{"id":25865,"date":"2024-09-20T15:38:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/the-short-history-of-the-beret\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:11:07","slug":"the-short-history-of-the-beret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/the-short-history-of-the-beret\/","title":{"rendered":"The little story of the… beret"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is one of France’s emblems, adored by tourists when they visit the capital. Between tradition and fashion, the beret hides a long history in its hat. Here’s a look at a piece that hasn’t lost any of its superb appeal.<\/p>\n

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This soft felt or knitted and felted wool hat is circular, flat, waterproof and easy to store, and has its origins in B\u00e9arn<\/strong>. Situated in the very south-west of France, the region enjoys an idyllic location between the Basque Country and the Pyrenees. The name beret comes from the B\u00e9arn language, berret meaning bonnet in old Occitan. In 1835, the term was first used in French to mean \u2018a flat, rimless woollen headdress worn by local peasants\u2019. Even though the shape of the beret could date back hundreds of years, finding similarities with pieces from Antiquity and the Middle Ages, B\u00e9arn claims to be the father of this hat and values the traditional know-how that goes into it.<\/p>\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Mus\u00e9e Basque et de l’histoire de Bayonne (@musee.basque)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n