South Pacific Berets only sells
the best berets available on the market today.
Top of the line are the Boinas Elósegui berets from Tolosa, in Spain's Basque Country. Boinas Elósegui is a family company that has been manufacturing berets in the traditional style for over 150 years and is the only remaining beret factory in Spain.
Boinas Elosegui completes the whole production process in its own factory: washing the wool, weaving the material, final brushing and labeling. A team of people dedicated to keeping a tradition alive.
The Elósegui entry beret is the Básica, the most economic option. From there you have the Fina and
Exposición Tupida through to Elósegui's top of the range option, the Super Lujo. All these berets come with a satin lining. These Elósegui berets have no synthetic or leather headband - just the woolen rim, which is stretchable and ensures a comfortable and snug fit on practically anyone's head. No guessing about sizes, which makes these berets excellent presents.
Alternatively, there are the beautiful berets made by the Fábrica Nacional de Sombreros, from Montevideo, Uruguay.
We stock the Castilla models in merino wool and cotton, all without headband, but with satin lining and the embroidered Castilla label sewn-in. The Castilla's are generously sized berets in a lighter weight than their Spanish equivalent and excellent for summer wear and warmer climates.
Both the merino wool and cotton models come in a variety of colours.
South Pacific Berets also stock berets made by Bonigor from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bonigor manufactures high quality berets in a tradition that goes back many generations to the founder who immigrated from Tolosa in Spain. The unlined Boinas Espinosa comes in various diameters and colors, the more luxurious Super Espinosa have a lining and headband and the top quality Tolosa Tupida's come in different colours, materials (wool and cotton), diameters and either with or without a headband. Beautiful craftmanship and extremely comfortable berets that are very hard to find anywhere outside South America.
We also stock a small quantity of Basque berets by Hoodlums, a small New Jersey company that makes beautiful berets with Om and Peace symbols. Hoodlums cuts out a pattern from one beret and hand-sews this on top of a another beret. The ideal headgear for Yoga practitioners, Meditators and Peace Activists!
