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Berets, Anyone?
Enjoying the recreation of these historic Carlist Wars soldiers in the Basque movie, “Giant”. Those guys were like guerrilla fighters — fought bravely! Oh, and The Red boinas make sense in the deep green forest so they don’t bayonet each other. Love the deep red color! Check out how the one... -
Berets, Anyone?
Would be wonderful detective work. I’m sure you miss being able to do your long trips to Pays Basque, right @Daan? That’s how you get the best scoops! -
Berets, Anyone?
Thanks for that reply, @Daan. I tried googling for topics like “Spain merino wool industry” but nothing immediately came up related to a downturn or reasons for why Elosegui might want to source from Australia (and pay shipping/import tariffs) rather than get it locally (as was probably the... -
Berets, Anyone?
@Daan — another question for you: Spanish Merino sheep — How come Elosegui doesn’t get their wool from Spain anymore but sources it from Australia? -
Berets, Anyone?
Gotcha. I was worried that the rolling up would create creases or damage the felt (and I tried folding it in half, looking more like a fortune cookie than a burrito!) -
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Berets, Anyone?
Hi @Daan — rolled up like this? Is it supposed to be this big? Do you do it differently? -
Berets, Anyone?
Question for the members: people talk about rolling up their boinas and folding them away in their pockets. Could you show me what you mean? Take a picture of how you “roll and fold” your boinas and post it here, because when I do this it looks like a small burrito and wouldn’t actually fit in... -
Berets, Anyone?
It all began on the drive into Bilbao. One could see all kind of men in different age groups wearing a distinctive black beret and they looked awesome. I needed to find out what those hats are called! I was born in Medellin, Colombia, and come from mountain Paisa people. After many decades... -
Berets, Anyone?
I have both. My 1858 feels like a proper hat because of the soft, calfskin sweatband (feels supple like calfskin.) The wool is dense, soft and highly shapeable but always blacked of blacks. Feels like an elegant hat, but obviously a boina nonetheless. The correct size is important to get with... -
Berets, Anyone?
One of those 2013 posts that I came across and bookmarked. But since I’ve been using it so much recently, thought I’d quote it for all the newer arrivals (like me.) 10 pulg = 233 mm* = 9.1 in 10,5 pulg = 244 mm* = 9.6 in 11 pulg = 256 mm* = 10.1 in 11,5 pulg = 268 mm* = 10.5 in 12 pulg = 279 mm... -
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Berets, Anyone?
Walking through my neighborhood and appreciating our Toulouse Lautrec mural. He’s wearing a pretty cool large beret. -
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Berets, Anyone?
Adding to the long line of selfie posts here with a House Gorostiaga (Elosegui) Superlujo in Azul Bilbao. What’s nice is the thickness of the sweatband or inner aperture of the txapela (la talla) is appreciably better than the Finas that I have. I’m trying out the different thicknesses this... -
Berets, Anyone?
Hi @Fedster - I have three fur/leather aviator hats (made in Iceland for me) and several cabbies/flat caps. Oh, and one really special fedora from Colombia. But like you, now that I have my boina/beret collection, I’m wearing these almost exclusively even in very cold weather. I’m using... -
Berets, Anyone?
Hello, fellow Boineros! I’m a new member to this forum and joined after reading all 157 pages of this thread. Reading through all the pages over the past couple of weeks felt like reading a really interesting docudrama novel. I loved reading the early dramas among members, the rise of @Daan as... -
