Once-ubiquitous hat worn by Picasso and Sam Kinison is worn today by ... whom? Feb. 19, 2014 -- The French beret, once as common in France as baseball caps in America, is in trouble. French ...

If anything says French, it’s a beret. The floppy felt hat with the little nubbin on top is an iconic symbol for the country, up there with baguettes and cigarettes. But today, the last of the ...

Could the Basque beret – which ranks alongside the accordion, baguette and Citroën 2CV as one of the caricatural symbols of France – be making a sartorial comeback? One of France’s last ...