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The point is at the top. Indulge me one more, and I will answer your question properly. The point of a fisherman beanie is to put a beanie on the fisherman. Why we actually wear fisherman beanies The real question you have about fisherman beanies is usually “why are they folded above the ears.” There […]
Beanies and Style
It was in the warmth of my parents house. My mom was messing around with the knitting needles, and came up with a new design. She called me up in Stockholm, and showed it to me — my dad as the semi-voluntary model, as per usual. It was an instant classic. I knew it the […]
News Reel
Now that we have several years of beanie related content behind us, we’ve learned quite a bit along the way. We even dug deep into the etymology of several of the most common beanie names. After all, if you want to know what a word means, the clearest path to take is that of language. […]
Beanies and Style
We’ve often mentioned the red fisherman beanie carrying characters Steve Zissou and Jacques Cousteau as inspirers and poster children for the red beanies. Zissou is a fictional character, based on the real life Cousteau — and they are connected to the sea. However. They aren’t fishermen. So why would I argue the red beanie is […]
Beanies and Style
My first instinct is, of course, to hone in on the fisherman aspect of the name. As we explore two aspects of the fisherman beanie, we do it in the context of old rugged fishermen and how they chose their beanies. A fisherman beanie is rough, simple and preferably hand knit All the way back […]
Beanies and Style