Berets, Anyone?

[Daan]

Only just in time for Christmas deliveries, the new stock of Le Laboureur has arrived!

At the beginning of the new decennium Le Laboureur made a special limited edition of the famous 'burel wool cap', the "Édition Limitée Marine Ouessant Wool Cap".
These are made of the natural Ouessant Breton sheep's wool, dyed in the original raw-navy of the Chasseurs Alpins and only available at South Pacific Berets (as long as stock lasts).

Literally the only headgear I wear apart from berets!

 

[Bouwerij_Jongen]

The Le Laboureur burel fabric is amazingly rustic and gets more so over
time as the stray hairs work loose.

In keeping with the upcoming holiday season
I am pairing my Croix de Occitaine/Languedoc insignia
with a Goat in a Tree beret in pine.

 

[quikrick]

So I jumped into the beret boat! This is a Laulhere Basque Authentique 10 purchased locally at Berkeley Hat Co, The picture is taken at the California coast near San Simeon, CA. Those giant worms on the sandy beach behind me are Elephant Seals.

This one is a Laulhere Heritage Arnaga 9 in a cool dark brown. I really like the small plate on this one.

 

[alanfgag]

Boinas Elosegui

 

[TheOldFashioned]

So I jumped into the beret boat! This is a Laulhere Basque Authentique 10 purchased locally at Berkeley Hat Co, The picture is taken at the California coast near San Simeon, CA. Those giant worms on the sandy beach behind me are Elephant Seals.

This one is a Laulhere Heritage Arnaga 9 in a cool dark brown. I really like the small plate on this one.

Congrats on the recent additions. Akin to your stingy brims a beret works really well for you.

I especially like the pairing with the crosszip leather jacket. I have difficulty pairing my crosszip with a fedora and this was the main reason why I wanted to try a beret instead. Now I'm on the hunt for more.

 

[Hapi]

Hi Everyone,

I have been lurking for sometime now, and thought its time to sign up - mainly to thank everyone here for their ideas and pictures of their berets and how they style/wear them.

Last week I finally bought one after deciding exactly what look I was after. I bought a 10" Elosegui in black. I was looking for a beret with out any "overhang" (small disc) and this one worked out perfect. I bought it for those days when it is cool enough for a hat but warm enough I don't need my ears covered. But I found out it is so comfortable, I don't want to take it off!

So my question is: how many of you wear your beret most of the day (indoors too)?

 

[Fedster]

Hi Everyone,

So my question is: how many of you wear your beret most of the day (indoors too)?

Me -- I am follicularly challenged and I find my head is always more comfortable, even indoors, even with the heating on, if I wear a beret.

 

[Daan]

The Czech Classic Peaked Berets are on SPECIAL!

A classic peaked beret, reinstated exclusively for South Pacific Berets. These 10p/28cm diameter peaked berets were favoured by Czechoslovak railwaymen, foresters and barge skippers during the 1950s - 1970s, but are rarely seen nowadays. Made of 100% wool in 'Mammoth" and 'Heather Midnight Blue'.

As long as stock lasts, from $44.50 @ $34.50

or get both from $89.00 @ $59.50!

 

[Hapi]

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Can your beret ever be too big or too bold? My wife and I might have to agree to disagree on that one...

You, Sir, take a fine picture! I noticed a black and white portrait in a more recent post. And the beret looks really sharp with the white sweater and black shirt. Very nice! I can imagine your wife walking with head held on your arm out and about.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Bitten by the beret bug as I recently picked up this Boinas Elosegui Super Exposicion:

Dimensions

Size: 59cm
Weight: 83g
OD: 10.5"
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Set for black now, I think, so time to add some color.

 

[Daan]

A very happy New Year, to all you boineros and boineras!
In many ways, it can only get better and at South Pacific Berets, we do our bit to get off on a good start:
The Exclusive Chyldish Fear' Naught Berets are on SPECIAL!

The Chyldish Fear' Naught wool berets are made in a limited edition at 90 berets per colour in three diameters: 27, 30 and the 31.5cm Super Foulard. Each beret comes with a numbered certificate. Usually @ $54.50 - 57.50, now on SPECIAL @ $39.95!

The down to earth, pure cotton berets are made for every day wear, fitted with a solid cotton lining and the Chyldish Fear Naught label. Raven-Black and 3 earthy colours: Earth, Rock and Indigo - Exclusively at South Pacific Berets. Usually @ $49.40, now on SPECIAL @ $39.95!

Original artworks, prints and books can be bought here.

 

[Trenchfriend]

@Daan
Happy new year!

 

[Daan]

New at South Pacific Berets: GROF!

Grof ("Count", in Serbo-Croat) is beret manufacturer UČA's top of the range line of Basque berets, handmade of the finest Merino wool.

The 28cm diameter Grof berets offered here are custom made for South Pacific Berets and not available anywhere else. The berets are fitted with a comfortable leather headband, bayadère (multi-striped) lining and the unique Grof woven label.

For those boineros who prefer to wear a sized beret with a real leather headband, this is as good as it gets!

 

[Babbo Philipe]

Bitten by the beret bug as I recently picked up this Boinas Elosegui Super Exposicion:
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Dimensions

Size: 59cm
Weight: 83g
OD: 10.5"
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Set for black now, I think, so time to add some color.

dang thats a clear picture

 

[Daan]

Following Bouwerij_Jongen's footsteps, I found some beautiful vintage postcards of Chasseurs Alpins on Ebay.

The cards don't carry a date, but appear to be pre- or during WWI. Some postcards have information on the regiment on the back.

Some cards have a short text in both French and English on the front.

To keep in style, this week on SPECIAL a selection of some of the finest Tartes Chasseurs; the Original Tarte Alpin (CAMBO); the luxurious Foulard Aotearoa Alpin and the
exclusive Flamingo Chasseur Series in 31cm.

Usually $92.50 - $110.00; this week on SPECIAL from as low as $69.25!

 

[alanfgag]

Channeling my inner Colonel Mustard on a mostly monochrome landscape.

 

[Daan]

Hard to find, even in Argentina - the genuine Gaucho beret in untreated, unfelted merino wool.

Available in 3 natural, earthy colours: brown, natural and grey @ $39.50. These boinas measure approximately 29cm in diameter and easily stretch to any head size and shape.

 

[Babbo Philipe]

The Czech Classic Peaked Berets are on SPECIAL!
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A classic peaked beret, reinstated exclusively for South Pacific Berets. These 10p/28cm diameter peaked berets were favoured by Czechoslovak railwaymen, foresters and barge skippers during the 1950s - 1970s, but are rarely seen nowadays. Made of 100% wool in 'Mammoth" and 'Heather Midnight Blue'.
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As long as stock lasts, from $44.50 @ $34.50

or get both from $89.00 @ $59.50!

These are nice might have get one one these

 

[alanfgag]

Picture by my daughter from a beach walk together late last year... I believe my trusty black Boinas Elosegui, but I'm not positive.

 

[Bender]

c'mon everyone-the coolest thing a cat could wear back in the day
was a black beret...and black turtleneck, shades were NOT optional, and
mumbling was the mode of communication; any hep-cat that didn't wear
a beret was wearing a stingy-brim; no base-a-ball caps; dig?