Red, Blue, Black, Green…
I’ll start off by explaining the odd allusions to, erm, eating my berets. My housemate Lucy has always referred to them as pancakes, and piled up together like that, I can see what she means. It began when I told her the story of my beret flying off in the the wind and rolling down the street on it’s side, my knight in shining armour Miguel running after it. Allegedly like a childen’s story about a runaway pancake. So that explains that silliness, topped off with a bit of maple syrup. Mmm.
I thought it was about time I dedicated a post to the greatness that is the beret. If you’ve been reading for a few years, you’ll have seen my collection steadily rising. It started with a red one on eBay, followed by the blue, then the green as a Christmas present. I’m the kind of person that doesn’t feel dressed without a hat (or large hair..!), so having plenty of colours to choose from is essential. I think compulsion to buy a beret in every colour stems from having quite thin, flat hair that retains zero volume, so popping one on adds a bit of shape.
I’m forever asked (sometimes by random strangers!) how they stay on my head. Now, I have no real answer for this, except, perhaps I have a strange shaped head?! I just take the beret from below, and stretch it over the back of my head, like in the picture below. Easy peasy, and it stays on all day long – except from the ‘runaway pancake’ incident.
Next on my beret shopping list is mint green, cream, pale pink and a pale blue, too. You can never have too many, right?! x
Sweet pics! I love berets too although haven’t worn mine in ages, it got a bit squished once and never recovered! x
Carrie, I will never cease to marvel at how effortlessly (well, of course effort is always involved, but we only see the end result
) and splendidly you visually communicate your ideas through your incredible photos. These have been no exception – looking at them and reading the accompanying post has put a big smile on my face! I have always been partial to berets and other hats, because they really make an outfit. I am parading a lovely red Cath Kidston one on my blog in about an hour…haha! xx P.S. Will reply to your e-mail very, very soon!
This is just too cute!
I love the pancake comparison. They really do look like pancakes! It makes me wish I owned some…
Stunning photographs, as always.
x
Love your collection! I’m still looking for a red one, but that colour seemed to be very hard to get for some strange reason. I was wondering, how do you keep them so clean? Because mine are not that nice anymore, especially after being in the rain…
Love the photographs as well by the way, especially the one that you throw them in the air! xx
I really love your beautiful berets. I don’t like panter print but I like your baret with panter print, hihi. Super photography!
Love this post i too have an ever growing hat collection. Lovely pics as always. x
Lovely photos. Quite a collection, haha! x
I just adore you.
Yay, a fellow beret fan – I think they really are hat royalty! I love the red one, I think that must be the one beret colour that I don’t have. Hmmm… To ebay! x
I love your leopard (and all the others, really) beret! May I ask where you found one? I’ve been searching forever.
The leopard one is from Topshop, I think I saw it in the sale actually!! x
Enjoy…:)
And you pull them off so well! Cute pics
You’re the ultimate cuteness!I adore the leopard one
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I have lots of them too, I will make sure I let you know if I spot some pale colours!
You have compelled me to buy a beret, especially a leopard print one!
x
Wonderful photos! I think I could never pull off wearing a beret and I envy you for looking that fabulous with them on (:
xx, Susann
You pull off a beret like no one else, I wish I could wear them but they look hideous on me!
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Pretty! x
Your pictures are always so magical. Especially love the beret floating in the breeze. I’ve been stocking up on berets myself (although your collection beats mine.) And we have twin kitties!
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Absolutely love the photographs so much fun! I have always been a hat girl, but my supplies seem to be twindling a tad
I have a couple of berets though; a pale pink and a black with a butterfly applique 
they do seem to make you feel magically more fancy! xx
I love berets too! I have a red one too with a big bow…
Lovely!
That´s an impressive collection, the more the merrier
Hahaha this post makes me so happy! Have a great weekend!
Very cute! I’m growing my beret collection too…I’ve got grey, mustard, red and burgundy. On the lookout for cream, black, and orange
Ooh mustard! That sounds good! x
These photos are so wonderful and playful! You can never have too many
Carmen Ri.
I adore your berets especially the blue one! :X And your cat looks like mine, I feel it’s the same one haha:))
I LOVE these photographs! So cute, and your berets are perfection.
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Cute photos!
I love berets too, I was wearing one everyday when I was younger, I just post some old photos about this yesterday on my blog XD
But I destroyed it one day by puting it in the washing machine =’(
This beret with leopard print is such a perfection!!
You make me want to buy a new one! ^^
Kisses from Paris
Pandore
Ohh, I thought my beret collection was big – but yours is enormous, Carrie! <3 How many bowler hats do you have? I'm up to about 6 : ) x
“You can never have too many, right?” Not when they look as good as they do on you!
