Fashion week street style edit // Five of the best hat ‘n’ heels combos

Think light with dark, texture verses shine or elegant sportiness.

Dressing well is a game of contrasts and if London Fashion Week street style taught us anything  it’s that nonchalant downtown beanies are the perfect foil for hyper-fashion heels.

And seeing as it’s somehow STILL BLOODY FREEZING, we’ve all been wearing our beanies peaked like a dodgy 90s boy band forever anyway, right?

Now’s the time to up the ante and add some statement kicks to the mix. Complimentary combinations mean you can wear your battered jeans and a simple knit everyday and still look like fashion gold.

Here’s Le Blow’s pick of the best beanie hat ‘n’ heels combos, as inspired by the concrete catwalk at London Fashion Week:

1. The ASOS ‘E’ varsity beanie

This is a collegiate classic. Work up a tongue-in-cheek preppy look by teaming with cutesy Marc by Marc metallic heeled loafers.

Hat: E Beanie, £10, ASOS
Heels: MARC BY MARC JACOBS Daga metallic leather heeled loafers, £370, Selfridges

2. The Topshop ‘Kapow’ beanie

Channel a humorous Lichtenstein vibe with this beanie hat. At the same time, prove you take things very seriously indeed with ultra elegant Burberry silk-satin wedge pumps.

Hat: Kapow beanie, £12, Topshop
Heels: Burberry Prorsum Silk-satin wedge pumps, £495, Net-A-Porter

3. Topshop’s ‘Genius’ slogan beanie

There’s no room for modesty with this style, and why should there be when you combine it with elegant Dries Van Noten checkerboard heels?

Hat: Genius beanie, £12, Topshop
Heels: Dries Van Noten checkerboard printed satin pumps, £370, Browns Fashion

4. Silver Spoon Attire neon beanie

This is the fashion crowd’s spirit animal in beanie form. And just in case no one guessed you’re a girl of badass credentials, team it with doubt-proof Wang Mackenzie ankle boots.

Hat: Silver Spoon Attite neon beanie, £60, Browns Fashion
Heels: Alexander Wang Mackenzie boots, £577, Net-A-Porter

5. Bernstock Speirs cashmere veil hat

The most feminine beanie award goes to this one. A considered delicate touch, keep the look playful with candy flash Sophia Webster multi-strap sandals. Cold toes and a hot head will make a typically fashionable contrast.

Hat: Bernstock Speirs White Candy Cashmere Veil Beanie, £95, Liberty
Heels: Sophia Webster Briar sandals,  £360, Net-A-Porter

Remember kids: This is by no means about being warm. It’s about being The Bomb.

Main image: Man Repeller