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Berets, Anyone?
The Parhelios Visière Sometimes I come across a real treasure when searching for beret related material: the Parhelios Visière just made my day! I have never seen one in real life; the ad (1st picture) comes from a 1932 newspaper and judging by the look of the coloured promos pictured below, I... -
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And when there is nothing really NEW on the beret front, there are always good shots of gauchos to post: Like this rider in Chilean Patagonia; these Chilean gauchos enjoy their mate, boiled in a billy over a campfire; Father & son in Argentina; Women too; And beards of course. A gaucho... -
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The lining of a beret covers only the "top" of the beret in a diameter slightly wider than the actual head-opening. If you covered the full inside of the beret with a satin lining, you'd deny the natural qualities of the felted merino wool (breathability, moisture and odour absorption... -
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Ah, there is something about that winter-green... Love the colour myself and with the wet and windy weather we're presently having here at the bottom of the world, a great time to break in my own. Pre-walk, anticipating in the car... -
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From today, the brand new Carpathian Mammoths! The Carpathian Mammoth berets originated from the wish to simply produce a beautiful beret of very high quality, extreme comfort and showing superior craftsmanship at an affordable price. These berets are made of high density wool (weighing 120... -
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Parkhurst is a long-time beret manufacturer, owned by the Dorothea Knitting Mills. DKM was founded in 1926, by Louis Borsook, as a wool beret manufacturer. Named after his wife, who was the first mother to ever graduate from the University of Toronto medical school, DKM has grown to become one... -
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A new week, a new SPECIAL! The Baskenmütze Classic is, as the name implies, a classic Basque Beret. Artisan production, perfect finishing and fitted with a very pleasant viscose lining. A most comfortable beret available in sizes 57-61. The Baskenmütze with the external slim rim is quite... -
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The new South Pacific Berets Newsletter is out! Bleu de Travails, Kakhetian Mountain Hats from Georgia and the brand new boinas Exposición Super Lujo -Grande among other news. If you're not a subscriber, read it here. Meanwhile, I may have to reconsider what I call my favourite beret... -
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From today, at South Pacific Berets: Bleu de Travail! Bleu de Travail translates as ‘Working Blues’ and is a catch all for the indigo-dyed cotton workwear popularised by French factory workers from the late 1800s. Bleu de Travail stands for jackets, shirts, or trousers, but when we talk about... -
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Presently on SPECIAL are Laulhère's bérets bayadère and Basque Authentique. The Basque Authentique is one of the oldest beret labels continuously in production (with the Vrai Basque and Pedrito labels) and has always been the staple quality beret by Laulhère; no frills medium weight merino wool... -
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The beret as we know it today has it's origins in the French Béarn, but the beret has been invented many times over. The old Greeks wore hats that resemble berets in a variety of colours; Roman legionnaires wore beret-shaped brown woolen felt caps and the Macedonians wore the kausia, again a... -
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Ah, that looks very familiar... If Canberra is anything like Wellington this winter day, you chose the right time to sit inside with a beret on your head and a good pile of books at your side. Be well soon! -
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If there is one contemporary painter I really like, it is the self-made author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, guitarist and above all: painter Steven John Hamper, aka Billy Childish. His works have a quality that I find hard to describe; raw, real, naive, honest are some of the words... -
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Motorcycles and berets are, of course, a perfect combination. After all, what other hat is as easy to fit in your pocket when changing for a helmet? A friend of mine uses his 37cm Txapeldun as a chest warmer under his jacket, while riding his bike. An early beret adept was George "Tornado"... -
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Nice find, Michael; not many Encartada berets around in good condition. Judging by the label and the embossed lining my guess is 1970's (I have some berets from that period that look identical, but yours may well be older or younger - unsure when they stopped using the embossed lining). La... -
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All good things come to an end and with the continuous influx of new models, high time to clear some shelf space. Therefore, as long as stock lasts or till the end of this week, the very last of the custom made DEER Basques in 30cm diameter (misleadingly named "plato grandes"). Superb berets... -
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Hola Leftyguy, yes these French sizes are quite different from US and UK sizes. To give you an idea: I'm 1.84m tall (6.2") and wear a size 4 (or L). The standard configuration is 1-XS, 2-S, 3-M, 4-L, 5-XL and 6-XXL. If in between sizes, I'd go for the smaller size; these jackets are not... -
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...and the second last one is going your way - only one left in stock now! And re. No Horse's question re the jacket I wear; it's a work jacket in raw wool made by French (workwear) manufacturer Le Laboureur. Thick felted, untreated French wool (I smell strongly of sheep after wearing it in... -
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Bérets Cote are very special and unique berets. When I met the artisan manufacturer of the Auloronesa/Aotearoa berets, last year in Béarn, we exchanged ideas on bringing a special, limited edition beret on the market. Now, 12 months later, Denis finalized the first series of Bérets cote. These...
