The Iconic French Beret is Going Nowhere Fast (1999)

[@theultimatehunt]

Glad the beret looks good on me. Screw baseball caps

[@hu3bman]

Got that right. It's time for a hat revival XD

[@Audunforgard]

100% agreed!

[@erwangd6968]

Thanks to the numerous old fashion Netflix' series, beret and flat caps are coming back trendy in the youth french's mode ! Obviously it's much less widespread than in the past days but it's funny to see young people wearing those nowadays. To tell you all I'm a 22 years old french and my friends and I are wearing them from time to time haha. Btw *cheers* !!

[@silverbullet2008bb]

Yes, but the question of the day is - should us English guys wear a beret?

[@ElstonGunnII]

@@silverbullet2008bb Stick with the flat cap my friend, that's surely the English hat

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@@ElstonGunnII I have a fair few of those mate!

[@breizizel3256]

Votre tête n'est pas normale ! C'est pour les français !😅​@@silverbullet2008bb

[@rjwrightrw30]

I wear mine every day. Got my first beret about 30 years ago.

[@Chilam.]

I recently found myself in the Basque Country for a week, the heartland of beret users (or the Txapela, as the locals call it). During my time there, I visited several towns and cities, including Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Lekeitio, and Hondarribia. Throughout my whole time there, I had the opportunity to speak to many locals, one of whom showed me a picture of his grandfather and some of his friends at a social event in the 1980s; they were all wearing their berets. After that, I started looking out for them. Unfortunately, during my week-long stay, I encountered fewer than half a dozen beret users, all over the age of 75 (possibly more), and basically none in major cities. A shame, really, because they're so pretty and unique. I stopped by a shop that stocked Elosegui berets, the classic ones that have been made in the Basque Country for over a century. It cost me €40, but it was well worth it. Who knows, maybe next time I'll be there, they won't be in business anymore.

[@aragnee1]

Wearing mine right now and I'm in England.

[@Ryan-Gartland-Ryan-Gartland]

This is perfect for my AP Human Geography chapter on folk culture....thanks!

[@juliaisafilmbuff123]

Occitan culture is making a comeback. I visited Toulouse back in 2014 and saw plenty of berets, Occitan crosses, bilingual street signs, and whatnot. Same thing in Nîmes, Montpellier, Narbonne....

[@breizizel3256]

Nîmes ???😮

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Berets are from the Basque Country

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@D Anemon Pyrénées is Basque country, no?

[@navarro4238]

No the beret is from the Bearn and Gasconah neighbours of the Basque but the Basques have greatly participated in popularizing it so it's a great association

[@petitlakam]

C'est béarnais mon con

[@AnaCeleste88]

It’s béarnais. The Basque started wearing it due to regional proximity

[@breizizel3256]

​@@AnaCeleste88 et ce sont les basques qui étaient de grands marins pêcheurs qui ont fait découvrir au monde entier le béret .... béarnais !😊 Sans eux le béret serait resté au Béarn

[@ronalddunne3413]

I've worn a beret on and off my whole life, since I was a kid.... Kind of a family thing brought here when the family immigrated from the Low Countries generations ago.

[@alvarofortunatosamayoa8640]

France in the Basque French/Spanish region, I wear my beret all the time, especially now that am half bald

[@harrymarsden3090]

Did someone have a bag on their head in the market 😂

[@breizizel3256]

Idiot anglais !😢

[@henrythoreau645]

24 years later and the beret has almost entirely disappeared from France, except for a few women, the odd tourist, and even fewer Frenchmen. It's still a bit more common near the Pyrenees, but there it's mostly men in their 60s and older. Flat caps are popular, though, especially in winter.

[@Chilam.]

Yes. I recently found myself in the Basque country for a week, the heartland of beret users (or the Txapela, as the locals call it). During my time there I visited several towns an cities, including: Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Lekeitio, and Hondarribia. During my whole time there I had the opportunity to speak to many locals, one of which showed me a picture of his grandfather and some of his friends at a social event in the 1980s, they were all wearing their berets. After that I started looking out for them. Unfortunately, during my week long stay I encountered less than half a dozen beret users, all over the age of 75 (possibly more) and basically none in major cities. A shame, really, because they're so pretty and unique. I stopped by a shop that stocked Elosegui berets, the classic ones that have been made in the basque country for over a century. It cost me €40 but it was well worth it, who knows, maybe next time I'll be there they won't be in business anymore.

