The 35 Best Beanies for Men, Women, & Everyone in 2022

The 35 Best Beanies for Men, Women, & Everyone in 2022

The best beanies check two crucial boxes: they must be both ultra-stylish and supremely cozy. The right beanie is the gloriously steezy accessory that keeps your ears toasty and your head warm (well, depending on how you choose to wear it) while also making you look like a rugged L.L.Bean model. But don’t be mistaken: Not all beanies are created equal—and trust us when we say that a great beanie will be one of the most crucial pickups you can make this season. (So, yes, the right one is worth the splurging on.) To help you out, we’ve done the work of narrowing down the best beanies—in a variety of styles, fabrics, and colors—to ensure that your hat game will be second to none this year. Below are our picks for the best beanies on the market for every budget, plus a handful of others worth adding to your rotation.

The Best Beanie, Period

Industry of All Nations alpaca beanie

$80

Industry of All Nations

Here’s what you want in a beanie: warmth, softness, a length that’s neither clownishly slouchy nor impishly short, and a little visible luxury for good measure. That’s exactly what this Industry of All Nations number delivers in spades. It’s crafted from sustainably-sourced Bolivian alpaca wool, which feels like a newborn kitten against your skin, will keep your noggin toastier than a fresh mug of cocoa, and simply looks well-made and expensive. At $80, it’s not the cheapest beanie out there. But for a material that is rarer than cashmere and just as soft, it’s a worthy upgrade from the big box brands.

The Best Budget Beanie

When Uniqlo first landed stateside in 2007, the biggest draw to its sparkling NYC flagship was the towering wall of preposterously affordable cashmere sweaters. While we’re sad that their formidable and affordable cashmere beanies have gone away for the season, their all-cotton ribbed beanies are just as great and even more wearable year-round. The cotton is smooth, soft, and breathable (a godsend for those of us with sensitive skin), and they come in a great range of neutral tones that pair easily with any color palette. And for just $20, you could grab a few to have on hand when you inevitably leave one in the back of an Uber. 

The Best Beanie to Splurge On

The Elder Statesman swirl-jacquard cashmere beanie

While brands like Uniqlo are busy democratizing cashmere, The Elder Statesman remains focused on using it in the most opulent ways possible. We’re talking $1,700 sweaters, $3,000 sweaters, and, yeah, $506 beanies. What are you getting for all that dough? 100% of the finest of the fine cashmere anywhere, all hand-dyed in a swirly vibrant blue palette. Laidback never looked so luxe.

The Best Beanie to Wear With a Suit

Drake’s merino donegal knit cap

You’re probably used to seeing the word “donegal” attached to a snazzy cold-weather blazer, but the fabric has plenty to offer outside the realm of classic countryside tailoring. In beanie form, the distinct nubby texture elevates the winter staple to a statement accessory in its own right, one you can just as easily wear with a beefy tweed suit and brogues as you can a slick Harrington jacket and Blundstones. So it’s not exactly shocking that some of the best donegal beanies on the market right now come from the affable Brits at Drake’s, who do up theirs in a mix of rich autumnal colors—deep burgundy, burnt orange!—that’ll class up whatever you wear ‘em with.

The Best Throwback Beanie

As per usual, the best available version of a classically American thing—in this case, the old-school ribbed watch hats you’ve seen on WWII naval officers, Boston dock workers, and every third person in all the Rocky movies—comes from Japan. RoToTo’s traditional fisherman beanies are knit from a tough-as-nails acrylic blend, and will look best paired with a peacoat, some ruddy cheeks, and an overall gruff attitude.

The Best Cable Knit Beanie

The U.K. knitwear savants behind our favorite chunky cable knit cardigan also apply their untouchable cable-knitting prowess to headwear. Chances are, if something is warm enough for a Scottish fisherman battling before-dawn winds on the North Sea, it’s warm enough for your 40-minute commute.

