Review: Hats & Bracelet - YouLookFab Forum

Ugh! These never download in order! So sorry if you get confused.

Angie has this $30 bracelet as a Top Pick but it’s not part of NAS. I have child size wrists and S/M hands. I don’t do dainty, but I felt the bracelet overwhelmed me plus was a little heavy so it went back. If you are of average or large stature this would be great.

I ordered three hats: Black Treasure & Bond with a snakeskin band (shown in tan in the Finds), Nordstrom medium heather gray, and Something Navy charcoal gray. All have an inner ribbon to adjust the size.

The medium gray has a raw edged brim which seems to get easily misshapen. Out!

I’m thinking the brim on the black one is a little too broad so overwhelms me. Do you agree?

I like the charcoal fedora the best but I am not used to assessing hats. I’ve shown it with three toppers. What do you think?

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JAileen

Veteran

I like the first hat best. The middle one’s brim does seem too big. A little too Guido Sarducci. The third one’s brim looks beat up. It doesn't matter because the first one looks good.

Kathie

The first one definitely looks the best to my eye- very neat and tidy. The black one is a bit more dramatic- not bad, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for.

Firecracker (Sharan)

Yes, I agree the charcoal fedora is the best. I do like the smaller brim of the medium gray hat on you, too.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I LOVE the bracelet.

Donna F, the hats - while cute - are all too high on your head. Can you push them down? Or are they too small?

Suz

Hats look too small for your head, Donna. Can you adjust and set them lower?

Jaime

Agree the hats look a bit high on your head - I like the broad one with snakeskin but with hats I go wide!

Anonymous

I like the charcoal fedora most too, especially with the zebra coat! The bracelet definitely seems "heavy" compared to your wrist.

Joyce B

I love the charcoal hat but Angie and Suz are right about the fit. I think I am going to have to show them my hat for some help, I got the third hat you are showing.

Ginger

I was going to say the same about the hats! In my experience fedora styles look and feel best when worn down fairly close to the eyebrows. I think for me, about 1" above, but I have a tall forehead. (And I also wear them tilted, so they're nearly touching eyebrow on one side.) I think these definitely have potential - they are SHARP! - but we need to be sure about the fit and placement as well. I don't think the wide brim is necessarily too wide; the only people I've seen who struggle with wider brims have very narrow faces.

DonnaF

Thank you so much Angie, JAileen, Kathie, Firecracker, Suz, Shevia, Suntiger, Joyce B, and Ginger for taking the time to weigh in. I am starting to think I like the idea of wearing a hat more than actually wearing one. I tried pulling the fedora down, and after studying my pics I didn’t think it looked substantially better, so it is going back. I am now sold more than ever on the value of taking photos.

Hope you think this Panama looks better because it is a hat I actually own and have worn!

A reason I am trying to wear hats is because DH has lupus so should always wear a hat. If I wear one he is more likely to wear one, too.

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Oh yes, that one looks right! You do have a great face for these. I'm sorry none of the winter ones worked out for you. Hat-wearing does take some getting used to.

That Panama hat looks fab on you! See? You can wear hats well. You and your husband will look super with your hats .

Laura J

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The Panama hat looks great on you! And props for wearing a hat so your spouse will wear a hat too. My husband does that for me. After I got my first skin cancer at 41 three years ago, my husband got a hat that he looks silly in and he keeps it in the car with my sun hat. I never have an excuse for not wearing a hat now. And I'm on skin cancer #3 (just basal cell). But it's ick for sure.

Ginger, Joyce, and Laura: Thanks for your support on the Panama. I'm thinking of ordering this $16 hat off Amazon (comes in three or four colors and many styles and colors of bands) so I can keep it around for when DD visits since she has discoid lupus and needs to wear a hat to keep her hair. She is likely to *forget* a hat or not be bothered when she flies in to visit, plus it would be a nicer hat to keep in my car than my ridiculous visors and REI hat that I just loaned a friend who was going to be out in the sun while taking medication.

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Lanzom Women Wide Brim Straw Panama Roll up Hat Fedora Beach Sun Hat UPF50+

I think that's a great idea! So many choices!

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