Berets, Anyone?

[Daan]

Sad (and bad) news from Laulhère: no more vintage labels reinstated as a new company policy.

Some six years ago, while visiting the Laulhère company in Oloron Sainte Marie, I discovered a shelf loaded with old beret labels; labels that had not been used for many decades, and managed to persuade Laulhère to reinstate these on berets for South Pacific Berets.

This resulted in new editions of vintage labels like the Bortia, Chirola, Etchea, l'Aiglon, Rafale and the beret of the Chasseurs Ardennais carrying the Vrai Basque label.
I am truly very sorry I won't be able to reorder berets with these labels anymore.

The 'Classic Workers Berets', Rafale's and Etchea's in stock now are the very last berets you could possibly find with these labels (apart from 40+ year old moth-eaten vintage models on sites like Ebay).

And yes, also the beret of the Chasseurs Ardennais with Vrai Basque label won't be reproduced anymore.
The l'Aiglon has already sold out. If you want to own a piece of true French beret history, order now (as long as stock lasts...).

 

[foamy]

Dang Daan, that is sad news. Sorry to hear it.

The weather this past weekend was feeling like time to wear a beret. I've been giving the straws a workout this Summer and so was pleased to plant a platter on my head.

Saturday was this Elósegui 290(?). My memory is going, along some other stuff.

Sunday was sailing with the Basco Roma and today, to work wearing the Aotearoa Grand Foulards Alpin. From one extreme to the other. Joy.

 

[foamy]

Today's beret is the Bérets Cote. First day wearing it and I like it a lot. Kind of like wearing a soft acorn's cap—it has a feel that's particular to it.

 

[commanderbond]

I'm interested in ordering a black Grand Foulards Alpin however there is no size option
on the website, just color. I would require a size 60

 

[RJR]

Today's beret is the Bérets Cote. First day wearing it and I like it a lot. Kind of like wearing a soft acorn's cap—it has a feel that's particular to it.

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Good looking.

 

[RJR]

I'm interested in ordering a black Grand Foulards Alpin however there is no size option
on the website, just color. I would require a size 60

They are one size,they are easy to stretch to your proper size.

 

[Michael A]

I had on a fedora while fiddling about in the yard this morning, but given the strong crosswind I decided to switch to a beret for the day's bicycle ride.
Boinas Elosegui Super Lujo Beret by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Elosegui Super Lujo

It worked the trick.

Michael

 

[1mach1]

Foamy, Michael, great looks fellas!

 

[Nico]

Visiting the Art Gallery of New South Wales on a cold wet windy day in Sydney.
On this occasion wearing my Auloronesa.
Received lots of compliments and queries, were did you buy that beret. More than happy to point them in SPB way.

 

[Nico]

Another cold wet windy day. No excuses, got to keep up my post surgery physiotherapy.
Today wearing my rust red Auloronesa.

 

[foamy]

Nice, Nico. Like the rust.

I felt like a little color myself, today and so this light-weight, bordeaux, Bakarra.

Sorry about the burry photo, but I wasn't going to do it again.

 

[RJR]

Nice, Nico. Like the rust.

I felt like a little color myself, today and so this light-weight, bordeaux, Bakarra.
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Sorry about the burry photo, but I wasn't going to do it again.

Nice color.

 

[Nico]

Yep, coloured berets are a nice touch.

 

[Daan]

Nice, Nico. Like the rust.

I felt like a little color myself, today and so this light-weight, bordeaux, Bakarra.
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Sorry about the burry photo, but I wasn't going to do it again.

Ha, after returning from a long weekend away at Waiheke Island (good to have in-laws living in Paradise...), I not only found Foamy's post on his Bordeaux beret on the TFL, but also 10 custom made boinas Tolosa Tupida Plato Grande in Bordeaux (or "Granate", to stick to the Argentinean description) waiting on my doorstep.

Needless to say really, there are only 9 available now of this very special beret in dito colour. I guess as a rule, one should never trust a retailer praising his wares, but honestly, no aficionado should let this one pass - it's a real beauty!

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

My First ever Beret, a Basco Roma. I normally wear a flat cap to work so maybe it was just that my work colleagues weren't used to seeing me wearing a Beret but i got a great many compliments , and mercifully only one Frank Spencer joke.
I like my new Beret, only trouble is, now i feel as though i ought to get another one, maybe a bit larger diameter, maybe in black, maybe in red, maybe i should get another 2 or 3!

 

[RJR]

My First ever Beret, a Basco Roma. I normally wear a flat cap to work so maybe it was just that my work colleagues weren't used to seeing me wearing a Beret but i got a great many compliments , and mercifully only one Frank Spencer joke.
I like my new Beret, only trouble is, now i feel as though i ought to get another one, maybe a bit larger diameter, maybe in black, maybe in red, maybe i should get another 2 or 3!

No point in fighting it...go ahead and order several.

 

[ingineer]

Balmoral

 

[Daan]

The new South Pacific Berets newsletter is out!

More on the Carpathian Mammoths (Order a Carpathian Mammoth this month and receive another Czech classic for free: the South Pacific Berets Rybička pocket knife!);

A preview of the boinas Clásicos. Real classic berets in black (291mm), khaki and brown (315mm). From November, 2016;

The extension of the French Chasseur Alpin Winter Tarte beret, as well as new colours in the Heritage range;

The new bleu-de-travails and of course much more. If you are not a subscriber, read it here online.

 

[foamy]

No point in fighting it...go ahead and order several.

^^^ This is what happens. They're kind'a like potato chips... difficult to have just one.

 

[Nico]

Nicely said foamy.