The Best Eco-Friendly Beanie

Patagonia Everyday beanie

Recycling is good for the planet and your fits. This no-brainer beanie from Patagonia uses a fully-recycled blend of cotton and polyester to keep your noggin toasty but not suffocated.

The Best Cute-As-Hell Beanie

Remember those furry pom-pom caps your mom used to shove in your coat pocket before you ran out to catch the school bus? Corridor’s is a lot like them, except instead of scratchy wool and kitschy prints, it leans on a luxe alpaca blend and an eye-grabbing, exploded-plaid pattern. If the beanies piled high in your front closet looked more like this when you were a kid, you wouldn’t have put up such a fuss.


Plus 25 More Beanies We Love

Dime classic logo ribbed wool beanie

Because Canada’s waviest skate imprint makes a beanie that’ll look great no matter how long it’s been since you’ve landed a kickflip.

Acne Studios face patch wool beanie hat

The rainbow-hued solution to your seasonal color-related indecisiveness.

Kuon wool navy boro patched cap

Boro is the coolest way to make old denim look new—and the coolest way to make a standard navy beanie look like a total swerve.

Marni striped mohair beanie hat

Few things are sweeter than topping off your fall fits with a touch of cotton candy-hued mohair.

The North Face salty dog beanie

A ski academy classic with a little bit of prep school appeal.

Missoni wool beanie

How do you say aprés ski in Italian?

Parks Projects Yellowstone geysers intarsia beanie

Not only will you feel like a real cool camper wearing it, but a portion of your purchase will go towards making sure our national parks are still around for, you know, actual camping.

Kapital 7G knit gaudy beanie

For when your dome demands something B.I.G.

Satisfy Running Cloudmerino™ hat

If running outside in the freezing cold is your idea of a good time, you’re going to want a cozy-as-hell beanie designed to keep you fly—and your dome dry.

J.Crew striped cotton beanie

Wool too scratchy for your sensitive noggin? J.Crew’s all-cotton option is more than up to the job.

Thom Browne cashmere beanie

This beanie’s got more fire bars than most SoundCloud rappers.

Brain Dead Prehistoric Logo beanie

When you’re layered up and can’t show off your favorite graphic tee, cap off your fit with this drippy beanie instead.

Norse Projects Top Tech beanie

Like a literal thermostat for your head, Norse Projects’ beanie seems pretty plain at first. But embedded in its knit are a fine-tuned balance of synthetic fibers that work to keep your dome at the dome perfect temperature, no matter the weather.

Beams Plus wool watch hat

Truly like a sweater for your head, this premium wool beanie is made in England and will have all your sweaters mad jealous.

Everlane organic cotton chunky beanie

Again, wool may not be for everyone. Same goes for synthetic materials. This super soft organic cotton beanie from Everlane will keep your head toasty without the irritation.

Chamula double cuff cap

Hand-knit by Mexican natives using locally bred merino sheep, this chunky beanie brings some fresh spring colors to an otherwise cold-weather-ready beanie.

Nicholas Daley hand-knit beanie

A reminder that beanies can (and should!) add a ton of texture to your outfit.

Belstaff wool watch hat

We’re not saying the key to Steph’s handles lies in his cover story hat, but we’re not not saying that, either. 

Nike cuffed beanie

For the real Swoosh fanatics.

Champion ribbed knit cap

Good as a sweatshirt, great as a hat.

Pendleton merino knit cap

Made out of the same hardy wool as the brand’s best-in-class blankets.

Nadaam double layer cashmere beanie

Double down on cashmere now and your dome will thank you when the temperature dips.

Ben Davis acrylic cuffed beanie

Those Carhartt beanies that everybody has are still great, of course. But if you’re looking for an affordable workwear beanie that’s a little less commonplace, Ben Davis is the way to go.

Colorful Standard merino wool beanie

A grip of great colors, each made from primo merino wool at a crazy low cost earns this beanie best-in-class honors from the JD Power and Associates of Jawnz. (That would be us.)

Outdoor Research Transcendent down beanie

All down everything.