It is loved by artists and tankers, fishermen and clowns, lyrical heroines of classic works and quite real actors and actresses, revolutionaries and rastamans, Scots and French, fashion and conservatives. It will be about beret, a universal stylish unit, which is obliged to be in the wardrobe of everyone.
A modest hat with a recognizable tail in the middle, without a visor and fields in the majority representation - this is a true French headdress. Nothing amazing: We are thinking images, and the image of a cute girl in scarf and red beret is definitely remembered for a long time. Yes, and the word Berete came to Russian from French. It would seem that everything converges. True, the French themselves would be very surprised, having learned that a flat hat became in the eyes of the public almost a symbol of their country along with the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the story began long before the map was marked by France.
First pancake
Strange, but Berta has no official pedigree. But the versions of its origin are even debugging. There is even a biblical legend, according to which it takes "invented" Noah. During the trip, it began to rain on the ark, and so as not to get wet - the man cut out from the woven sheep wool, asking deck, the circle that covered his head. There are not only the origins of Berech, but also the beginning of the story of felt, from which, by the way, were woven the first flat "models".
Could not stay aside and the Greeks with the Romans. According to the Greco-Roman version, it was invented first and borrowed (as much more) second. At the time of the empire, the Bereetino was named and painted in different colors that means class affiliation. So this accessory began to indicate the origin of his master. After a century, it takes to the Basque Country, and already from there - to the Gallam, the future French. By the way, in Italian, he is referred to as Basco, which indirectly confirms the truthfulness of this story.
Finally, the third version is associated with the Calt's shepherds, which from a sheep felt painted in blue, put on their recognizable caps and crowned their work to Pompon. The caps fell in love with the Scots so hard that they were officially recognized as part of the national costume. It appeared from the proto-beret and its name, TEM-O-Charter, which was sometimes replaced by a simpler name - a blue hat. This cute name is often mentioned at the Scots.
Strangely, but Berta has no official pedigree
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Choosing a king
Until a certain time, the prosthetic "pancake" from the felt saved from the weatherproof shepherds, fishermen and landpashers of medieval Europe. Why suddenly it takes to increase and became a favorite accessory for nobility, remains unknown. But this fact is indicated by numerous book miniatures and decrees in which it is referred to as the main headdress of the military. He also became part of the vestments of the priests. To differ from commoners, religious figures wore tetrahedral flat hats.
By the XVI century, the situation "of dirt in the prince" is at all, when the cap of commoners "brings to the world" famous fashionista, the king of England Henry Eighth. Perhaps you will not find any of his portrait, wherever the ruler was without beret. Obviously, Henry had a whole collection: velvet, woolen, decorated with pearls and precious stones, bird feathers and manual embroidery. It was from his filing that the entire aristocracy of the English courtyard began to wear. They pushed passion for this hat and French courtesy. But the Spaniards remained indifferent to the fashionable experiments of Heinrich - but not long. Already through the century, they surrendered and transformed the Celtic Tam-O-Charter into a recognizable model that we so far.
Dictate of Berth las long: already in the XVII century, a triangle changed it at the fashionable Olympus. Only the Scots and Army Divisions remained the round caps. And this is a reason to say about the relationship of the military and taverns especially.
Comrade
In an amazing way, our hero returned to himself former glory thanks to the European Armed Forces, namely the French tankers who began to "walk away" him and out. However, they were not the first to: introduced the use of this headquarters among the military British. The state very sensible followed the uniform of his soldiers, and after each war (which England was countless) was changing combat uniforms.
About the relationship of the military and taverns should be said especially
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Bearding in the British army, he commanded a helmet with a peak, even earlier - Cyiver. But in these high caps it was impossible to accommodate inside the close tank. Hard fields, Tula, visors - all this was not suitable for a new kind of troops. Beret's Star Hour arrived in May 1918, when high-ranking army ranks, including a certain General Ellez, discussing the future of tank troops, decided to borrow it from the French hurkers. The black color, by the way, was not chosen by chance: on a dark background there were unnoticed oil spots, which inevitably appeared on any clothes of tankers.
