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United States Of America
That's not cool, that's stupid. Crazy Greeks!19th century Greek uniforms:
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London, centre of my world
Are they Glenn Millers backing singers?
Is the one on the right on school dinner duty?
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Adelaide south Australia
I have always liked the Hugo Boss designed black uniforms of the SS., with the great leather coats
Further back, perhaps the Light Brigade. I like red
Further back, perhaps the Light Brigade. I like red
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the Nile to the Euphrates
Just a small correction: the uniforms were designed by Karl Diebitsch, who was an artist, and Walter Heck, a graphic designer. Hugo Boss was a manufacturer.
The Germans have consistently looked very cool throughout the years.
Teutonic Knights
Prussian Grenadiers
Schutzstaffel
Teutonic Knights
Prussian Grenadiers
Schutzstaffel
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Welsh Marches
I have always liked the well-plumed Bersaglieri, especially when they're doing their running musical march:
Sinister rather than cool is perhaps the best word for SS and Gestapo uniforms and regalia; the dark regressive cultic aspect of the Nazi movement comes to the fore in them. They have a strong appeal for a particular kind of fetishist.
Sinister rather than cool is perhaps the best word for SS and Gestapo uniforms and regalia; the dark regressive cultic aspect of the Nazi movement comes to the fore in them. They have a strong appeal for a particular kind of fetishist.
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Matosinhos Portugal
Trailer for "Soldier Millions" Soldado MIlhões
04 Apr, 2018 - 11:14
On April 9, 1918, one of the bloodiest battles of World War I took place, the Battle of La Lys in Flanders. It was in this scenario that a Transmontano soldier, Aníbal Augusto Milhais, became the Portuguese hero of the First World War. An incredible story that now comes to theaters with the Renaissance. In the centenary of the Battle of La Lys, the directors Gonçalo Galvão Teles and Jorge Paixão da Costa were inspired by real facts to tell the story of Soldier Millions. In theaters on April 12.
04 Apr, 2018 - 11:14
On April 9, 1918, one of the bloodiest battles of World War I took place, the Battle of La Lys in Flanders. It was in this scenario that a Transmontano soldier, Aníbal Augusto Milhais, became the Portuguese hero of the First World War. An incredible story that now comes to theaters with the Renaissance. In the centenary of the Battle of La Lys, the directors Gonçalo Galvão Teles and Jorge Paixão da Costa were inspired by real facts to tell the story of Soldier Millions. In theaters on April 12.
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Adelaide south Australia
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Nexus of the Crisis
I've said it before, but Cavaliers from the BCW. Fabulous. I'm also looking for an excuse to post pictures of Prince Rupert...
I love the lace along with the armour. It's a great contrast.
Again, notice the armour, along with the more dandyish stuff; a nice cravat and a peach sash. Stylish.
The Royalists did have a penchant for dressing finely.
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South Australia
They sure did. I love the plate armour from this period, especially when its set off with some fancy lace and silk, like @gladiatrice said. It looks great when the edges of the plates are clad in a strip of gold or brass, not sure what the exact metal is (you can see it on his arm here).
Another couple of Prince Rupert:
Another couple of Prince Rupert:
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Cornwall
The Knights From Medieval Times,
I have a book on Templar histories and the genuine shield/flag works in there show a cross sewn or painted on like some junior school kid. The armour was practical rather than glorious and nobody would be especially clean
Can't help thinking you are imagining a world of Tony Curtis, Robert Taylor and Charlton Heston riding gloriously dressed in ridiculous colours and impractical armour!
In real life, no
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Although armor had become much less common on a battlefield, portrait armor (or "studio armor") remained a fashion among those of high rank or military/social position. One can google such portraits of Maurice de Saxe or Frederick the Great - mostly before 1750. After the mid 18th century that became rare.
Not everyone of course was immortalized in portraits, but officers, and even generals, who were of lesser social position tended to be painted wearing fine clothes, but without armor. There are examples posted above.
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Wheaton Illinois
The dress and appearance of the British soldier in the American Revolution was often quite different to common notions as the British adapted to American conditions. Coats were often cut down to short shell jackets or coat sleeves were sewed to vests to make jackets. Hair was cut short, hats were worn slouched, brown duck trousers were sometimes issued and hatchets and tomahawks were commonly carried.
Tactics were different too with wide spaces between files, fast, aggressive movement and lots of skirmishers.
My favourite uniforms are Austrohungarian and confederates...but also French are beautiful.
I like very much Confederate uniforms.. but the "popular uniforms in movies"... I know in real life, in History.. Confederate lacked of uniforms.... they wore lot of different uniforms: not only Grey (likely grey was not as widely used as in movies, I think)...but green, red, dark blue (as Union), brown, etc etc...
According with a Spanish newspaper EL pais... Confederate Soldiers were the most elegant soldiers in history...
I have some questions: is it truth Confederate States choose grey color as the official colour uniform for the regular army? (I guess in real life many confederate never wore grey colour). is it Truth the confederate uniforms were designed by a great german taylor named Nikola Marschall, the same man designed the Confederate official flag?
I didn´t know Confederate choose grey as the official colour and I didn´t know a German taylor designed the official confederate uniforms..... I always thought confedeartes used so many colours: Black, green, Dark Blue, brown, red, etc (and also civilian clothes as the Boers)...and I didn´t know it was a great taylor who designed the dress!!!
I like very much Confederate uniforms.. but the "popular uniforms in movies"... I know in real life, in History.. Confederate lacked of uniforms.... they wore lot of different uniforms: not only Grey (likely grey was not as widely used as in movies, I think)...but green, red, dark blue (as Union), brown, etc etc...
According with a Spanish newspaper EL pais... Confederate Soldiers were the most elegant soldiers in history...
I have some questions: is it truth Confederate States choose grey color as the official colour uniform for the regular army? (I guess in real life many confederate never wore grey colour). is it Truth the confederate uniforms were designed by a great german taylor named Nikola Marschall, the same man designed the Confederate official flag?
I didn´t know Confederate choose grey as the official colour and I didn´t know a German taylor designed the official confederate uniforms..... I always thought confedeartes used so many colours: Black, green, Dark Blue, brown, red, etc (and also civilian clothes as the Boers)...and I didn´t know it was a great taylor who designed the dress!!!
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