitted berets. They can be crocheted and knitted, or even simply woven with hands.Women's fishnet, fishnet, with now fashionable "pineapples" or from exquisite Irish lace, such related things are suitable for an adult woman and a little girl, and will serve as good protection on a sultry summer day.
Yarn for summer hats is better to choose from natural fibers: cotton, linen, hemp or natural silk.
In a summer men's wardrobe, a beret can also be present. Initially, this type of headgear was intended for men. Recall the Basque berets worn by peasants under the scorching Spanish sun. Or military hats, which entered the army uniform of many armed forces. The male model will probably have a simpler cap type.
Only a cap happens with a visor, and takes - without it.
Well, in the color scheme, men often adhere to calmer shades, but this is all a matter of taste.
How to wear?
It is generally accepted that berets are not put on the head directly, but a little on one side. But this, of course, is an incomplete installation. Berets should be worn in such a way that it is comfortable and beautiful, well, and slightly coquettish, because nevertheless this is a slightly special kind of headgear.
Given that this is a summer option, you do not need to pull it tightly over your ears and completely cover your hair.
Long hair in the heat is best braided in a one-sided braid, and takes to shift at an angle from the other side.
If there is a bang, then it’s better to shift it slightly to the back of the head. This method will also be useful if the hair is long and loose. Or, conversely, if you make a small bundle low on the back of the head, then pull the headgear slightly over your forehead at a slight angle.
There is another option - it takes, connected by a large mesh, which tightly fits the whole head.
When choosing a style and model, you need to take into account individual features and facial features.
For girls with the correct oval face shape, any berets are suitable. Chubby is better to leave your hair loose and shift takes a little back, open your forehead. A narrow, elongated face can be visually corrected by sliding it, taking it a little diagonally to the forehead, but not to the eyebrows.
What to wear?
The variety of models allows you to choose the right style for any clothes in any style.
- Light, light summer dresses are best complemented with an openwork beret from thin yarn of the same light shades. Headgear can be both voluminous and fit snugly to the head.
- For jeans, a short skirt or shorts with a t-shirt, voluminous knitted berets in a casual style are suitable.
- In cool weather, when the wardrobe is complemented with a cardigan or sweater, the headpiece is selected with a viscous texture.
- A long dark dress for an evening walk, you can complement with a red French beret.
- A short plain dress will be combined with the classic version.
- A dress made of unusual fabrics with rhinestones, sequins, mesh, feathers or a brooch is suitable for an evening festive dress.
- A soft men's boho-style beret will look good with trousers and shirts made of cotton, denim and linen.
- The military-style beret is suitable for khaki clothes with patch pockets and a stand-up collar combined with a massive belt and shoes.
Since we are talking about shoes, it should be noted:
- classic elegant berets combined with heeled shoes;
- knitted, knitted, linen - more suitable for everyday shoes with a flat sole.
For berets, you can choose the appropriate accessories in form and style: sunglasses, earrings, bracelets, scarves.