Beret: Origins Of Style

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Very similar to to Scottish tam, a fact some attribute to the Basques and Scots being both great fishers and seagoing folk (http://www.berets.com/the-beret-in-history.html) the beret has long been apart of European culture, going back to pre-Roman times.