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Berets, Anyone?
For those who need some inspiration to wear a Béret Casquette (or peaked beret), Dutch artist Corneille is the perfect role model! Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (1922 – 2010), better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was born in Liege, Belgium, although his parents were Dutch and moved... -
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The Bérets Casquette or Peaked Berets are berets with a difference. The basis is always a true beret; sometimes with an added peak (such as the Hoodlum and Soleil models), others are 100% "true berets" with the peak pulled out under steam from the beret's excess material. The whole range... -
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Great news: the first new foulard since the start of Boneteria Aotearoa: a line of superb foulards in quetsche. Quetsche is the French name of the damson plum, also archaically called the "damascene" (or the "plum from Damascus"); a warm rich colour that sits between Bordeaux and Deep Purple... -
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You're right - sizes (and the differences in sizes between countries) are a nightmare. Not just between countries; sizes actually change over time too. When living in the US some 30 years ago, the shirts I bought from L.L. Bean (still manufactured in the US at that time) were XL. These days when... -
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As French as berets are the bleu de travail workers' jackets. 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... -
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Gregory Rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar and other Latin American authors to millions of English-language readers and fellow boinero, has died last Monday. A longtime professor at Queens College, Rabassa died... -
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No, not a military model. The pipe smoker wears the Bretanza; a beret that is identical to the Tartan lined 11.5" except for its smaller diameter. These berets are fitted with a leather military style headband, that can be worn either outwards (as per the pictures above) or inwards. Below... -
Berets, Anyone?
When not wearing an Auloronesa, you'll usually see me wearing a Czech beret - among the most comfortable every-day-wear berets I can think of. The Czech Classics and Tartan 11.5" are a line of berets that are specifically and exclusively made for South Pacific Berets by long time manufacturer... -
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Regular visitors and beret aficionados know of course about the many 100's of different beret labels, often little pieces of art in their own right. Heraldry and local (Basque and Pyrenean) scenes were most common, but the range was much wider than that. Everything from warships, airplanes... -
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After many months of correspondence and sending/returning samples between the Czech Republic and New Zealand, I received the final samples this morning for the 32cm diameter Faldina berets! Definately custom made (the longest process of getting to perfection in my personal history of being a... -
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Ha, nice contrast in colours. Stay warm (got the woodfire roaring this cold, wet and windy Wellington morning). -
Berets, Anyone?
I can only agree with the 2 previous responses. Headbands in berets tend to be quite rigid, made of a firm inflexible leather and there is a good reason for that: the headband maintains the size of the woolen rim, that would otherwise shrink over time. The only exception are the bérets garnis... -
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National Geographic video with many berets, or boinas, on Chilean gauchos. Enduring harsh winds and weather, encounters with wild bulls, and a lack of electricity, photographer Tomás Munita trekked through Chilean Patagonia. Through his photographs he tells the story of a family that is losing... -
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Nice one, Leftyguy - good message too by Eddie Izard (not just regarding the beret). But, sticking to the pink beret: yes I do have some nice pinks! May not surprise you that these aren't my best selling berets, but especially the cotton boina Tolosa Tupida is actually a fairly popular beret... -
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In principal, a well made beret doesn't need additional chemicals to make it water resistant (or impermeable, as most labels state). This is one of the strongest selling points for the berets under the Auloronesa and Aotearoa labels: made of nothing but pure merino wool (plus dye) with the only... -
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I feel for you, Nico. Herewith evidence of the therapeutic qualities of my (black) Auloronesa, recovering from the operation on my knee. -
Berets, Anyone?
I wonder what the appropriate superlative of "very heavy rain" would be; raining cats & dogs, downpour, deluge, cloudburst, don't do justice to the rain presently falling in Wellington. Flooded streets in the hilly part of the city where I live, continuous sirens of fire engines and when... -
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It's interesting that when looking for berets in blue, 99% of options are in navy. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. However, there are a few... -
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Weather in the northern hemisphere must be improving rapidly, as I get questions about good summer berets on a daily basis over the last few weeks. Interestingly though, a 'good beret' is automatically a good 'summer beret'. Quality berets are made of 100% merino wool and the great thing about... -
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Beautiful! For those unfamiliar with the "bota" and it's connection with berets, or boinas: A bota de vino, or wineskin, is a traditional Spanish liquid receptacle. Typically, it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid will do. Traditionally, bota bags were lined...
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