1. They camouflage cray-cray hair
A beret instantly hides unruly baby hair so you don’t walk around looking like a mad scientists who hasn’t slept in days.
Added bonus: If the thought of brushing your mane sounds exhausting, a beret is your best friend! Just tuck those unruly strands underneath a chic beret.
2. They make great pop songs
Prince wrote a song about a raspberry beret found at a secondhand store. Can you imagine Raspberry Beret being something like Raspberry Bucket Hat or Raspberry Newsboy Cap or Raspberry Beanie? I don’t think so!
I would totally wear that cloud suit.
3. Cats love them!
Whether they’re wearing them, sleeping on them or attempting to tear them apart with their claws (ahem, *Rosie*), cats certainly love berets.
4. Berets effortlessly work with your favorite bold lip
Berets and bold lips are purrfection. This one is Chanel Eclosion, by the way, from the Spring-Summer 2021 collection.
5. No ears required!
Unlike earrings, glasses or a face mask, berets doesn’t rely on your ears for support (really, our ears are doing so much these days), so rejoice in your ear freedom as you jauntily place a beret atop your head.
6. An equal-opportunity hat
Both ladies and gents wear berets, so if your significant other has one you’re fond up, take note — it’s totally up for grabs!
7. A hat with history
The beret has long graced the heads of many iconic individuals throughout history, and they’ve often been symbols of revolution.
A few beautiful berets to consider…
- Halogen Wool Blend Beret, $29 — There’s a red one that’s always sold out, but mark my words, one day it shall be mine.
- Brixton Lennon Beret, $21.97 — I love the blush color and the gold trim
- Eugenia Kim Catarina, $227.50 (!) — Cat ears and pearls, what more could one want in a beret?
8. Famous people wear them…
Which may or may not be a plus, ha ha ha! Fun fact: Ernest Hemingway, cat fancier and novelist, liked berets.
9. You can have a beret for every mood
Depending on the material and size of said beret, you can either go chic and minimalist; or big, floppy and bold. There’s a beret for every occasion.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I love this post and the adorable pictures of Tabs and Rosie. 🙂 I am the absolute worst hat person. They just look so dumb on me. I blame my tiny head – everything looks big and ridiculous. I do wear them for warmth and sun protection but could never pull one off as a fashion statement. Unless the statement was “don’t look like this”. HAHA!
You’re so funny. I hope you and the hubs are feeling 100% these days! Sending you a big hug.
HAHA! Thanks! We’re feeling great. 🙂 Though one of the boys totaled the Hubs’ truck on his way home from snowboarding the other night. Thank goodness no one was hurt. Dealing with the court, insurance and dmv is a full time job, though. I had no idea! Never a dull moment. I’ll take all the hugs I can get!!! <3
I feel like destroying a car that doesn’t belong to you is a rite of teenage passage?! Everyone I knew did it (myself included). Sorry that you’re having to deal with all that stuff, admin is such a pain. Ya’ll will be laughing about it someday, though!
Agreed – I keep telling him that. He was so shaken up and stuck in a loop of “I could have killed my friend”. At least it will be a lesson that stays with him (I hope)! I was the queen of backing into things. I should probably say “am” the queen since I don’t think I’m much better in Reverse now. HAHA! Luckily, I’ve been solid in Drive. Now, watch, I’ll have just jinxed myself. 🙂
Oh my gosh, if you and I lived in the same town and hung out, I’m 100% certain you would’ve experienced a fender bender in my mom and dad’s driveway. Seriously, EVERYBODY DID IT. A little backstory: parents used to have a massive RV in the front driveway, and it was so big that the bumper stuck out at an odd angle so when you pulled into the driveway, you had to be extra careful with your turns. Anywho, teenagers, cars, loud music, big hair, not paying any attention whatsoever… It was a recipe for disaster all around. Everyone I knew hit that damn RV. After years of avoiding the curse, my Honda Civic fell prey late one night. I was driving and was surprised to see neighbor’s dog standing smack dab in the middle of the road, and as I was staring at him and wondering what he was doing outside, I automatically turned the wheel out of muscle memory. I was off by like two degrees because next thing you know I hear the terrible scraping of metal. To this day everyone in my family makes fun because the first thing I said when I walked through the door was, “The dog made me do it.” Now whenever someone doesn’t want to claim responsibility for their actions there’s always a “The dog made me do it” thrown into the mix. LOL!
RE: reverse. Have you ever tried physically lifting your booty up and out of the seat to see behind you? This is the only way I can gauge what’s happening in the back in most cars because of my height.
HAHA! Oh, there is NO DOUBT that I’d have backed into it. My bf’s mom got a brand new Ford Probe (when we were teenagers) and he drove it over to show us. My sister was late for her religion class and I didn’t look when I backed out because no one was EVER parked in the driveway. Ripped a hole in the door of her brand new car. I thought I’d die. Then, after a couple of other incidents over the years, my father came out, raising his voice and asking “how many times are you going to hit something before you learn to look behind you?”. I said “at least three….”. I got to think about that smart-aleck comment for a week while being grounded in my room. HAHA! The only way I can back up successfully is by turning and looking behind me. You could give me all the mirrors and back up cameras in the world, and I still would need to turn and look over my shoulder. It’s a running joke with everyone who knows me. 🙂
I guess that I shouldn’t ask you to parallel park into a tight spot on a hill?!
Also, I have to give you my favorite quote from my friend Cindy, who claims she is “a good driver” but has totaled a car or two or three (!): “Bumpers are for bumping into things.”
Love this post! I have one beret. Wool felt with leather trim from France. It just never seems to get cold enough to wear it around here. Like today I went out in a tee shirt. It’s January, it’s winter, it’s not supposed to be this warm. Sigh.
Loving that Chanel lipstick. Trying to remind myself I don’t need another one, especially since I splurged on the new Lisa Eldridge lipstick and I hate the color on me.
Oh no, what color did you get? Is the formula nice?
The formula is ok. Not bad. Nothing extraordinary. (Perhaps I’m just a Chanel, Tom Ford gal when it comes to lipstick?) The one color I absolutely love is Velvet Ribbon. A true red, even if it’s a tad bright. This round I got Velvet Muse and Velvet Beauty. Muse is supposed to be a smokey rosewood or pinky-brown. On me it’s orange brown with no pink at all. Beauty is supposed to be a vibrant rose-pink. On me it’s an extremely bright, yellow pink. I think Lisa’s lipsticks are all in the warm range and they just don’t work well with my cool undertones.
Clearly I am the only one who hasn’t fallen head over heels in love with them.
I think it’s just hard to buy color products on-line. So from now I’m only buying them from places that take returns even if you’ve tried the product or hopefully in the near future, in person.
I have an ancient (older than 10 years) beret-I know I got it at Target back in the day, and I think it’s the old Xhilaration brand? It’s purple angora. I really should wear it before the weather gets too warm!
That was a good brand! I wish they would bring it back.
Seems like I indeed need a berret.
Where did you get the knitted braided beret cap you wear in the photos?