Winter Classic 100% Wool Basque French Artist Beret Tam Beanie Slouch Slouchy Stretch Nipple Top Hat Cap 100% Wool soft and warm beret. Many ways to wear it. Foldable, packable, fold it up and pop into your purse. Individually packaged. Great quality. Great for chilly weather or a glamorous affair. Great for vacations, outdoor activities or just everyday wear. Perfect for ladies and teens. A beret is a soft, round, flat-crowned hat, usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre. The French word béret, from which the English term derives, is based on the Béarnais Berret, a "sort of flat woollen cap, worn by the local peasants" The beret fits snugly around the head, and can be "shaped" in a variety of ways – in the Americas it is commonly worn pushed to one side. In Central and South America, local custom usually prescribes the manner of wearing the beret; there is no universal rule and older gentlemen usually wear it squared on the head, jutting forward. It can be worn by both men and women.