IN my opinion all the blokes modeling berets look dapper in this forum. Foamy I like the look of the cotton Castilla, worth considering for our summers in Australia. Take care.
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Berets, Anyone?
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IN my opinion all the blokes modeling berets look dapper in this forum. Foamy I like the look of the cotton Castilla, worth considering for our summers in Australia. Take care.
NoHorse. I completely agree.
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Yesterday I received my Deer beret from Daan. Dark brown wool, size L.
Wow...
When I wear my Boinas Elosegui I feel prepared to crawl through mud and brambles - in a hailstorm - to get where I'm going. When I wear the Deer I feel ready to slide into the kid-glove seat of a mortgage-priced, hand built Italian sports car. The velvety texture makes me expect it to purr when I hold it in my hand. It's light and thin enough for mild days. The color reminds me of medium-dark roast coffee beans; its an organic earthy brown.
This beret is wonderful! Why on earth did the factory close?
About sizing: I am about a hat size 57, and the L size just sits on my head. The grippy texture of the headband holds it in place. If it were a fraction bigger then it would be too big; a bit smaller would have been OK. It is looser than my Elosequis that I stretched to fit. I reckon that this on-the-loose-side fit is better than the a-trifle-snug fit I would have had with a size M - especially on not-really-cold days. But who knows what I would have ended up with if I could have tried them on in a store. (Story of my life: always between sizes, always wearing things that are a bit too snug/loose.)
Wow...
When I wear my Boinas Elosegui I feel prepared to crawl through mud and brambles - in a hailstorm - to get where I'm going. When I wear the Deer I feel ready to slide into the kid-glove seat of a mortgage-priced, hand built Italian sports car. The velvety texture makes me expect it to purr when I hold it in my hand. It's light and thin enough for mild days. The color reminds me of medium-dark roast coffee beans; its an organic earthy brown.
This beret is wonderful! Why on earth did the factory close?
About sizing: I am about a hat size 57, and the L size just sits on my head. The grippy texture of the headband holds it in place. If it were a fraction bigger then it would be too big; a bit smaller would have been OK. It is looser than my Elosequis that I stretched to fit. I reckon that this on-the-loose-side fit is better than the a-trifle-snug fit I would have had with a size M - especially on not-really-cold days. But who knows what I would have ended up with if I could have tried them on in a store. (Story of my life: always between sizes, always wearing things that are a bit too snug/loose.)
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I have the summer Deer beret and really like it.
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Gregory Rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar and other Latin American authors to millions of English-language readers and fellow boinero, has died last Monday.
A longtime professor at Queens College, Rabassa died Monday at a hospice in Branford, Connecticut. He was 94 and died after a brief illness.
Rabassa was an essential gateway to the 1960s Latin American "boom", when such authors as Garcia Marquez, Cortazar and Mario Vargas Llosa became widely known internationally. He worked on the novel that helped start the boom, Cortazar's "Hopscotch", for which Rabassa won a National Book Award for translation. He also worked on the novel which defined the boom, Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude," a monument of 20th century literature.
Garcia Marquez often praised Rabassa, saying he regarded the translation of "Solitude" as a work of art in its own right.
A longtime professor at Queens College, Rabassa died Monday at a hospice in Branford, Connecticut. He was 94 and died after a brief illness.
Rabassa was an essential gateway to the 1960s Latin American "boom", when such authors as Garcia Marquez, Cortazar and Mario Vargas Llosa became widely known internationally. He worked on the novel that helped start the boom, Cortazar's "Hopscotch", for which Rabassa won a National Book Award for translation. He also worked on the novel which defined the boom, Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude," a monument of 20th century literature.
Garcia Marquez often praised Rabassa, saying he regarded the translation of "Solitude" as a work of art in its own right.
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As French as berets are the bleu de travail workers' jackets.
Bleu de Travail translates as ‘working blues’ and is a catch all for the indigo-dyed cotton workwear popularised by French factory workers from the late 1800s. Bleu de Travail stands for jackets, shirts, or trousers, but when we talk about the Bleu de Travail today, it’s usually just the jacket.
Simple, distinctive and hard-wearing; denim’s/jeans’ ancestor. The distinctive colour of the bleu de travail was not only an affordable dye, but also acted as a signifier to differentiate French workers from their foremen or managers, who wore typically black or white.
Bleu de Travail has become very fashionable over the last 10 years; hip NYC and London fashion stores charging up to $200.00 for a jacket. South Pacific Berets now stocks these jackets at a much more reasonable price and our Réal Aiglons are made by one of France’s oldest manufacturers, Le Laboureur (“The Ploughman”) from the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne.
