{"id":33441,"date":"2021-02-26T03:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T02:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=33441"},"modified":"2021-03-12T20:57:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:57:21","slug":"le-beret-francais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-beret-francais\/","title":{"rendered":"Le b\u00e9ret fran\u00e7ais"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bonjour mes amis,<\/em><\/p>\n

When you envision the look of a French man st\u00e9r\u00e9otyp\u00e9<\/em>, what is it that you imagine? Probably une marini\u00e8re <\/em>(striped shirt), une cigarette<\/em>, une moustache<\/em>, et…. un b\u00e9ret<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Image from pixabay, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n

First, I have to admit where this blog inspiration came from. J’ai achet\u00e9 un b\u00e9ret de Laulhere<\/a> cette semaine<\/em> ! I bought a b\u00e9ret from Laulhere this week! La France me manque tellement<\/em>, I miss France so much, so it was one of those nostalgic, I want to pretend I am in France purchases.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, the b\u00e9ret is not nearly as popular as the stereotype would like you to think, but I am living in my dream world before I can visit again, \u00e7a va<\/em>? In this world, on adore les b\u00e9rets.1<\/a><\/sup>we love berets<\/span> <\/em>When my purchase arrived from Paris, I was hyper contente <\/em>(very happy).<\/p>\n

L’histoire du b\u00e9ret<\/em> – The history of the b\u00e9ret<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ce type de chapeau sans bord existe depuis le\u00a0Moyen \u00c2ge sous d’autres appellations dans les divers pays d’Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n

This type of brimless hat has existed since the Middle Ages under other names in various European countries.<\/p>\n

Le B\u00e9arn, une ancienne province fran\u00e7aise au pied des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, revendique la paternit\u00e9 du b\u00e9ret.<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u00e9arn, a former French province at the foot of the Pyrenees, claims paternity of the beret.<\/p>\n

La fabrique Laulh\u00e8re est implant\u00e9e \u00e0 Oloron-Sainte-Marie dans le Haut B\u00e9arn, et elle a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 confectionner des b\u00e9rets en 1840.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Laulh\u00e8re factory is located in Oloron-Sainte-Marie<\/em> in Haut B\u00e9arn<\/em>, and it started making berets in 1840.<\/p>\n

Le b\u00e9ret \u00e9tait g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement un couvre-chef masculin et paysan. Cependant, il est devenu un \u00e9l\u00e9ment de la mode f\u00e9minine en France dans les ann\u00e9es 1930, promu par certaines vedettes de cin\u00e9ma de l’\u00e9poque.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The b\u00e9ret was generally considered to be a masculine peasant head covering. However, it became an element of women’s fashion in France in the 1930s, promoted by some movie stars of the time.<\/p>\n

Il est estim\u00e9 que le mot \u00ab b\u00e9ret \u00bb est issu de l’ancien occitan be(r)ret\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0<\/em>bonnet\u00a0\u00bb, qui proc\u00e8de lui-m\u00eame du\u00a0bas latin birretum.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is believed that the word “b\u00e9ret” comes from the ancient Occitan be(r)ret “bonnet”, which itself comes from the low Latin birretum<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Alors, je suis curieuse2<\/a><\/sup>So, I am curious<\/span><\/em>, would you wear a b\u00e9ret? Excuse me as I style mine and drink some French wine with my sandwich jambon-beurre\u00a0<\/em>as I envision myself en<\/em> fl\u00e2nant3<\/a><\/sup>strolling<\/span><\/em> along the streets of Paris. One year into this pand\u00e9mie4<\/a><\/sup>pandemic<\/span><\/em>, and I have become folle5<\/a><\/sup>crazy<\/span><\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Montmartre, image from pixabay, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n