[@louisefeher2862]

Emily in Paris 2020, has shown the beret in many ways. I enjoy wearing mine during the winter except when it is windy😉. The beret is great because it doesn't give a girl hat hair.

[@breizizel3256]

???😮

[@saoirse2120]

the origin of the beret is Basque

[@petitlakam]

Non c'est béarnais

[@_carbon]

❤❤❤

[@albertom403]

Buen documento de la boina española

[@ntmntm4201]

français

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Dont Guachos in Argentina were berets?

[@breizizel3256]

Ce sont les pêcheurs basques qui l'on importé avec eux ! D ailleurs il y a beaucoup de familles et noms basque la bas ! Idem Canada 😊

[@yvnggn]

i mean if celebs in france wore em then everyone would but we like rare fashion

[@Audunforgard]

Fake news! The amount of positive feedback I get from wearing my berets says that this most versatile and beautiful hat is anything but obsolete.

[@johnharvey3069]

To be fair, this was filmed quite a while ago. Things have likely changed since then.

[@salskars6637]

Laulhere is THE only co. that should be supported when buying a beret.

[@dws49]

Not the only one! La Manufacture de Bérets in Orthez is an independent, but much smaller and much less known manufacturer, they have pretty good prices, and only two employees making 2000 berets a year using traditional techniques!

[@henrythoreau645]

And Elosegui, which is a good Spanish brand.

[@hard_rock_miner7686]

@@dws49most of my berets are from Manufacture de Beret - their quality and comfort is incredible. I appreciate that they are a small, handcraft shop carrying on the tradition.

[@gentsracer1845]

Important à noter que Manufacture de Bérets les font sans la baleine en cuir. C'est bien plus confortable, et ne va pas rétrécir comme les autres (la taille est réglable).

[@breizizel3256]

​@@henrythoreau645 houlala. ! Pas espagnol mais BASQUE !!😊

[@sergiofernandez4566]

Berets are "french"???? Berets were traditional in most of Spain too, Vásque berets are bigger

[@sergiofernandez4566]

@D Anemon Beret is used in the WHOLE Spain for ages man, are the "french fríes" "french" too??

[@sergiofernandez4566]

@D Anemon It is very funny, who took potatoes to Europe from South América, Guess who were the first taht put sliced potatoes on a fried pan with olive oil??

[@sergiofernandez4566]

@D Anemon Yes, for sure, It took the chauvinist France and its grandeur to realize that the main food in the inca empire was eatable..

[@sergiofernandez4566]

@D Anemon The fries or the "french" beret are just an example of how you take things that Also are traditional from the countries around and of totally dark and ancient origin and brand It as "French".

[@sergiofernandez4566]

@D Anemon And you?

[@crisyorke1328]

Now, the French are wearing hijab and burka instead of beret!! Very sad!!

[@henrya3629]

Yea.. And their native languages have been overtaken by french

[@idrk7509]

they did enough to fight against that... stop complaining

[@crisyorke1328]

@@idrk7509 Not even close.

[@idrk7509]

@@crisyorke1328 are you french?

[@crisyorke1328]

I have a red Beret from Laurlhere. Made in France. Very classy hat! I might put MAGA on it!

[@yanousse3217]

Im french and when i put mine, ppl are just mocking me-

[@salskars6637]

@Saint James - I like berets and if I were French, I'd definitely wear a beret out of pride and tradition. They are functional and conveniently carried. There's also the consideration of modern hairstyles that would be mashed-flat with a beret. This has to be a factor as well. Vive le béret!

[@jojobarjo4418]

Do it

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@@yanousse3217 I'm English and I love the beret. Do you think I could wear one?

[@yanousse3217]

@@silverbullet2008bb when well accompanied, it Can be a really classy hat to Wear ! I encourage you 100% on discovering Your own clothing style

[@jorgegranda3793]

The French beret is one of the worst hats ever. It fits like a minture toilet seat cover. The Black Horn Ascot is a lot better!

[@indiopeltier9758]

Poo poo