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Young trendsetters are largely the ones making it cool to wear the winter hats usually ... cloches and even berets are among the favorites.These aren't necessarily your berets of French artist ...

Think "beret" and an image of a cool-looking French woman who looks ... this was realized at last, with both men and women turning the hat into a metropolitan staple. And maybe it was that ...