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Thread #30480 Message #391396
Posted By: Lady McMoo
06-Feb-01 - 11:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: Anyone know where berets come from?
Subject: RE: BS: Anyone know where berets come from?
As far as I am aware the traditional headgear of fishermen from Brittany and Normandy is a navy blue peaked cap rather than a beret. Sorry I can't help with the origins of the beret itself.