Liking the colour of that russet so much i ordered one too! like I need another beret..... ;-)
Liking the colour of that russet so much i ordered one too! like I need another beret..... ;-)
Due to an unscheduled visit to the hospital (ACS) I might be inclined to add a beard to my berets.
After all, the first week is the worst in growing a beard and I was pretty much occupied with more serious matter during that time.
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I admire your adventures.Berét in the Atlas Mountains.
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One of the Top Five ways to know you have a quality beret:Above, a traditional French beret that I've owned for many years. I ordered a couple of new berets from Daan, including this Auloronesa, which is the finest beret I have handled - soft to the hand, with wonderful drape and comfort. A pleasure to wear
I think some of those looks/expressions are warranted. Taking unsolicited photos can be very rude.Over the years, one comment pops up regularly on this forum - something along the lines of "berets are not (or hardly) worn any more these days" and "only a few old men continue wearing berets".
I am the first one to agree that yes, it is now certainly different from, say, the 1940s/1960s, but at the same time, I see an enormous increase in new customers at South Pacific Berets and evidence of a new generation picking up on beret wearing.
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My brother Emile, a.k.a. the Beret Spy, has provided me with pictures of boineros/as found in the wild for many years (see the many "Beret Spy posts" on The Beret Project) and I just received the new harvest from his last couple of weeks spying.
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His hunting grounds are typically the Dutch railway stations; beret wearing commuters waiting for their trains, unaware of roaming spies pretending to be on their cellphone while taking pictures secretively (sometimes not so secretive; see the pictures below...).
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I get the same feedback from the manufacturers: numbers are increasing year after year (for the last 5, 6 years) and the beret has found a new audience in a younger generation, thanks to role models like Beyoncé, Madonna, and Billy Childish.
Who would have thought only 10 years ago that manufacturer Laulhère would open one shop after the other in some of the most expensive shopping areas in the world?
So yes, I think it is safe to say that beret wearing is on the rise again and that it is not confined to a few old die-hard stubborn men!
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Good question, but I can't give you a satisfying answer. Years ago, I spoke via Skype to Alejandro Riccobon (the owner of Bonigor SA, the company that makes the Espinosas and Tolosa Tupida's), but due to his English and my Spanish, despite dictionaries and Google Translate, it was hard for me to get all details right....Maybe, Daan can enlighten on the Basque connection for the various South American beret makers.
As you say, my best guess would be an army surplus store - there are no specialized beret shops at all in London (or the UK for that matter). There is however a manufacturer of military headgear, Herbert Johnson.Where can I get a nice military style beret in London UK? Just army surplus stores? Anything nicer?