Founded in 1894.

We are the oldest hats, caps and berets shop in Madrid.

The beret today

In these days, the beret is again in fashion. This is thanks to designers as important as Dolce & Gabana, John Galiano, Gaultier, Louis Vuitton, etc.
We can say that this article of clothing is considered a simbol in the spanish attire. it has always been used to protect from cold.
Early in the XX century it became part of the militar wardrobe of parachutists. In some school it was included as indispensable part of the school attire. When incorporated to the army this article began to have a glamour air. Until then, this garment had been used mainly in the country ambient and was considered of low class.
Woman began to use this article in the period between wars. It was weared, apart from avoid cold, as a coquetry element, as it's a very flattering clothe.
It became more in fashion with Marlene Dietrich and her "Lili Marlene" in the 40s. The lateral laying gave her an appeal and elegance unequalled. For this reason every woman wanted to imitate her.
In Spain, today there's only a factory in Tolosa (Guipuzcoa). They make it up and continues providing us with this magnific article, that keep us hot (the eighty per cent of the corporal heat comes out of the body by the head) and give us a touch of elegance and distinction.

In our shop you have at your disposal 18 different colours of women beret, 100% wool and only one size, because they haven't skeepskin, and they are adjustable to every size of the head.
Also we have men berets from 11 to 16 inches wingspan, with leather skeepskin an 100% pure wool, treatment with Teflon so they are completly waterproof. The lining is 100% rayon, made with natural materials that make this article transpirable, with a natural touch and pleasant for the skin, make it anti-allergic and absorbs extraordinarily the humidity. All these features give to beret more quality and confort. So we consider it a luxury article.

Who wears beret???

Marlene Dietrich
Lauren Bacall
Veronica Lake
Katherine Hepburn
Greta Garbo
Faye Dunaway
Vanessa Redgrave
Meryl Streep
Diane Keaton
Mia Farrow
Julia Roberts
Margarita Yourcenar
Simone de Beauvoir

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We have much more articles (more than 5000 references), little by little we are incorporating them to Virtual Shop. If you want an article with special features and you have not found it in our catalogue, please send us an mail, telling us how is the product you require so that we can send you, also by email, the photography of the products with these features. We promise to answer as soon as possible.

 

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