The Making of the Beret

There haven't been many innovations in the beret industry, over the years. Times and fashion change, but the making of a beret is pretty much the same now as it was done by the original hatters by hand, over a century ago. Of course, machines have standardized production and automated different steps, but the soul of the beret is still the same as a century ago.      

You can't study beret-making as such; it is a trade, taught by masters to apprentices, from person to person, from generation to generation. The machinery in use now is in essence similar to the machines used 80 years ago and still, the manual work and the care for each piece is crucial to the quality of the end product.