Think "beret" and an image of a cool-looking French woman who looks like Brigitte Bardot might pop into your head. She's smoking a cigarette and/or eating a baguette. It's raining, and she's wearing a ...

French revolutionaries wore the bonnet rouge. Fans of Donald Trump don MAGA baseball caps. For young activists in Africa, the red beret is de rigueur. Julius Malema, a South African firebrand, says ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nothing symbolises French culture like the petite, disc-shaped ...