Every Single Piece of Miu Miu Hits, Even the Hats
Part of what makes Miu Miu so vital is that the Italian luxury label iterates more often than it innovates. Not that it isn't often quite ingenious — hardly! — but Miu Miu's secret power lies in squeezing freshness from the familiar.
Consider its recent footwear creations, its first stab at Oakley skiwear, or its impossibly huge and impossibly excellent selection of recent headwear. All recognizably classic. And yet all recognizably special.
Good hats hardly raise an eyebrow. That's kinda their whole thing — you put 'em on without thinking about it. No thoughts happening inside these hats, just vibes.
Especially in winter, when all anyone wants from their hat is warmth, perhaps innovative headwear is too much to ask for. And so Miu Miu doesn't innovate. It iterates.
Rather than dishing out never-before-seen headwear, the world's buzziest brand perfects the shapes everyone already knows.
But, in Miu Miu's winter hat lineup, clever twists abound: the curved-brim cap is reimagined in velvet corduroy or plush nappa leather to match Miu Miu's New Balances and handbags, respectively, while flat-brims are made of neppy fleece or camel hair, enlivened by a sporty bungee cord closure at the rear.
Beanies are intarsia-knit with alpine motifs, looking like an upscale thrift-store grail, or compact like a skullcap with woven logo to match. Pom poms are plentiful.
It's not easy to sum up the Miu Miu factor with descriptors alone because a picture really is worth a thousand words. One glimpse of the deep-pile bonnets and crocheted earmuffs makes the mawkish, gawky, retro appeal obvious. It's cute but not cutesy, dainty but not delicate, approachable but not bland. (How's that for descriptors?)
And, because Miu Miu is a luxury label, these unpretentious woven headbands and trapper hats are blended with wools and cashmeres that elevate them far beyond grandma's knitting experiments.
It all hits, just like everything Miu Miu does. And these are just the hats!
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