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Following yesterday's post here: Great news for Billy Childish fans! I have 31 numbered prints of Billy's woodcut 'The Zouave', after Vincent van Gogh. As long as the stock lasts, one for each Billy Childish beret purchase. -
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A new limited edition of foulard quality bérets in natural Merino d'Arles wool: Le Vincent. An ode to Vincent van Gogh and his most productive time in Arles - a cooperation between Billy Childish, Manufacture de Bérets and Boneteria Aotearoa. The Le Vincent label is a design by Billy... -
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I just returned from a 3 week trip to the Pyrenean borderlands, Belgium and the Netherlands - part holidays, part catching up with manufacturers, beret-fact-finding and discovering more beret related history. The first and most prominent thing I found, is the increased number of beret wearers in... -
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After an absence of many years, they are back: the incredible Shigematsu Korokoro (“rolling”) berets! The Korokoro beret is a design by artist Aya Sekino, made by Shigematsu in Osaka of the finest Australian merino wool. This model is a typical example of Japanese style berets with the... -
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You are a brave man! Have a look at the "new old" Tarte Chasseurs replica's, at 36cm, now there are still some left; you can't go much larger. -
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South Pacific Berets is proud to present two new "old" berets: the exact, handmade, replicas of the original Tartes of 1888 and 1915. In the early days, berets typically exceeded the later formally sanctioned plateau (diameter) of 33.6cm. While officers often bought their smaller "luxurious"... -
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A little background on what is likely the largest beret wearing country (when counting military berets...). By order of the NKO of the USSR dark blue berets became part of the female summer uniforms and for students of military academies. [Above left: Marya Dolina; PE2 Pilot and Dep. Sqn... -
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A close relative of the beret: the tam o' shanter (in the British military often abbreviated to ToS) or "tammie" is a name given to the traditional Scottish bonnet worn by men. The name derives from Tam o' Shanter, the eponymous hero of the 1790 Robert Burns poem. The tam o' shanter is a flat... -
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The First Nation Australia Limited Edition is a series of top quality foulard berets handmade by La Manufacture de Bérets in Orthez (Béarn). All models are universels in 100% French merino wool from Arles; available in Black, French Khaki and the natural Merino d’Arles (in the darkest... -
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The new SPECIAL this week is one of the best sold berets ever at South Pacific Berets: the tartan lined, Czech made, Rádiovka (or Fidel model). It is the smallest diameter beret (at 24cm diameter) we stock and a personal favourite. Available in (stretchable) sizes 56 - 60. An absolute treat... -
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This week saw the launch of a new line of berets. The new Boneteria Aotearoa 'Bique-les' beret line is inspired by the illustrious Spanish Basque beret manufacturer La Encartada (Balmaseda, 1892 - 1992). The La Encartada factory in Balmaseda (Bizkaia, Basque Country) was one of the largest... -
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Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric, a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton, chiefly prepared for menswear. Corduroy looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other. The width of... -
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Glad you like your Universel Luxe! The difference is in the process of brushing post-fulling; it gives a softer-to-the-touch result. The raw wool is the same French grown merino wool from Arles. Over the years, the MdB labels have changed a few times. Above left is the original label, as per... -
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New Weekly Special: 11.5" Tartans! The Czech Service Star or Tartan 11.5" has been in production for decades but is now only made on special order. South Pacific Berets has done so and stocks the Service Star in black, navy, winter-green and "mammoth" (the last two not available anywhere else... -
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Typing on my phone from the beach, so brief response (it's still summer holidays this part of the world):cool:. Yes, there is a difference between the Expo Super Lujo and Txapeldun - the latter being lighter in weight (per square meter/inch) as made in a less densely knitted wool. The Txapeldun... -
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A sad announcement on this last day of the year: prices have to go up... Over the past 2 years, both wholesale prices and international postage have gone up and sometimes quite dramatically. While keeping most prices as they were, there is no way to... -
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Obsolete stock… Creating room at the store means moving out lots of berets that are only available in small numbers, in limited sizes or simply take up too much space. All the berets listed on this page are free with any regular priced beret purchase - all you pay is $2.80 for added postage... -
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Homage to Jean-Claude Pertuzé Regular visitors of this forum need no introduction to Jean-Claude Pertuzé and his work, a boinero exceptionnelle. In April next year it will be 4 years without his physical presence in this world (and I dare say, not many days go by without a thought of... -
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In today's South Pacific Berets' newsletter the focus is on Crossbreeds, Hybrids and Alternative Berets. A crossbreed(#1): the 'Clochard' or 'Tom Waits Hat' is not a beret, but surprisingly, the manufacturing process is practically identical. It is hard to believe, how one hat can be worn in...