I keep meaning to share my beret pile with you – I’ve been collecting them since I was 12 and wanted to be Alex Mack! (you might have to google that one…) I have a lot of the ones you do, but also a dark, raspberry pink one that’s so pretty and a fuzzy purple one. Oh, and a mustard one that I got at Glastonbury, of all places, but it looks terrible with my newly(ish) ginger hair! I love berets so much. So happy that hats are having a ‘moment’.
you are so pretty!
You look so gorgeous!!
If only I had that many berets! I only have one grey one
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looks so cute on you! the animal print looks especially fun
Totally loving the idea for this post and the way you set up the shots. The pancake berets are adorable when piled up like that! Of course we couldn’t help but notice your fondness of berets, they suit you!
You look adorable! I’m not sure if I could ever pull that off but it might be worth a try…
This post has inspired me to buy a beret. And in many colours! Now I’m daydreaming about berets…sigh…
Wow! love your berets.
Hahah nooooooo, you’re not supposed to eat them! They are very cute. I have exactly one beret, but it is covered in cat hair because a certain cat I know likes to use it as a bed. Hmmmph. Must buy more!
Such lovely photographs
Amazing photos, Carrie!
What a lovely post
Haha beautiful pictures!!
Normally I’m not such a beret kind of girl, but on you I like them very much!
xx
oh yes berets are great! i love them too!
xxx Anita
Really beautiful pictures and great ideas…!
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haha, love these pictures! so cute.
I also love the berets but prefer hats
But I love this with a panther pattern, I have similar but uglier :/
Such a pretty set of pictures, Carrie! I’m just back from a quite long work trip to Ireland and seeing your lovely post really made me feel home in some way! Back to the good old habits: saturday morning, waking up and enjoy a beautiful post of yours!
I’ve got a big weakness for berets as well, my favorite might be a grey one I found in a vintage market when I used to live in Dublin. They do make a difference in every outfit!
ps – Your cat is unbelievably charming
Ale
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lovely photos! i love berets too, though i only have two:) x
Love the pancake idea! Saw the feature on you in Company and really enjoyed it. Stick with the huge heels!
These are so cute, I love the leopard print one, berets are so easy to wear and style. Love the photos as well
xxx
Nina
I was given a pink Sonia Rykiel beret and really struggled with how and where to wear it but you’ve definitely encouraged me to just put it on when I pop out to uni or the shops etc. I love these photos with them on the plate but would kill for some pancakes right now
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They tempt me to try a beret out next time I see one! Although I have to say-you must have had steady hands with that maple syrup-nobody wants a sticky head! xx
I love these pictures they are so funny and artistic at the same time. I love the quality of your pictures too. Very creative.
Rachel. x
that’s a pretty large collection, I like the camel one most.
Perhaps the sales will offer me a pretty one.
I never bought a beret, weird because I own these many bonnets
Mint green is a perfect choice, aren’t there local stores in london who sale berets? In Tel Aviv the streets were crowded with little stores full of berets
You’re so cute. x
haha such funny photos! love your berets
I’m a hat person through and through. It’s simple, I wear a hat, because I believe it brightens up every outfit. I’ve got winter ones, sort of berets, grey ones multi coloured ones, bear ones. And I have a thing for scarves too. It seems wherever I go, i like to have a cosy scarf on, kind of like protection I guess ;D great blog post
omg what a cute post!!!beret is very simple but really great item:)
i love your blog so much♥i’ll be visit again soon!
Oh Carrie, I love you!
So funny pictures an so beautiful cat!
So artsy! I really love all of these photos.
So wish I looked good in one…you look adorable!! Thrilled to be your newest follower ~
great collection
I had to scroll back to see if that really was cutlery and syrup! but then I giggled. they look lovely on you, but I just don’t have a hat/beret-head for it
xo angie
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This post reminds me of a children’s book I loved, Caps for Sale.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/caps-for-sale-esphyr-slobodkina/1100030105
The peddler in the book had a towering stack of different colored caps, just like in these pictures.
Oh so adorable! I remember that book! Thanks for sharing this
Hahahahaha, I never thought about the pancakes look-alike, but it’s true, I piled them that way too, and I love them!
I also wear them because of my hair, but mostly because I have to many white hairs, so I cover them with hats.
wow!! love these photos!!!! so cool! loved your leopard beret!!!
you look really great in them!
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Your head looks like it was made to wear berets all the time
Now I need to find mine!
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Laughed so hard at the one with the knife and fork and the one with the syrup. So great. And the last picture is probably my fave. So gorgeous! Your eyes are lovely!
