Our history
Created 10 years ago on the initiative of an entrepreneur with a passion for French manufacturing, Le Beret Français was founded to revive a disappearing French craft. It came into being thanks to the collaboration of former employees of various manufacturers that are now defunct, who enabled us to acquire and pass on valuable and precise expertise.
Our goal and philosophy? A new production organisation that combines modernism and tradition:
- Modernism: through massive investment in high-tech machinery, particularly for knitting, in order to achieve optimal production rates and impeccable product quality.
- Tradition: To preserve the spirit of beret manufacturing with noble materials, Merino sheep's wool, and French sources of supply (wool, labels, packaging, etc.).
Above all, what motivates us is preserving the right approach, which has been recognised by the EPV label, as
we are a Living Heritage Company.
Our mission is to offer the best value for money and enable everyone to wear a 100% French beret at an affordable price and of impeccable quality.
Twelve employees work with exclusively French materials, a small team with strong values of sharing, love of a job well done and authenticity.
Initially based in a small village in Béarn with only two employees and one machine, the company is now located in Bayonne, with a dozen permanent employees and regular temporary staff for the season and peak production periods. We have also opened a sales office and showroom in Paris.
Finally, we are proud to have been selected to produce the official berets for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and the official berets for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
We are also licensed by the French Rugby Federation for the next two years.