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  1. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    The stamped Trademark as in the brown sample dates from the 1960's and has been used for a long time by KANGOL (I believe right up to their going offshore [from the UK]). You'll see the same style in this ad: They did modernize it in various ways, like the more contemporary label here...
  2. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Hello NoHorse, 1. Rolling a beret with headband is never a great idea (one of the advantages of a headband-less beret), but if you compare an Auloronesa with headband with any other headbanded beret, the Auloronesa simply is best at dealing with folding and rolling. 2. Answering your 2nd...
  3. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    This week a SPECIAL that will appeal to the more bold and daring among boineros (without going straight for a Plato Grande in bright yellow or purple): my personal favourite colour of RUST. Rust is a brown-orange-red colour, resembling iron-oxide, or indeed: RUST. Le Béret Français has a nice...
  4. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Just how daring are you..? Yellow Hispano Basque Plato Grande
  5. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Yep, you'd think you couldn't find much worse than a neoprene beret, but believe me, you can: At least, they'd keep you dry in a good downpour...
  6. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    A few thoughts on the Blues... noun 1. the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy: This rainy spell is giving me the blues. 2. (used with a singular verb) Jazz. a song, originating with American blacks, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue...
  7. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Hello NoHorse, Yes, I do have a newsletter which comes out some 5 times a year. If you, or anyone else here, want to be added to the list, drop me a line. A newsletter for the weekly specials... That would be a bit much, but they are always announced of the Beret Facebook page. Presently, all...
  8. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Hmm, nice cap on an unhappy fellow... Personally, if not wearing a "true beret", I'd prefer the Casquette Auloronesa though:
  9. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    A very different SPECIAL this week: a range of berets and foulards with one common feature -GREEN. A massive collection over a wide range of prices, all with a very good discount. When I started South Pacific Berets, almost a decade ago now, I had only one green beret: the Berrueta made...
  10. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    The 6th of February is Waitangi Day, New Zealands national holiday. The day commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, making New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteeing Māori rights to their land and giving Māori the rights of British subjects. A good occasion to...
  11. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Glad you raise this issue, as it is a puzzle for me too. The only way I manage to post photo's is by pasting the url-link ("copy image address") after I have posted the pictures somewhere else previously (usually on The Beret Project or the shop). It's not too big a deal, but the downside is...
  12. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    A very painful confession: when preparing the post 'Chaplains and Berets', I placed the wrong photo for capellán José Tito Fernández, an Argentinian chaplain during the Malvinas/Falklands war. This is the correct picture: Alas, that isn't that bad in itself, but the picture I did place, is of...
  13. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    This mug, that is...
  14. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Great mug and how true!
  15. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    There is plenty of room here for everyone! And I certainly enjoy "meeting" more beret enthusiasts. The only thing is, if you place a comment, you should realize you may get a response to it. And when a reaction is genuine, fair and honest, I don't see what could be the problem. If you state I...
  16. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Interesting comments, but (in my honest opinion) not all are correct. I'll respond in the same order: 1. Yes, a one-size beret can antagonize an allergic reaction for people sensitive to wool. However, all quality berets (eg Auloronesa, Laulhere, Elosegui, Bonigor and the Fabrica Nacional to...
  17. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    Interesting comments. As for the leather headbands, I don't agree with you. Of course, there are headbands and headbands; some, like the ones used by Blancq-Olibet, were well known for stiffening up and developing cracks over time. The headbands used now by Laulhère are fine (but had you bought...
  18. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    BoinaBuena, I couldn't agree more! The whole idea of modelling and shaving a beret comes from the military, but no self respecting boinero would shave his Basque beret. Some berets are more 'fluffy' than others (eg a Hispano Basque is very soft to the touch and a little fluffy; a Czech tartan...
  19. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    The $ thing is a bit more complicated, the US$ being so much stronger at present than the Aussie and Kiwi dollars. And while it may be good for the sales of my berets, it is nightmare inducing everytime I have to pay the manufacturers in US$. Good for you Americans out there though... I...
  20. Daan

    Berets, Anyone?

    It's looking more and more like this thread is becoming my private web site... Where are all the anecdotes, good buys, juicy stories, etc on berets from other visitors here?? Anyway, I did come across something rather interesting and can't stop myself from posting it here: the origins of the...

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