Italy has a long history of beret wearing and making. Large diameter berets in wool and velvet have been popular since the middle ages and 3/4 century ago many factory workers donned a Basco Roma (or Basco Popolare Operaio Uomo) as part of their daily wear.
The berets made by Baschificio A. Setti have a history that goes back to 1925, the year that Alberto Setti set up business in a workshop at number 24 of the Via Fanti, in Carpi. Alberto combined his commercial intuition with great technical know-how, reflected by the number of patents taken out and registered by his company. The concepts of quality control and the ongoing research to improve his products were the foundation stones of Alberto Setti's entrepreneurial philosophy - leaving a company that to this day produces some of the finest berets one can find.