A Military Beret

 A friend used this beret as part of a Royal Air Force costume before being passed on to me.

The hat badge says RA which could be Royal Artillery not R.A.F., however, I can't seem to find a clear answer. 

The nearest I can find is WW1 badge

Naval Beret

The dark blue beret is complete with Queen's crown naval officer's badge. 

Somebody said do you need a hat, well I could have said no I have plenty but then again 1 more why not.

Gifted from a friend.

Purple Bonnet

A decorated purple beret or bonnet 

This cap is made of a bright purple velvet-like fabric

Decorated with a feather, beads and binding.

The cap would fit what is called the renaissance period

An elasticated headband makes it one size fits all (unless youre an alien)

Maroon Beret

 This beret is deep maroon red.

Maroon berets are associated with Airbourne forces.

I found this hat in a giveaway box, it was quickly claimed by me, after all, collecting hats is what I do.

The original badge has been removed and replaced with a piece of yellow fabric.

Pictures were taken in the ruins of Ogmore Castle whilst on holiday

Blue Beret

 This is a blue beret, the lighter blue, not the darker navy blue used by British naval forces.

The Blue Beret is use by various military and some police forces around the world

The most notable use is by UN peacekeeping forces.

In the photo below and start of this post, I'm using for a character in a post-apocalypse lrp 

Beret are the best hats for military or revolutionary groups

Mr Lemon

A Christmas gift, this beret is lemon themed. 

Not only is the hat lemon coloured the pip in the centre of the crown has been made to look like a green stalk.

Stalk

This will now become an upgrade to the costume of particular character who has progressed into various lemon-based products sales.

No need to say any more about berets as they have been covered in plenty of previous posts.

PS the lemon necklace was previous gift from the same person.

Hats for Christmas

I've received 3 hats this year for Christmas (so far)

A marvellous and ridiculous yellow beret with a green stalk from Lorna

A quality heavy leather tricorn from Rich and Amy

A silly Christmas bobble hat with an integrated beard from the Linda, Andy, Katie, Christopher and Belle the cat

Thank you all, love getting gifted hats.

On the 3rd day of Christmas, another hat arrived (a flat cap), from AndyH photo below

Red Beret

Red Beret of this style is mainly worn by military police, commandos & paramilitary. 

Red beret is also a term used to refer to British Parachute regiment although they wear a maroon coloured beret.

Green Beret

The Green beret without much military knowledge I would immediately associate with British royal marines. 

This beret is however khaki not green so probably from another regiment of the army.

A quick search online for khaki berets brings all these just for the UK alone, Foot Guards, Honourable Artillery Company, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, Royal Anglian Regiment, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Royal Welsh, Yorkshire Regiment, Mercian Regiment, Special OP Battery Royal Artillery. 

Bt the way this a loaned air-soft gun, it's not real, although a pretty substantial weapon I have no idea how close it mimics the real thing.

Berets are cheap and easy to make and have been the default headgear for many military groups since the later part of the 20th Century

Purple Beret

A purple beret is ideal for a flamboyant character, definitely not a military beret or one you could wear to start a revolution.

This beret was added to our lrp crew kit by one of the refs Amy.

Made from nice soft felt with little felt cord in the center that is common to many non-military berets