How to Wear a Beret

Three Methods:Adjusting and Styling Your Beret Choosing the Fabric of Your Beret Pairing an Outfit with Your Beret Community Q&A

A beret is a popular cold weather accessory that not only keeps your head warm, but looks great, too! You can style your beret a number of ways or stick to a classic look with a black beret.

When choosing the color of your beret, you can match your coat or your hair. You can also pick a bright color to add interest to your outfit. Pair your berets with your clothing to create a pulled-together look.

1 Tuck the brim under the beret. Every beret has a brim that fits snug on your head and holds the beret in place. Tuck the brim up and under the excess fabric of the beret. Then puff out the fabric of the beret so it hides the edge of the beret. Tilt the beret to 1 side, with the front of the beret pulled down to your eyebrow.^[1]
2 Create volume with your beret. Keep the brim tight against your head, and tilt the beret slightly to one side. Then pull gently on the top of the beret so the fabric pulls away from your head. This should create space between the top of your head and the top of your beret, rather than it sitting flat against your head.^[2]
- You can also smooth down the part of the beret that sits over your ear for a variation of this look.
3 Pin the beret to the back of your head. Place the beret at the crown of your head and secure it with bobby pins around the brim. How many bobby pins you need will depend on how thick your hair is, but placing 1 every 1 in (2.
5 cm) is a…