Presently only in size 5 (L/XL), soon to be extended with a full range of sizes.
Bleu de Travail translates as ‘working blues’ and is a catch all for the indigo-dyed cotton workwear popularised by French factory workers from the late 1800s. Bleu de Travail stands for jackets, shirts, or trousers, but when we talk about the Bleu de Travail today, it’s usually just the jacket.
Simple, distinctive and hard-wearing; denim’s/jeans’ ancestor. The distinctive colour of the bleu de travail was not only an affordable dye, but also acted as a signifier to differentiate French workers from their foremen or managers, who wore typically black or white.
Bleu de Travail has become very fashionable over the last 10 years; hip NYC and London fashion stores charging up to $200.00 for a jacket. South Pacific Berets now stocks these jackets at a much more reasonable price and our Réal Aiglons are made by one of France’s oldest manufacturers, Le Laboureur (“The Ploughman”) from the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne.
Presently only in size 5 (L/XL), soon to be extended with a full range of sizes.
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Casquette & sports jacket combo!
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That works very well. Sharp.
The material and weave, lining, colors, everything about that beret appeals to me. It's the diameter that keeps me from going for it.
Any head shots?
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Thank you folks for your kind remarks, I appreciate them. It's just that there are some unpleasant things happening to my girlie-girl that command my time and attention lately. We'll see it through. Again, thanks.
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Maybe it will shrink a tad after wearing and perspiring in it, or perhaps, failing that, a bit of shrinkage could be induced by wetting and warming.
I have the same problem—I'm between conventional hat sizes and it can be a problem. Nice looking, finely made berets from what I can tell and your endorsement confirms it (to me, at any rate).
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I'm going to have to look up European vs. North American sizes. I have no notion of European sizes and a L/XL may equate to a medium here in the U.S.. Early in my career, I printed on some T-shirts manufactured in Europe and Sm., Med., and large didn't match the sizes made here.As French as berets are the bleu de travail workers' jackets.
Bleu de Travail translates as ‘working blues’ and is a catch all for the indigo-dyed cotton workwear popularised by French factory workers from the late 1800s. Bleu de Travail stands for jackets, shirts, or trousers, but when we talk about the Bleu de Travail today, it’s usually just the jacket.
Simple, distinctive and hard-wearing; denim’s/jeans’ ancestor. The distinctive colour of the bleu de travail was not only an affordable dye, but also acted as a signifier to differentiate French workers from their foremen or managers, who wore typically black or white.
Bleu de Travail has become very fashionable over the last 10 years; hip NYC and London fashion stores charging up to $200.00 for a jacket. South Pacific Berets now stocks these jackets at a much more reasonable price and our Réal Aiglons are made by one of France’s oldest manufacturers, Le Laboureur (“The Ploughman”) from the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne.
Presently only in size 5 (L/XL), soon to be extended with a full range of sizes.
I like the idea/product you're introducing. Just last week I borrowed a heavy, blue cotton shirt, lined with flannel and well broken-in from a friend of mine. It's made to be worn as a jacket. He might have a hard time getting it back (kidding. Kind 'a).
Very nice.As French as berets are the bleu de travail workers' jackets.
Bleu de Travail translates as ‘working blues’ and is a catch all for the indigo-dyed cotton workwear popularised by French factory workers from the late 1800s. Bleu de Travail stands for jackets, shirts, or trousers, but when we talk about the Bleu de Travail today, it’s usually just the jacket.
Simple, distinctive and hard-wearing; denim’s/jeans’ ancestor. The distinctive colour of the bleu de travail was not only an affordable dye, but also acted as a signifier to differentiate French workers from their foremen or managers, who wore typically black or white.
Bleu de Travail has become very fashionable over the last 10 years; hip NYC and London fashion stores charging up to $200.00 for a jacket. South Pacific Berets now stocks these jackets at a much more reasonable price and our Réal Aiglons are made by one of France’s oldest manufacturers, Le Laboureur (“The Ploughman”) from the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne.
Presently only in size 5 (L/XL), soon to be extended with a full range of sizes.
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You're right - sizes (and the differences in sizes between countries) are a nightmare. Not just between countries; sizes actually change over time too. When living in the US some 30 years ago, the shirts I bought from L.L. Bean (still manufactured in the US at that time) were XL. These days when I order something from the States, I choose M (and I haven't shrunk over the years to the best of my knowledge).
