Thankfully, milliners help us out with that and will normally include a little bow on the inside inner band, usually amidst the labels to dictate where the back of the hat is per their design.

This bell shape, however, can sometimes make it hard to discern where the front of the hat actually is. It's not uncommon to feel like you're a bit closed in wearing them, and depending on the brim shape, they're handy in keeping your ears shielded from any chilly breeze to boot without the compressing knit beanies do. That said, let's go over some quick cloche basics to help you decide if this is the hat for you!Ĭloche hats are named after their shape-'bell.' Now, because of this, the rounded crown is meant to hug and sit lower on your head than how other brimmed hats like a fedora or safari brim may. So whether you're going out to a croquet match, a picnic, or even just strolling around during a day trip (or as some of our staff joke: the grocery store), the cloche is there for you. Thankfully you can rest assured we're not trying to pull something on you when our answer is anywhere! Cloches were traditionally a popular every day style, and they continue to be. With the popularity of period pieces set in the 1920s, we've seen a resurgence in Cloche Curiosity, and while often the charm of these classic hats is cause of immediate joy, the question we get a lot almost immediately after is: 'But where would I wear this?'

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