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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tarte Chasseur
Earlier on in The Beret Project, I wrote a post "Size Does Matter" and everyone familiar with berets would agree - it makes a huge difference whether you have a 25 or a 35cm (9.5" or 14") on top of your head. I have a liking for the larger diameters, 28cm (11") as an absolute minimum, but then, I am blessed, or not, with a rather large head. Little choice when you are in the military and, if you happen to have a small head, you can question your luck when you are placed with the Chasseurs Alpins. I can't help admiring this French captain, instructing Afghan soldiers in pistol shooting; I guess he's a size 55 or so, but despite that, he manages to wear his "tarte" with style.
l'origine des tartes des chasseurs alpins: se protéger la partie du visage exposée au vent glacial des montagnes. Les chasseurs alpins sont des athlètes et des hommes d'une extrême rusticité. Merci de leur rendre hommage! Peut-être réserverez-vous un post au béret vert de la légion étrangère: là aussi le béret est virilement porté .
"Large" starts at 34cm :), anything below 30cm is no more than a Jarmulke!! now if I only could get the big ones in the lightweight fabrics, instead only in the to-heavy-for-summer Super Lujo quality :(
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l'origine des tartes des chasseurs alpins: se protéger la partie du visage exposée au vent glacial des montagnes. Les chasseurs alpins sont des athlètes et des hommes d'une extrême rusticité. Merci de leur rendre hommage!
ReplyDeletePeut-être réserverez-vous un post au béret vert de la légion étrangère: là aussi le béret est virilement porté .
"Large" starts at 34cm :), anything below 30cm is no more than a Jarmulke!!
ReplyDeletenow if I only could get the big ones in the lightweight fabrics, instead only in the to-heavy-for-summer Super Lujo quality :(