What is a beret?
Beret, a name that comes from the word "cap" is an unconditional, free hat, usually made of hand knit or felt wool. This hat - or caps that were very similar - can be traced until antiquity, but modern versions are often associated with the Basque region of Europe. To date, the design of the Basque beret is considered a standard compared to everyone else. This cap is closely associated with a military head. In a typical Basque or French beret, leather zones are measured against the wearer's head for correct adaptation. A wave of felt can be colored in various colors, from traditional black to wine to white. The hat itself is a free elongated cap. Beret the wearer usually sweeps the cap on one side and creates an elegant informal line. Zulture from the mid -20th century. French artists, poets and other inhabitants of the free spirits accepted her as a symbol of counter -cultural identification. During the sixties, the hat enjoyed the revival as a fashion item, introducedl prominently like a Fay Dunaway hat in Bonnie and Clyde .
TheAssociation of Baret with military uniforms has a very long history, but modern use can be traced to Carlist Wars in Spain in the 1930s and in the 1980s. In 1918, the British army commissioned a modified beret to use specialized forces. Even guerrilla warriors like Che Guevara accepted Beret as their head.
The largest berets customers in the world are most likely military organizations. The United States Army still has an elite unit of special forces known worldwide as green berets. Indeed, much international militation uses different colors of berets to distinguish on the battlefield.
The decision of the US Army in the 90's.ALO with some resistance, but now has become accepted practice. According to an official army training manual, each recruiter should spend an average of two days preparing his beret for the right military duty. This means using a cigarette lighter to burn foreign wool fibers, a disposable razor that shakes all the "fluff" and soak the warm water to adapt to the adaptation of the beret.