In war and peace

Globally, fashion has a long history of taking inspiration from military uniform. Whether in the varied terrain, weather encountered, or nature of living in one’s uniform, over the last several hundreds of years these factions have become responsible for pieces that don’t just merely take up real estate in the closet, they are cornerstones of menswear.

In this post I am wearing quite a retro look; a vintage colourful bomber with white fur inside, lots of denim, classic tan colour brogues with red socks and the afforementioned military touch with the "pilotka". In the Soviet Union, the garrison cap was known as pilotka and was the most common type of cap used by the Red Army during WWII and after until the 1980s. The pilotka was worn during the summer season and it continues to be worn in modern Russia, although more in the Air Force and the Navy, especially among submarine personnel. The garrison cap was also the standard dress headgear for women in all of the Russian armed services until replaced in March 2017. The hammer and the sickle inside the star, symbolises the proletarian solidarity that was first adopted during the Russian Revolution. At the time of its creation, the hammer stood for the proletariat and the sickle for the peasantry—combined they stood for the worker-peasant alliance for socialism.

Rokit vintage bomber, topman denim shirt, Zara jeans, Dune brogues, Disney store socks, Vintage military hat
Photos by: Evan Baul 
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