I love berets ~ they’re so fun to wear, but I always find they start to get really itchy after a while. Do you ever experience that problem sometimes?
Oh berets are fantastic things. I need to knit some more, tbh.
I adore that leopard print one! =D
I wish I could wear a beret! My head is weird.
Very cute and original post !
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I love your berets. You’ve inspired me to find the two I have hidden around here somewhere!
aww you look so cute in berets & what a fantastic collection- I’m majorly jealous! Love hearing that you found some on Etsy & love how you went w/ your roommates funny pancake reference for these photos- makes it much more original!
What a lovely collection! I still haven’t quite figured out how to wear hats but they look great on you.
It has been quite amazing seeing your collection grow since I’ve started reading your blog. I have a few berets of my own, and I must say I do indeed share the same love for them as you do.
I love the photos especially the berets in midair and stacked on a plate. It’s a cute concept. And the story you shared with your housemate is also adorable.
these photos look sooo great
i too love berets!! 
xo
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Super great idea!
I’ve got lots of berets on my closet too) love them!
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Every time I see you in a beret (which is a lot, of course!) I end up googling berets but then back out at the last minute, one day perhaps…
Lovely pictures. I especially liked the ones where they are not berets but rather pancakes. Creative and fitting.
You look lovely! I’ve never worn a beret before, but after seeing this post, I might have to try one out. LOVE the pancake reference…yum
Annie
The Other Side of Gray
You look lovely… I also like beret… Photos are great.
Do you wear them indoors as well? I love a beret. As soon as it gets cold enough I start wearing them.
Btw, you mention thin flat hair, any beauty tips? My hair is very thin, flat and so knotty that backcombing has become an absolute no-no.
x alice
PS block heels rock.
these photos made me laugh! I love berets, so classy.
I have the leopard print one! I love it so much. Love your collection!
xo
Most adorable post of all time!
They look so amazing on you!
WOUAW !! I love all of this pictures ! There are so amazing and yes, you love berets
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Adorable photos!
Do you have any recommendations for certain brands you prefer?
There are a lot of ‘bad’ berets out there and they don’t all keep their lovely shape
Berets really are your trademark, I couldn’t imagine you not wearing them! My favourite ones are the really colourful ones.
you look so beautiful in all of your berets, i love the pancake idea too, so cute and creative
beautiful pictures in this post! I’m a beret loving girl as well, I can’t go out without one during the colder months!
Emily Jane xo
how cute, taking pictures of your berets as pancakes. great inspiration!
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Berets are THE perfect accessory! I’m not really a hat person but love to wear berets. Loved this post
what an adorable idea for a post on berets!!
xo, k
I love barrets! I have a pink one
You wear it so nicely ! I have a black and a red one, it’s a sort of a begining of a collection ^^ !
I only recently fell in love with berets myself. Until then I was more of a hat fan, but seeing your red one, I was hooked and got myself one as well. I do love your red and blue ones, but can’t wait to see the new colors you are looking for.
You’re so inspiring!
I’m also trying to find more berets.
They’re lovely!
Ah the beret-pancake tower is so cute! I love how berets look on you, I also have really thin, flat hair so I am determined to try some one and see if they work as nicely for me
I have a lot of blog reading to catch up on and always love coming back and finding new posts from you. Ha ha I can see something like the run away beret happening to me! What a sweetie to chase after it for you.
i’m a huge beret and beanie hat fan! i’m going through a hat phase at the moment to hide away my mullet crop hair-do… patience with waiting for hair to grow is wearing thin! You should take a trip to the street stalls of Paris, I picked up 3 berets for just 10 Euros!
I can related to having fine hair and liking hats for that reason. Berets are a fun choice! You look great in yours – cute pancake allusion!
love this photoshoot! so charming ^^ my favourite is the classic red beret, but blue looks great on you with your eyes. <3
oh this is so cute ! I’m gonna follow you, your blog makes me happy
I just discovered your blog, and I love it (and berets too!) Looking forward to reading more from you. Cheers! x
This post is beyond cute! I adore berets, but this takes the cake…. err, pancake? Hehe I love your blog so much – now following!
I have red, purple, black, grey, pastel stripes – but not leopard print! Definitely next on my list. This style looks great on you! x
I love your photography ideas! All your berets are gorgeous and look amazing on you!! Your cat is adorable too! I had a black cat too!
xx
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this is so absolutely darling. i love berets too and they look like they were made specifically for your head !
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Hi!
I love berets!I have 26 of them!I live in Paris,a lot of shops sell berets.
I love your blog!
So sweet with the allusion to food ahah
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beautiful! love your fashion and love the photos!