French Blue Beret - Le Blocus - Le Béret Français

The vintage edition of the French beret includes a magnificent beret with an interior lining, its red cabillou, and an original vintage badge from the 1930s.

The berets are 100% made in the Béret Français workshop in Bayonne (64). They are 100% Merino wool from Arles, spun in the Pyrenees. This sheep is a French breed raised in the PACA region around the city of Arles. The wool is harvested twice a year. The Vintage edition, in addition to its badge and lining, has a heavier wool weight than the classic beret. Its cabillou is red.

Berets come in one size; the adult beret crown measures 28 cm. This beret fits head circumferences from 54 cm to approximately 60 cm.

The embroidered badge "Le Blocus" illustrates the Allied blockade of Germany from 1939. It aimed to cut off the Reich's supply lines by intercepting and destroying ships bound for Germany. This blockade operated both by air and by sea. This original beret badge was, in all likelihood, produced during the Phoney War between September 1939 and May 1940.

The company Le Béret Français has held the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label since 2016.

Since its creation in 2005, the EPV label highlights unique companies that know how to reconcile innovation and tradition, craftsmanship and creation, heritage and the future, the local and the international. This state label is attached to the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and is awarded by regional prefects.

Awarded for a five-year period, the EPV label brings together manufacturers who share a certain vision of what their company's activities should be: an entrepreneurial vision in which the respect for the historical and heritage character of the company, its expertise and its tools in no way conflicts with — but rather nourishes — the quality of production, harmonious relationships with local partners, innovative approaches and high technical standards.

It is the only state label awarded to a company for the whole of its activity, guaranteeing the excellence of its craftsmanship.

Companies holding the EPV label are ambassadors of French artisanal and industrial excellence around the world. Committed participants in a responsible economy, the men and women of the Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant embody and keep alive French craftsmanship while cultivating shared values of respect, exacting standards and innovation. Through their creativity and high level of technical expertise, Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant deploy cutting-edge know-how in fields that carry strong international resonance — fields in which France enjoys solid recognition: fashion & luxury, decoration, art de vivre, gastronomy, heritage.