Members Gawdzilla Posted January 5, 2011 Members Report Posted January 5, 2011 The Kepi is also worn by the French Foreign Legion, among others. Quote
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 6, 2011 Members Report Posted January 6, 2011 I have a suede Kepi that I have worn extensively since 1979. Bought it at a leather shop on Pier 39 in San Francisco. I believe that they used a latigo for the bill, don't do that. When it gets around 90 here it gets soft,and droops down. It weighs about a pound total, and it gets really uncomfortable to wear during warmer weather-under 80 is best. I generally wear it now during the winter since I moved to the desert . When it is 100+ it is just too hot on the head, since it doesn't breath. A suggestion would be to buy a cheap cloth one, and take it apart for a pattern. There were several variations on the Kepi, or Forage cap as it was also known. Some have a rather long upper section that flops to the front, while others were snugger fitting. One other thing I would change is adding a sweat band in the front. Over the years, and lots of warmer weather, the sweat has rotted out the front some. I am going to cut the bad section out, and install a cloth type insert that will be removable to clean. If I could figure out how to resize the pictures I would post them. Send me an email, and I will send them that way. They are around 2.4Mb each so you can see the details better. Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
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