“Boina Pirineos”, peaked beret (Stroker Cap), in Black

(2 customer reviews)

$39.50

Boina Pirineos Peaked Beret, made  by Elosgui of Tolosa, Spain.

The ‘Boina Pirineos” is a peaked beret, stroker-style cap,   made in Tolosa, Spain by Elosegui of hand selected 100% Merlino wool.  This is a new item from Elosegui, a bit like a beret casquette in France.  These are made to the same high standards as the Super Lujo beret by Elosegui.

I have two sizes, a medium and a large.  Now I have a big head, just over 7 3/4 hat size, or about 62cm, and I have a difficult time finding hats that fit my giant Norwegian/English head.  The Large fits me but I would say it’s not really deep enough for a truly comfortable fit; maybe if my hair was shorter it would fit ok but I would say the large will fit up to  a  7 3/4 head or 60cm. The medium will fit 7 to 7 1/2, or 54 to 58cm   They have elastic in the headband so they do adjust a bit, and there is also a piece of foam in the front, for shaping, so you could take that out if you have a big head and really want one.  The front cap area is sewn down; it does not unsnap.

Elosegui is the only brand of beret I sell and this is the first non-beret I’m offering.

Difficult to find even in Spain, you have found what I, in my humble opinion, consider to be THE greatest boina, or beret made. This Basque Beret is from the Spanish Basque region, made by Boinas Elósegui, a small family company; one of the last beret makers outside of China. These high quality beret are made of a substantial, superior quality black 100% wool that is woven and felted by the company. I have seen and owned a lot of berets over the years and have never found one I would consider equal in quality.  A bold statement I know but I have been selling these on ebay for over a decade now and have had nothing but praise; and many reorders.

A great value made by a small 150+ year old family company in the Basque region of Spain. You can find this berets costing over $85; it’s that nice and it’s that great a value (and my profit margin is that low).

comes in two sizes: Small/Medium, for heads up to 7 1/2 and then Medium/Large, for heads up to 7 3/4 (I’m just over 7 3/4 and the M/L won’t fit my head).

 

Additional information

Size

Small/Medium, Medium/Large

2 reviews for “Boina Pirineos”, peaked beret (Stroker Cap), in Black

  1. Lloyd Chisholm

    I purchased this Boina Pirineos from Ron last week. He was good enough to wait for me at his shop, during the holiday “closed time”, so I could check this style peaked beret out….Thanks Ron!! This creation is Super! I love it…

    I first wore it skiing, and it was so warm, and so comfortable, after coming inside I forgot I had it on! One time I came into the lodge for an Expresso and caught a glimpse in the mirror and I must have had 4″ of snow on top of it. I took it off, shook it and it was still dry!

    Next day I wore in in the pouring rain, on the way to play a Jazz Concert. Actually had to stand in the rain longer than I had planned. When I finally arrived at the Venue; I was dry and I shook this beret-cap and it was dry. I hadn’t planned to, but it looked so great I just wore it on the gig.

    Can’t thank you enough Ron for being so hip to wait for me that day. Your berets are the best (Elosequi), and so is your service. And this new Boina Pirineos is destined to become a future ‘Classic’.

    I give this Boina Pirineos 5 out of 5 star rating!

    • Ron Greer

      Hello Lloyd; thank you for the kind words. I too forget my beret is on my head at times; the only hat I own I can say that about. I still plan to come hear you play!

  2. Lloyd Chisholm

    I wrote a review back in 2017. I gave the Pirineos 5 stars but I see at the top of the review it says I gave it 1 Star!! No I definitely gave it 5 so I’m doing this to try and correct this.

    Anyway it’s now 2023, over 5 years later and this beret casquette is still bullet proof. I wear it all the time, all over the World in all kinds of weather.Currently on the Mediterranean in Turkey. I still give it 5 Stars!

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