From most magazines and street styles, the top appearing hats are beanies, baseball caps, berets, and bucket hats. Besides, we – Aung Crown, a professional beanie manufacturer established in 1998 – have covered almost all of them on our blog site. Today, we will talk about earflap beanie hats that can keep people warm in the autumn and winter.

Earflap Beanie Hats

Earflap beanie hats are also called aviator beanie hats and the symbol is the ear covering part that is similar to an aviator hat. Usually, there are tassels or straps on either side that can be tied and aviator beanie hats can be hung around the neck when taking aviator beanie hats off, which is very convenient and buoyant.

There are generally two types of earflap hats. One is similar to a watch cap, much closer to an aviator cap, with better wrapping, and can protect the head, which is more suitable for people who live in northern places. The other looks like a sweatshirt hood, which can expose most of the forehead, and this type of beanie is quite loose and has a better decorative effect.

Cute & Vintage Earflap Beanies

The aviator hats above are suitable for girls or women with small faces and heads. The red earflap beanie on the right is by Paloma Wool and is perfect for festivals. Paloma Wool was founded in Spain in 2015 and its beanies and knitted beanie hats are pretty, especially the red beanie hats and blue beanie hats. Korean niche brands like Oursaalty released many retro knitted beanie hats in the autumn and winter of 2023, which were girlish and nostalgic.

These cute and vintage earflap hats are low on the maturity scale and can be paired with quirky, girly outfits such as doll shirts, dresses, or suspender pants. They can also be paired with sunglasses or leather outfits for a cool and cute look. If you want to try something new, a beanie with earflaps is a bold way to brighten up your winter look. Niche brands from Germany like Mila Et Mila have lots of mohair beanies in pretty colors that look bizarre.

Usually, this type of beanie will have some adorable elements added, and the most common element is the cute little ears. The earflap beanies above are all of this type and they are all very cute and give the wearer a sense of cuteness.

The black earflap beanie from Droitière is rounded and cute, which can make the face look smaller with a sense of cuteness. In general, choosing an earflap design can make your face look much smaller. If you have a large head, you can choose a beanie with earflaps.

Lora Piana also released a vintage earflap beanie hat, with full retro patterns, which can create a retro look easily.

3 in 1 Hooded Beanie Hats with Earflaps

Another type of hat is the 3-in-1 design – a hat with earflaps that combines the functions of a scarf, hat, and gloves in one piece. This type of hat has been popular for several years: Jennie, a South Korean singer, rapper, and actress, wore a bear hat two years ago, and the Funning Factory bear hat is very warm and great for shy people. The knitted beanies are simple, casual, and high fashion, which can easily add a sense of fashion and simplicity to the whole look.

Usually, large hooded beanie hats have a better face-modifying effect than closing-fitting hooded beanies.

Balaclava Beanies

You can try balaclava hats if you don’t want to buy regular hats anymore. Or you can easily get the balaclava hat look with a long scarf. In general, it’s not recommended to tie the scarf too tightly, or you’ll look like a granny. The key is to tie the scarf a little loose and take the bangs out a little, which can create a sense of nature and casualness.

People should be familiar with balaclava hats, and balaclava hats have been hot for a long time. But some people still can’t accept them because they think it’s very easy to get a bold head with a balaclava hat.

But so far there are many friendly designs of balaclava hats. There are many loose balaclava hats and they are much easier to handle than tight-fitting balaclava hats because loose balaclava hats look not constricting and flattering to the face shape. Also, balaclava hats can easily be disguised as hoodies, which is a very nice dressing code for winter because it can not only add a sense of vibe to the whole look, but can also add a sense of layering.

Balaclava hats can be traced back 100 years and the name – balaclava comes from a person in the Crimean town of the same name, Balaklava. The need for balaclava hats was to keep warm during wars and soldiers needed a hat that could cover the face, ears, and neck. This is how the balaclava hat was born. Due to the complete protection of the head, balaclava hats were called “thief hats”, especially for “bikers”.

The balaclava hats above are from Till I Die and come in 2 colors – white or grey. The twisted knitted style has a vintage flavor.

You can customize your earflap beanies for the upcoming autumn and winter seasons. Whether it’s regular earflap beanie hats, 3 in 1 hooded beanie hats, or balaclava beanie hats, they can all help you or your brand stand out from the crowd.