A Lucky Find: Vintage Beret Labels

A very lucky find on Ebay this morning: a collection of old beret labels I have never seen before.

Beret aficionados know how many beautiful labels there are (or were in times gone) and I must have close to 300 different models in my collection now.

And yes, sometimes I find a whole lot that I have never seen, in real life or published.

Some are true works of art in their own right; often depicting beret wearers with a nice sense of humour, showing rain, turned up umbrellas (to prove impermeability and the superiority of a beret over an umbrella) and always a happy face.