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Berets, Anyone?
At the time of writing this, there are 2 left on the shelves at South Pacific Berets! -
Berets, Anyone?
Fear' naught (fēr´nạt`) 1. A fearless person. 2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment. 3. Official motto of the (British) Royal Tank Regiment Following the success of the Chyldish Fear Naught berets in wool, I am happy to... -
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In Argentine slang 'chirola' means "worthless money", or a coin of 20 centavos. How it came to be a brand name for French made Basque berets, I don't know... And yes, the Etchea, the traditional Basque family house plays a very important role in Basque culture. These days, the house and its... -
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The Etchea and Chirola labels have been in production for decades, until abandoned late in the 20th century. Too good and too beautiful to see these lost forever, South Pacific Berets reinstated these labels, the first two in a series of vintage beret labels. The standard retail price is at a... -
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Faithful followers of this forum know about the tension between Béarnais and Basques about the origin of the beret. As the story goes, the beret "became Basque" due to a false assumption by Napoleon III. Visiting his summer palace in Biarritz (in the French Basque Country) in 1854, he saw so... -
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Knitting berets was certainly a man's job, its origins lying with lonely shepherds in the Pyrenees of France. When flocks were taken to the high pastures for the summer months, being a shepherd became a very lonely existence. The story goes that shepherds started knitting from the loose wool... -
Berets, Anyone?
Christchurch will now be remembered for the terrorist attack on it's mosques, today two weeks ago, but the city has had more of it's share of violence this decade. On 22 February 2011 a massive 6.2 earthquake shook the city, causing widespread damage across Christchurch and killing 185 people... -
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Like so many New Zealanders, and people across the globe, I am still trying to come to terms with the terrorist attacks on the two mosques in Christchurch, Friday a week ago. Pain and an overwhelming sense of loss. Pain, for all those people who have lost their loved ones and the suffering of... -
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Berets and Pipes have been a great combination in many ways. Just as common as seeing a boinero in European streets during the 1950s and 60s, it was to see a gentleman smoking a pipe. Then there is the added advantage of keeping your pipe semi-covered under a well sized beret, of course. The... -
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Good to see the 'winter-Tarte' being put to good use! After a very long, dry NZ summer, I was quite delighted to put on my Super Lujo-Grande the other day - going for a walk in the drizzly rain in the forest around Ngaio. There will come many days that I regret being happy about cooler, wet... -
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Another vintage beret label has been brought back to life. The Etchea label was abandoned after many decades of good use at the end of the 1960s, but now has a new lease on life. A label that beautifully captures the spirit of un-pretentiousness that was so typical of French berets and... -
Berets, Anyone?
The use and sight of berets in every day life may have diminished over the years, one area where berets thrive [and always have thrived] is in cinema. Of course, there are the actual film makers, directors who keep up the good habit of wearing a beret, from Ingmar Bergman to Aki Kaurismäki to... -
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How strange... I have just tried on two different PC's and my phone and all work. If you, or other visitors, continue to have any problems, please let me know - that is for me the only way to find out about faults. Meanwhile, you can always place an order by sending me an email with details of... -
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There certainly is a difference! The Exposición Año 1858 is the successor of the Boina Aniversario, a limited edition model for the 150th anniversary of Boinas Elósegui in 2008. The Boina Aniversario was made in a limited edition (I don't know the exact number) and sold better than the... -
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By lack of anyone sending me a Valentine's present, so far, I just had to take one, or two actually, for myself from the new stock that just arrived from Argentina. This NZ summer I have really come to appreciate the cotton berets by Talabarteria Arandú; easy to wear, sturdy work-gear, made for... -
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Apart from the Chasseurs Alpins, there are only two other units that wear the grand tarte; the Artillerie de Montagne (Mountain Artillery) and the pelotons of High Mountain Gendarmerie. The high mountain squads are units of the French Gendarmerie Nationale specializing in aid to victims in... -
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Boinas Elosegui had a beautiful website for the time, in the very early 2000's which they upgraded some 5 years ago, including a webshop. However, since then little has happened; the last update to the website's blog was in October 2016 and from what I hear from customers, is that the webshop... -
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As you have realized yourself, there are actually very few retailers selling the Boinas Elosegui berets. It may seem strange (and is sad) that the only (online) specialized sellers of these berets are located not only outside Spain, but outside Europe as well. In Spain (and in France, the UK)... -
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With many new models coming in over the next few months at South Pacific Berets, shelving space is becoming a bit of an issue... To create some room, this must be South pacific Berets' best Special ever: all the Laulhère berets with vintage reinstated labels at a $27.50 low! These berets carry... -
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Ah, there is not much of a juicy story in this... Among Montgomery's many titles, he was a Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment (that's where the black beret, with RTR-badge, comes from). During the Africa Campaign (WWII), then Field Commander Montgomery made a great effort to appear...
