Is a beret a seasonal hat?

[LolitaHaze]

I have a black wool beret that I really want to wear, but I am wondering if berets are seasonal. Are they mainly for the fall and winter? It is spring time here in Arz and it is already 80* at 1:00pm... I am not worried about the heat of the hat (as I have been known to wear opened toed sandals in the middle of winter in Min) I am a style before comfort kinda gal, I just don't want it to be out of place. Thanks.

~Lolita

 

[magneto]

Hi LolitaHaze (how's Clare Quilty doing these days? )--
lMO, berets can be worn any time--I have berets in different colors/materials and wear them in the summer, if they balance the "weight" of the rest of my outfit at the time (so, use the same general principle as for any hat; a black wool hat would overpower a short-sleeved chiffon dress and light-colored sandals, fr'instance)...
But then I live in a place where "hot" and "summer" are mutually exclusive!

 

[LolitaHaze]

Hi LolitaHaze (how's Clare Quilty doing these days? )--
lMO, berets can be worn any time--I have berets in different colors/materials and wear them in the summer, if they balance the "weight" of the rest of my outfit at the time (so, use the same general principle as for any hat; a black wool hat would overpower a short-sleeved chiffon dress and light-colored sandals, fr'instance)...
But then I live in a place where "hot" and "summer" are mutually exclusive!

Hehehehe If only Clare paid me any mind anymore...

Wonderful... I was wondering about it since summer is the only season we have here in Phoenix! I thought it would look cute with a nice short sleeved sweater and a skirt of sorts.

Thanks for your help!!

 

[KAT]

i really like that example of wearing a beret

 

[magneto]

Hehehehe If only Clare paid me any mind anymore...

Wonderful... I was wondering about it since summer is the only season we have here in Phoenix! I thought it would look cute with a nice short sleeved sweater and a skirt of sorts.

Thanks for your help!!

You're welcome! I'm sure if you look at pictures of 1930s-40s ladies' sportswear (not modern sportswear!!), you'll see lots of berets being worn outside the winter months (I keep of thinking Marlene Dietrich playing golf in a beret). In addition to skirts, probably wide-legged pants would look good too, if you wear those, sort of a nautical look...

 

[LolitaHaze]

Kathy, Thanks for posting this! I think with a few pins and tucks I can get my hair to look like that. Although I don't have the same color... yet!

i really like that example of wearing a beret

 

[LolitaHaze]

I don't have a pair of the wide legged pants, but I have been wanting a pair for forever! I have 2 patterns for pants, but I don't know if they will look the same...

You're welcome! I'm sure if you look at pictures of 1930s-40s ladies' sportswear (not modern sportswear!!), you'll see lots of berets being worn outside the winter months (I keep of thinking Marlene Dietrich playing golf in a beret). In addition to skirts, probably wide-legged pants would look good too, if you wear those, sort of a nautical look...

 

[decodoll]

Lauren Bacall always looked quite smashing in a beret.

 

[maisie]

I agree that it's what you wear it with, and if you want to wear a beret teamed with a suit (for example!) in the summer months, then go for it!!

 

[Lauren]

Yes, and they actually had berets of linen in the 20's and early 30's that would look smashing with a linen suit. If only I could get my hands on one of those.... and I'm certain one that isn't a thick wool would work really well with a dress.

 

[LolitaHaze]

Eee! I am terribly excited to wear it now! Thanks gals!

 

[job]

Where can I find a Beret to go with a uniform and is not hot to wear. Maybe cotton or linen and looks like military issue.

 

[job]

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[Stanley Doble]

I think of the beret as a French working man's cap and as such, was worn year round.

 

[indianasmith]

I think of the beret as a French working man's cap and as such, was worn year round.

That is exactly what I would say. Very true. I have one, and I wear it whenever it fits the rest of my outfit.

 

[Frenchy56]

How funny, I had been pondering just the same question, now that warmer weather is upon us!

I agree with the responses, especially the part about it balancing your outfit- all my berets are wool and I would not wear them with, for instance, a light cotton day dress or a circle skirt and blouse. I think it depends on the formality, heaviness and type of your outfit. I do find that they look best with more formal or fall/winter things- trench, suits, a less summery dress - but at this time of year I would still go for them on slightly cooler days, with perhaps a shorter pencil skirt and short-sleeve sweater.

 

[Isis]

I'm making a 40's wardrobe from the advices of a book from -44. It clearly states that berets are to be worn all year round.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Where can I find a Beret to go with a uniform and is not hot to wear. Maybe cotton or linen and looks like military issue.

Check with Dann.

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