Military Uniforms Appreciation Thread -

[soy_king]

What is everyone's favorite era of military uniforms, and which nations had/have the best uniforms?

My personal favorite era are the Napoleonic Wars, and am divided between British, Russian, and French uniforms. Acceptably flashy, not too tacky, and dashing as all hell.

Germans had some pretty good uniforms as well, and sadly the American uniforms have always been crap.

 

[millais]

Shakos are kind of dumb though. What's the point of wearing such a cumbersome and flashy headgear if you have to put a black oilskin cover on it during combat/campaign.

 

[Ciscoipphone]

Armani bby

Hugo boss

 

[Jimmy Durante's Ballsack]

The only thing better than a woman in a military uniform is a woman that just took off her military uniform.

 

[Ciscoipphone]

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The only thing better than a woman in a military uniform is a woman that just took off her military uniform.

 

[Son of Odin]

I have nostalgia for the old 80s/90s era camouflage patterns the US military used to use:

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

UH OH YOU FRIGGIN MORON

HOW DID YOU NAZI A UNIFORM THREAD GETTING THESE POSTS

 

[Feline Supremacist]

WW2 US military uniforms were very cool. Look at Grace Hopper in uniform. She looks competent and confident but still feminine.

So do these ladies.

 

[Sweet and Savoury]

Germans always have the best looking uniforms by far.

But a shout out to the Green Jackets 95th Rifles. Pretty solid look. IMHO

 

[oldTireWater]

I have nostalgia for the old 80s/90s era camouflage patterns the US military used to use:
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It's the ear-plug cases. That's the flair that brings it all together.

 

[Justtocheck]

Chocolate chip camo or gtfo

 

[soy_king]

I have nostalgia for the old 80s/90s era camouflage patterns the US military used to use:
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Ehhh, I kinda dislike camo. It loses the flashiness that's integral to a uniform.

WW2 US military uniforms were very cool. Look at Grace Hopper in uniform. She looks competent and confident but still feminine.
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So do these ladies.
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Pinks and Greens are pretty piss poor compared to the German, Soviet, or Japanese uniforms.

UH OH YOU FRIGGIN MORON

HOW DID YOU NAZI A UNIFORM THREAD GETTING THESE POSTS
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And you don't think that was planned?

 

[Jaded Optimist]

I love the WWI & WWII V.A.D uniforms



Also the Canadian nursing sisters, which were a vibrant "Copenhagen blue".

Canadian's in the 2nd boer war looked dapper in their puttees

And then you have the Spanish legion...

 

[RA-5C Vigilante]

I love the WWI & WWII V.A.D uniforms
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Also the Canadian nursing sisters, which were a vibrant "Copenhagen blue".
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Canadian's in the 2nd boer war looked dapper in their puttees
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And then you have the Spanish legion...
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If Franco saw what happened to his legion he'd probably come back from the grave and start another Civil War

 

[Ciscoipphone]

swedish royal bronies

 

[Mediocre]

>not posting Rhodesian army shorts

 

[Jaded Optimist]

I'm also a fan of the late 1800s Riel rebellion era Rifles uniforms (I'm a sucker for rifle green and glengarry caps). This isn't the greatest example, but you get the idea.

 

[NerdShamer]

Nothing about the North Korean generals, yet?

 

[soy_king]

Nothing about the North Korean generals, yet?

For a nation that's fought a single war they've sure got a lot of medals. Very poor tailoring, their trouser's in seam is practically nonexistent.

 

[JosephStalin]

Once heard a saying, "the fancier the uniform, the less able the military". Don't care for dress/dress-type uniforms with all sorts of badges and ribbons on them. Look at some US Army members' uniforms and you doubt if they have any place to put any more badges, etc. Like the SS uniforms. Not overloaded. Personally, at that time didn't need to put much on the dress uniform, just rank, name tag, U.S.'es, ribbons, and two badges max. In uniforms, less is indeed more. The more you wear on the uniform, the more stuff to put on properly and take off.