AVIATOR

Adding a utilitarian edge to outerwear-centred outfitting, men’s aviator hats propose an intriguing alternative to straightforward headwear. Providing practical warmth and bold aesthetic undertones at once, functionality and decisive flare are a pillar of this season’s influx of men’s aviator hats. Luxe faux-fur and shearling trims propose a modernized reimagination of haute-survivalism, while functional accoutrements are integrated without compromising surface-level finesse. The amalgamation of referential yet ultimately unplaceable inflections results in a style of hat that eschews convention in favor of unapologetically opulent statement-making. Without dipping too far into a futuristic framework, the present state of men’s aviator hats divests itself of stylistic constraints, instead opting to expound beyond the aviation-based functionality around which the style was conceived, evolving into a contextually ambiguous hat style with an open-ended scope of connotative possibility and sartorial applications. Though intuitively paired with sumptuous outerwear, this latest curated variety of men’s aviator hats can be implemented into myriad outfitting contexts, whether by way of adding pragmatic coziness to casual attire or injecting an unexpected twist to dressed-up ensembles.