How to wear a cap with an outfit

Unstructured caps in washed cotton sit lower and look softer than stiff, high-fronted ones. A vintage-style baseball cap works with nearly every casual outfit.

A short-brimmed painter's cap or a plain cotton six-panel cap suits workwear: chore coats, denim jackets and striped tops.

A wool cap, plain or in houndstooth, gives some of a beanie's warmth with the shape of a cap and suits wool jackets and hoodies. A patchwork or trucker cap is louder; wear it with a plain outfit.

Pick a cap colour that already appears in the outfit: a navy cap with a navy top, a grey cap with grey jeans, a cream cap with cream trousers. A cap in a new colour reads as an accent and should be the only one.

A cap belongs with jeans, sneakers, hoodies and work jackets. With a tailored jacket or in a smart casual office it looks out of place, and it comes off indoors.