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Berets, Anyone?
Found on Ebay this morning, a line of new camel coloured "Biscuit Berets". Chinese made and sold @ $9.99, cheaper than any beret I sell. A nice enough design, I guess, if you enjoy this sort of thing, but it puzzles me why on earth the choice of biscuits? Quoting the seller: "Great quality... -
Berets, Anyone?
Some nice berets, Red. You are correct re. their age; the two Basques would be made in the 1950's, possibly early 60s. The first one, with the nice bayadère lining, carries a generic label, meaning a label that has no patent or association to one specific manufacturer. Given it's age, it could... -
Berets, Anyone?
A Short Lesson in Fake Vintage Berets Some vintage berets are worth big money; typically WWI Chasseur Alpin berets, Basque berets from the Interbellum period and military models used during WWII. With both collectors and reenactors looking for the few remaining available models, it is easy to... -
Berets, Anyone?
I recall one 'Berets, Anyone' visitor commenting he'd get himself in the poorhouse, buying too many berets. Your book recommendations are having the same effect on me... Just bought my copy through Abebooks @ $52.00 (and there are more copies around that price). Thanks GreyEyes. -
Berets, Anyone?
Defiant red bereted boinero at the Ernest Thälmann monument: -
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Berets, Anyone?
Great photo, GrayEyes. Thälmann certainly wasn't a boinero, but of course, many of the Thälmann Kolonne (the German column of Brigadistas named after him, during the Spanish Civil War) did. Below, Adolphe Low (standing) with fellow members of the Edgar André Battalion, named after the German... -
Berets, Anyone?
And on sale now, in 9, 10 and 11p with French linen lining and headband, @ a $20.00 discount (one week only, or as long as stock lasts...). -
Berets, Anyone?
Grey is the new black this week at South Pacific Berets, with two extraordinary ranges on SPECIAL: the Argentinian boinas Espinosa / Tolosa Tupida range in 'grey melange' and the Foulards Aotearoa in 'anthracite'. The 'grey melange' is more than a new colour; due to the marbling effect of the... -
What Cap Are You Wearing Today?
A scoop on The Fedora Lounge: Boinas Portuguesas, of 100% burel from the Sera da Estrela! Burel is a 100% woven wool felt, made from Bordaleira sheep wool. This breed lives only in the Serra da Estrela region, the highest mountains in Portugal and is capable of growing extremely resistant... -
Berets, Anyone?
Two short films that give insight into the manufacturing of burel, the felted wool from Portugal's Serra da Estrela that is used to create our new Boinas Portuguesas. Much of the machinery used in the manufacturing process is well over 100 years old and the end product likewise, hasn't changed... -
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Berets, Anyone?
A scoop on The Fedora Lounge: Boinas Portuguesas, of 100% burel from the Sera da Estrela! Burel is a 100% woven wool felt, made from Bordaleira sheep wool. This breed lives only in the Serra da Estrela region, the highest mountains in Portugal and is capable of growing extremely resistant but... -
Berets, Anyone?
Thanks for the very positive feedback Erik. You are dead right: in that $30.00 - 60.00 price bracket, the Czech and Argentinian models would list very high and the Super Lujo can't be praised enough really. But there are many more options: apart from the very large diameter Cataluña, all... -
Berets, Anyone?
I haven't come across any stories or visual evidence of berets acting as yarmulkes or kippahs, but I have no doubt that many religious Jews prefer to wear a beret over a kippah when out in public. And that is no different for observant Muslims. In Tito's communist Yugoslavia many Muslims chose... -
Berets, Anyone?
Oh dear... Looks like I offended some people with my insensitive comment about Americans and military berets. But, I wasn't even referring so much to the discussion here (despite fully agreeing with KarlCrow's comment:)). Google something along the lines of "berets in the US army" and it won't... -
Berets, Anyone?
A lot of talk here recently on berets versus watch caps, boonies, Kevlar helmets and, most intriguing, "combat grade berets" (what on earth is a combat grade beret?). I have to confess, I find it fascinating how Americans can go on endlessly about berets in the military; pro's and con's, lovers... -
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Berets, Anyone?
Two fantastic films from the very Heartlands of the beret, the French Béarn. The first film shows life in the Vallée d'Ossau in 1962. The valley of Ossau is one of the three great mountain valleys of Béarn. It stretches from north to south over fifty kilometers from Rébénacq to the Col de... -
Berets, Anyone?
True, the 11p Édition limitée in denim-blue has sold out, both in the lined and un-lined version. The same size is available in black though in very limited numbers, or denim-blue in 10p and 12p-Alpin. And yes, apart from the lining, the berets are identical. -
Berets, Anyone?
You touch on an interesting phenomenon; there are a few berets that are much under valued without any justification (in my opinion). The Czech made Service Stars among these. The reason? I can only guess; it may be that most people associate a beret with France.., the model's name that has... -
Berets, Anyone?
Portugal has a long history of beret wearing, but quite different from large Iberian neighbour Spain. Portuguese berets are typically small plateau (26cm in diameter), usually in black and occasionally seen in blue. During the long dictatorship (1932-1974), berets were typically smuggled in... -
Berets, Anyone?
On SPECIAL this week, a series that I believe is a great representation of Berets in Blues in a large variety of models and diameters and all at well discounted prices. The Czech Classic and 11.5" Service Stars are among the most under-rated berets, but among my personal favourites...