Better to stick to objective measurements (likewise with beret sizes). The bleu de travail jacket I presently stock is the French size 5; in between British sizes L and XL. From top to bottom 74cm/29", shoulder to wrist 62cm/24.5", armpit to wrist 48cm/19" and across the chest from armpit to armpit 66cm/26".
However, the dozen I had yesterday morning has reduced to only one! Seems there is a great need for these jackets and I am trying hard to get more in. These jackets have been made all over Europe and I am still working out which ones are best/comfortable/sturdy, etc. If I manage to overcome the language barrier (Google Translate can be a great help), I hope to import these jackets from the Czech Republic soon.
I bought a set of pants/jacket while travelling in then socialist Czechoslovakia in the mid 1980's, when it was still considered a "workers' paradise" and still wearing them - no kiddin'! Tough stuff.
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My old Rover Scout beret. Haven't worn it in over 20 years.
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Great news: the first new foulard since the start of Boneteria Aotearoa: a line of superb foulards in quetsche.
Quetsche is the French name of the damson plum, also archaically called the "damascene" (or the "plum from Damascus"); a warm rich colour that sits between Bordeaux and Deep Purple.
These foulards are fitted with French linen for the lining, carry the Boneteria Aotearoa label and are available in 10, 10.5, 11 and 12p (Alpin) version - in small numbers.
Definitely a new personal favourite!
Quetsche is the French name of the damson plum, also archaically called the "damascene" (or the "plum from Damascus"); a warm rich colour that sits between Bordeaux and Deep Purple.
These foulards are fitted with French linen for the lining, carry the Boneteria Aotearoa label and are available in 10, 10.5, 11 and 12p (Alpin) version - in small numbers.
Definitely a new personal favourite!
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The Bérets Casquette or Peaked Berets are berets with a difference. The basis is always a true beret; sometimes with an added peak (such as the Hoodlum and Soleil models), others are 100% "true berets" with the peak pulled out under steam from the beret's excess material.
The whole range stocked at South Pacific Berets is ON SPECIAL this week, which includes the very last Hoodlum and Laulhere models (as these won't be restocked).
All are priced with a massive discount (over 20%) and only this week or as long as the stock lasts.
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For those who need some inspiration to wear a Béret Casquette (or peaked beret), Dutch artist Corneille is the perfect role model!
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (1922 – 2010), better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was born in Liege, Belgium, although his parents were Dutch and moved back to the Netherlands when he was 12. He studied art at the Academy of Art in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
He was one of the founders of the REFLEX movement in 1948 and in 1949 he was also one of the founders of the COBRA movement, which has had great influence on Scandinavian art. He was active within the group from the beginning, not only painting but also publishing poetry in the Cobra magazine. He was a cofounder of the "Experimentele Groep" in Holland.
The poetic Corneille was strongly influenced by Miró and Klee. After the group dissolved in 1951 he moved to Paris and began collecting African art. These primitive artifacts became evident in his works, which began to take on a more imaginative style, like landscapes seen from a bird's eye view, exotic birds and stylised forms.
Until his death Corneille lived and worked in Paris, made visits to Israel where he worked with the Jaffa Atalier.
He died at Auvers-sur-Oise, France. More interesting for us, boineros, is that Corneille never went anywhere without his peaked beret.
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (1922 – 2010), better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was born in Liege, Belgium, although his parents were Dutch and moved back to the Netherlands when he was 12. He studied art at the Academy of Art in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
He was one of the founders of the REFLEX movement in 1948 and in 1949 he was also one of the founders of the COBRA movement, which has had great influence on Scandinavian art. He was active within the group from the beginning, not only painting but also publishing poetry in the Cobra magazine. He was a cofounder of the "Experimentele Groep" in Holland.
The poetic Corneille was strongly influenced by Miró and Klee. After the group dissolved in 1951 he moved to Paris and began collecting African art. These primitive artifacts became evident in his works, which began to take on a more imaginative style, like landscapes seen from a bird's eye view, exotic birds and stylised forms.
Until his death Corneille lived and worked in Paris, made visits to Israel where he worked with the Jaffa Atalier.
He died at Auvers-sur-Oise, France. More interesting for us, boineros, is that Corneille never went anywhere without his peaked beret.
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Ah, nice to see you wearing one as I just ordered the Basco Roma in navy blue. Now I have a better idea as to what to expect. It will be my smallest diameter beret and I'm looking forward to seeing how it works with me. It certainly works well for you. Cheers!
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G'day foamy. For me, wearing the smaller diameter Bosco's at work is the perfect choice. I can wear them all day in and out of the office/workshop. Cheers.
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