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Berets, Anyone?
Okay, it took me a little while to get back to this, but I now can say YES - THERE ARE SUCH BERETS! The newly arrived winter berets from Japan are designed to keep the head, ears and neck warm in the coldest of winter weather. These 140 gram heavy duty winter berets are made by the Toyohat... -
Berets, Anyone?
White berets... They're hardly seen these days which is a real shame, as there are plenty of interesting "role models" in the recent past wearing these berets. A friend from Béarn sent me this picture this morning, the self portrait of Danish painter Michael Ancher. Ancher was a realist artist... -
Berets, Anyone?
There are only three colours that make up the uniform of the Chasseurs Alpins. In the first place blue - in a very dark navy shade for the beret, the tunic, cape, pants (or culottes) or in light blue for the shirt. Then there is the white uniform for winter warfare. The tarte remains navy, but... -
Berets, Anyone?
It's funny how postcards have almost disappeared from our present day society, thanks to free WhatsApp, texting and email. However, it's not that long ago that postcards were available on basically every subject, Chasseurs Alpins included. During the Great War of 1914-18 there was an endless... -
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Nice one, Bouwerij-Jongen. It reminds me of one of my favourite photos by Jean Dieuzaide: "Berger", from 1953. Great shot of a shepherd wearing the hood of his cape over his beret. -
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Berets, Anyone?
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. Cultural anthropology has a rich methodology, including participant observation (often called fieldwork because it requires the anthropologist spending an extended period at the research... -
Berets, Anyone?
Years ago, I stocked a selection of striped sailors shirts - so related to the beret in history, and ever since, customers have asked for their return. Well, they're back now! Not the Russian "telnyashkas" which were simply not of good quality; not the French Lux Amor or Saint James either... -
Berets, Anyone?
People often ask me the question "what is your favourite beret?" And always, I used to respond with something along the lines of "Well.., I don't really have a favourite" and then elaborate on how I would sometimes prefer to wear a basco Roma, at other times a Laulhère Alpin and at times a... -
Berets, Anyone?
Spending the end of the year at our beach house in Waikawa, an hour's drive north of Wellington and a whole world away from many bits that we call civilisation. Lovely weather, sun and sea but, not unlike Wellington, there is always the wind. And it struck me today that, despite my fondness of... -
Berets, Anyone?
While the situation on Boinas Elósegui remains very unclear, the opposite is true for TONAK/FEZCO. FEZCO established 154 years ago, in 1865 and grew massively from the production of fezzes, in the heydays of the Ottoman Empire. And it is only a small step from fezzes to berets… Novi Jicin... -
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Berets, Anyone?
French president Emmanuel Macron honors the thirteen French soldiers who died in a helicopter accident in Mali. The thirteen were killed in Operation Barkhane, in which the French army, together with soldiers from Niger, Chad and Mali, fought against armed jihadist terror groups in the Sahel... -
Berets, Anyone?
A sentimental moment this morning, having my last morning coffee in my faithful Adirondack chair on the deck of our Ngaio home (Beret HQ in the background) - no house I have lived in for longer or happier. A Reality Shield in the shape of an other old faithful, my Super Lujo in Caqui only has a... -
Berets, Anyone?
Although it feels still a long time away while typing this on a sunny NZ spring day, Christmas is approaching rapidly and that means longer delivery times and especially a longer time to receive your parcel in time for the holidays. Australians need to order no later than 3 December, while... -
Berets, Anyone?
My take..? I can only confirm this, or better, it wasn't so much by region, but often subtle changes in how the beret was worn differed from village to village, or even hamlet to hamlet. This was certainly true for the Basque Country (on either side of the French/Spanish border), but also in the... -
Berets, Anyone?
No, no, no.... Both the Flamingo and Shigematsu berets are made in the traditional way as any other real Basque beret! That means, knitted from one single thread (which can be 2.4km / 1.49 mile long!), then washed and fulled (felted), modeled under steam and then dried on a mold. Although the... -
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Berets, Anyone?
To my own surprise, the new Japan made Shigematsu and Flamingo berets are an unprecedented success (never before did I place 3 orders within 6 weeks). It brings up the question: Why? What is so special about Japanese berets? I think the answer lies in the perfectionism that the Japanese show in... -
Berets, Anyone?
When I introduced the new Shigematsu and Flamingo berets just under 2 weeks ago, I expected these to be instantly popular, but couldn't foresee that the whole stock would sell within a couple of days... Happy to write now that new stock has come in (and more is still coming across the Pacific)... -
Berets, Anyone?
After a few people asked me about vegan berets over the past few months, I started searching for berets without any leather, wool or other materials of animal origin. Of course, there are many cotton (vegan) berets, but these are distinctly different in feel, look and insulation compared to... -
Berets, Anyone?
Berets are big in Japan and have been for many decades. Apart from a good presence of imported French and Spanish berets, most berets are made in Japan. As it happens, Japan may have the largest number of quality beret manufacturers within its borders and these berets are made to a very high... -
Berets, Anyone?
Yesterday the new stock by Boinas Arandú has arrived; replenishing the stock of standard and vintage cotton berets (the brown, white and navy models are well stocked again!), but more interesting are the brand new 'Boinas Crochet'. Arandú's 'Boinas Crochet' sits among the most comfortable cotton...
