BEAUTY
Mastering Winter Style: Harmonizing Hairstyles with Beanies
Justine Feutry - Madame Figaro
1-March-2024
The beanie is a standout accessory of the season, versatile enough for city life and winter sports. A guide to balancing your hairstyle with a beanie is essential for a chic look. During her visit to Canada for the Invictus Games, Meghan Markle supported Prince Harry, sporting a monochrome midnight blue outfit topped with a beanie, a winter favorite of hers, showcasing various styles including classic and pom-pom adorned designs. Stylist Marion Renoux praises Meghan for blending chic and sportswear elements, combining wavy hair lengths and asymmetry, maintaining a balance between glamour and comfort, a trend echoed in recent fashion shows and collections.
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Combining a woolen hat with your hairstyle can be challenging due to static electricity and flattening effects, yet it's become a popular choice during the latest Fashion Week, proving to be a stylish remedy for unpredictable weather. Renoux highlights the beanie's practicality and style versatility, stating it suits everyone and enhances basic looks affordably.
Adrien Coelho, a Parisian salon owner, advises considering the beanie's downsides, such as increased greasiness at the roots for fine hair, recommending natural materials like wool or cashmere for hair-friendliness. He suggests using leave-in treatments or texturizing sprays to manage hair and counteract static. Beanies can also disguise a bad hair day, offering a stylish cover-up.
Coelho recommends low ponytails or braids for long hair to prevent frizz from wool friction, encouraging varied hairstyles like Meghan Markle's to prevent indentation marks from the beanie. He also suggests adapting the beanie to suit trendy bob cuts, either by styling ends outward or opting for a tousled look, and experimenting with faux bangs to frame the face, making the beanie a fashionable and functional winter accessory.