Already after the end of World War I, the very ELESHES, who adored the berets, was prolobed their official appearance in the uniform of tankers. The main argument was the fact that a soft headdress can be used both independently and under the helmet. The black color was highlighted at a high level and approved by the Decree of His Royal Majesty. The second world palette expanded, but the black remained a symbol of armored troops, not only in England, but also around the world.
However, not only tankers appreciated the convenience and practicality of the accessory. The famous English special flight service chose a sand color (as a desert symbol, where he had to fight to Sasses). The famous "cherry" (or Cherry Berry), English parachutes, got their affectionate nickname because of the cherry-burgundy color of their believes.
Our country also introduced the Celtic (or Basque?) Cap in the official form of the army. In modern Russia, already sixteen colors, which indicate the genus of troops. The most recognizable, of course, the so-called crap berets - the special forces of the internal troops, which the right to carry their headkore must earn in the most severe tests. Contrary to the charter, pointing to wearing berets with a bias on the right side, dashing fighters of special purpose carry them to the left - in order to differ from other military units.
But our hero is associated not only with the armies of the world. He was given preferences of many more peaceful professions.
Bella Hadid
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Creativity
It would seem how can the soldiers and artist be related? Yes, such different people unites the wearing of beret. And if the military is sometimes just forced to wear a flat hat, the creators choose it at the deck of heart.
So, the most famous fan of TEM-O-Charter can be called the Dutch painter Rembrandt. There is a large number of its self-portraits in chic berets and hats similar to them. Dear this headdress and Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. By the way, representatives of creative professions did not abandon the wear of the tavern even when the court fashion came up on them. In the seventeenth century, Yang Vermeer shone in them, the author of the famous "girl with pearl earring" (at the same time not only wore himself, but also portrayed in these caps characters of his paintings). Closer to the twentieth century, the accessory finally became a sign of the creative elite: Roden and Renoir appeared in it, and Pablo Picasso made a black concise takes a corporate identity of his image.
By the way, there is one, the maximalism inherent in creatures and the desire to make this world is beautiful, passion for the struggle and military action - and, of course, and beret. Naturally, we are talking about the most famous revolutionary in the history of mankind - the commandant of the Cuban revolution Ernesto Che Guevar. His simple black beret with a copper five-pointed star became an integral part of the image of the present superhero of the twentieth century.
Again in the rank
After World War II, fashion for all the military very quickly moved from the front to peaceful streets. Prostotsky beret became part of the popular and bold image - a mini skirt, a turtleneck and a Celtic cap, a famously shift (on the advice of the legendary Coco Chanel). Repeating for the working class, the styles began to wear bars with vests and wide clashes. And soon the headpiece rethought Jamaican singer and the symbol of the movement of Rastamanov Bob Marley.
It takes actively worn actresses - Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. But by the beginning of the XXI century, the ultrafined accessory was once again disappeared from the heads, podiums and pages of glossy magazines. However, for a while: as always, one of the maestro of the world fashion industry risked and introduced takes into his collection, his colleagues, style icons, street fashion and representatives of Ander Mormand pulled up his colleagues.
Today takes is in the status of a hat classics, which is always to the place. Rihanna combines a leather headdress with a short crop-top and rude boots on the platform, Kendall Jenner - with a classic triple and boyfriends jeans, Diana Kruger prefers a classic romantic image with a simple oblique and dress in a cage, and Rita Ora and Taylor Swift add to their Color sets, preferring red and raspberry shades. The most memorable image in the bere is owned by Bella Hadid model, which supplemented a simple felt hat ... veil!
The popularity of Beret surprises, because it does not heat, does not protect against wind, it does not boast a variety of shapes and sizes, scenery and details. And yet, over the centuries, Tam-O-Chanter with persistence returns to the love of simple workers and aristocracy, bohemians and military. What is the secret of this
Unrecognizable accessory going all and all? Above the answer is the heads of fashionable critics not one generation. Apparently, the truth is said: everything is brilliant - simply, and therefore everything is simple - ingenious.