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Protest, and response, French style in Paris two days ago. -
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The new weekly SPECIAL at South Pacific Berets! The Goat in a Tree series is the outcome of a collaboration with artist Billy Childish; a range of berets in a variety of materials, colours and diameters. All of excellent quality, great comfort and showing excellent artisan craftsmanship. All... -
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Chasseurs Alpins, Old & New I am often astonished how much material there is to be found on the "old" Chasseurs Alpins, photos and film from early last century. Not many military units can match that and it says something about these illustrious hunters' place in society. Another obvious... -
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His name is Guy Bel and yes, he is French but now living and working in Quebec. See here. -
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Funny you worry about me being too busy on Facebook! I worry about the same, having a strong dislike for the platform and spending as little time as possible on it! Alas, these days, running a small business, it is hard not to be there... Something different; this morning I got introduced to... -
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During the third quarter of last century, many labels were used by beret manufacturers for identical berets; typically larger hat shops had their own customized label (eg. Gorostiaga's from Bilbao, as per Fern's photo's posted last month). Smaller hat shops who sold too few berets to have their... -
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It is an interesting statement; to the best of my knowledge, Laulhère uses Australian merino wool. With their focus changing from Basque berets to the higher fashion end berets and beret-based hats, they may use French grown wool for their new range - but frankly, I am just guessing now. The... -
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The Merino sheep, though originally from present-day Morocco, has a long history in Spain, but these days Spain is a very minor player in the field of merino wool. The main producing countries are Australia and New Zealand; Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and to some extend South Africa are also big... -
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Exactly! Naturally, the diameter of the beret determines how long it is, but most stay comfortably in the back pocket of my jeans. -
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Great to see all this new activity on the forum! There were a few questions asked that I may be able to answer: When people talk about rolling up their beret, this is typically referred to a universel, or headband-less beret. This is one of the advantages of an universel over a beret with... -
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South Pacific Berets' last SPECIAL of the year is SPECIAL! 2021 has been a remarkable year in many ways; what better way to end it than by giving yourself, or a loved one, one of the very best berets available on the market today? On SPECIAL until the end of 2021, or as long as stock lasts, a... -
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Limited Editions Over the years, South Pacific Berets has negotiated a good number of Éditions limitée; the most recent of course being the Merinos d'Arles by Manufacture de Bérets, while it started with the Māori inspired Aotearoa's by Auloronesa's founder Denis Guédon. In between there have... -
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Goat in a Tree (a cautionary tale from the High Atlas mountains of Morocco) Our latest label and beret design is inspired by a sad but true encounter which Mister Childish had whilst enjoying a walking/sketching trip to the High Atlas Mountains with his good wife in the early 2000's. Sitting... -
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Great to read your positive feedback, Alan and NoHorse. I expected many boineros would share my enthusiasm for these berets, but am still surprised to see how fast they go. The 10.5p model has now sold out and I only have between 1 and 3 of all the other diameters. MdB has just shipped the last... -
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Very happy to now officially announce the release of the Auloronesa Bérets Merino d’Arles! What more to say after yesterday's post here..? It is fantastic to see (and wear!) the result of years of attempting to get these berets into the world - I wish Auloronesa's founder Denis Guédon could... -
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I am sorry to say that you haven't got your facts right, Philipe. The production of these berets is a joint venture and South Pacific Berets is the sole retailer where these can be ordered - Sara has a small number for sale in her physical shop in Orthez only. Depending feedback and interest... -
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Yes, I certainly can! That beret is one of the new Bérets Merino d’Arles made for South Pacific Berets by MdB/Auloronesa. Sara was a bit quick posting that photo, but your timing of enquiring is spot-on; I am presently awaiting delivery by courier of these berets. Below a sample, in 9.5p: The... -
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French theme at the Lawrence Welk Show with the Three Lennon Sisters, in 1964. Berets galore! -
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The New Stock from Japan Berets are big in Japan and there is no other country that has so many beret manufacturers and beret fashion-designers. The new stock that has only just arrived at South Pacific Berets is a great example of the enormous variety of beret designs that boineros in Japan... -
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Ask anyone to name a famous person wearing a beret and 9 out of 10 will say Ché Guevara. Not an “easy” role model really; the cliché of “the hero to one is the terrorist to another” is certainly valid for Ché. Either way, he did wear his beret (a Laulhére in 10p) well and certainly did his best...
