A proper béret starts life as an oversized knitted disc, sometimes a metre across, that is felted in hot water until the wool shrinks, thickens, and locks into a dense, weatherproof cloth. Only then is it blocked into shape, shorn of fuzz, and finished with a small stem in the centre called the cabillou. What looks like a single seamless piece of felt is really one continuous loop of knitting that has been deliberately shrunk into permanence. This is Guide № 003 in The Love France Guide series.
In this guide
- A Shepherd’s Hat, Not a Painter’s Prop
- How One Is Actually Made
- Béret Basque, Béret Béarnais
- A Uniform as Much as a Style
- Wearing One Without Looking in Costume
- Myths Worth Retiring
- Frequently Asked Questions
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