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> For that matter why are dress uniforms based on obsolete English gentlemen's dress? This is getting way off topic, but can you give an example? The Navy off
by dctoedt 9y ago
> For that matter why are dress uniforms based on obsolete English gentlemen's dress?
This is getting way off topic, but can you give an example? The Navy officer service-dress blue uniform is basically a business suit with gold-colored buttons and gold sleeve stripes; it's been pretty much the same for probably a century now. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy#Dress_uniforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_...
- dragonwriter 9y agoI think the reference is to the Formal Dress and Dinner Dress Blue/White Jacket uniforms, not the less formal Dinner Dress Blue/White or service dress uniforms.
- gumby 9y agoIndeed, service dress and full dress are essentially frozen in the same time as the business suit. Essentially we are still under the influence of the Prince Regent's buddy Beau Brummell. At least the necktie ("cravat") has an actual military origin. But the split into three dress uniforms still apes ancient sumptuary laws and the (thankfully obsoleted) structure of officers coming from the noble and gentle classes and the infantry/sergeants from the lower classes. Then again the whole white wedding / white (instead of seed) cake weddings come from Victoria. But it cracks me up to see, say, North Korean generals in uniforms that really just look like Regency clothing!