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The first thing with your new balmoral is to remember that we are talking civilian attire here NOT military.The military berret is,these days,shrunk,ironed,pressed and even cut to the shape of a soldier's head and very smart they are too---FORGET this for a civilian balmoral!
When you buy your new balmoral it needs to be a just a wee tad large,I stress the wee tad bit, when you get home, soak your bonnet in tepid(NOT HOT) water until is is soaked right through, VERY GENTLY wring out MOST of the water, put on your head and adjust, so that you pull the front foreward so that the back has a tight foreward look and then pull the RIGHT side foreward and down to the RIGHT hand side,foreward and over you right ear in other words. You should also have the bottom edge of your bonnet about an inch above your eyebrows.Take off the bonnet and leave to dry naturally----NO artificial heat.
You may have to repeat this a couple of times.Or failing that stand in the rain for a day!The cloth will shrink to make a snug fit and you have the ribbons to tighten up or slacken off for fine adjustments.The ribbons SHOULD be tied.
The clan/xmarks badge(?) should be placed just behind the left eyebrow and in front of the left ear.
The end result is a vaquely military look ,but without the sharpness of a berret.They are NOT meant to have a military look,so you servicemen leave the ironing, pressing,etc., alone!
Last edited by Jock Scot; 6th July 08 at 03:48 PM.
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