Above, the standard 12 inch beret
Difficult to find even in Spain, you have found what I, in my humble opinon, consider to be THE greatest boina, or beret made. This Basque Beret is from the Spanish Basque region, made by a small family company; one of the last beret makers outside of China. Most berets are 9-10 inches in diameter. This beret has a generous 12 inches outer diameter which gives the wearer more beret to shape. This high quality beret is made of a substantia, superior quality black 100% wool felt. I have seen and owned a lot of berets over the years and have never found one I would consider equal in quality.A bold statement I know but I have been selling these on ebay for years now and have had nothing but praise; and many reorders.
These berets do not have a leather headband, it uses the felt as the headband. Why do I like this better than a beret with a leather headband? In a word; comfort. This is a personal preference but I feel these beret fits one's head shape better, the headband doesn't change size (neither stretch nor shrink) or get dry and stiff like a leather band can. It can be stretched to fit even the biggest head size & shape, and fits all but the smallest heads (the headband comes 7 inches in diameter) making it a great present as there's no guessing on size. It also rolls, or folds, up easy for putting in your pocket or packing. This is one of the few hats I can wear all day, even forgetting it's on my head. I wear my beret year round. It's great in the rain, shades my head in the summer (how they are used in the Basque country). I use to wear it as my bike hat; until the city mandated helmets. Darn!
So why is a photographer importing and selling berets? Simple, I enjoy spreading the word about this great beret. I got started selling berets because years back I lost my beloved beret (same maker), bought in San Sebastian, Spain. After searching high and low and not finding a replacement I bought in bulk from the manufacture. I have tried a lot of berets and this is by far my favorite. My Berets can be found on happy heads in all corners of the U.S. and the world (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, Hungry, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Mexico, Sweden ) and never a complaint. It makes a great gift because there is no size guessing.
A great value made by a small family company in Spain. You can compare my berets to others costing $45 and more; it's that nice and it's that great a value (and my profit margin is that low). You, or your loved one, will love it, I'm sure!
I am now offering yet another great beret, an even bigger, 13 inch diameter beret! This is even more difficult to find and I can almost garantee you will not meet anyone else wearing a similar-sized beret! This is a renaissance artist-type beret. Really big, lots of felt to shape and style. It's also what the Basque cowboys use to wear to protect themselves from the weather. I've only ordered a dozen of these, to see if people are interested in them.
The Beret Buyer's Tribute Page
Above, the larger 13 inch beret.
You can use Paypal, below, to place an order.
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