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World war collectors continue to collect World War style Dress Uniforms

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  The  Auxiliary Territorial Service  or ATS was the women branch of the British Army during World War II. It was initially formed for women voluntary service and later merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps. The ATS uniform was the service dress made out of a khaki skirt suit consisting of ATS Cap, Shirt Cotton, Collar, Tie, Service Dress Jacket, Service Dress Skirt, Belt Fabric, Khaki Stockings, Shoes (Brown), Lanyard RA (White). However, t he basic ATS uniform had two badges that need to be worn on each arm and the ATS Shoulder Title. This ATS had its roots in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Unlike the Zulu war uniforms , the ATS uniform had more in the way of uniforms to choose from and can get away with a smaller amount of equipment to look authentic at the start. However, the most basic of dress for an ATS searchlight operator is a set of Denim Overalls, together with Boots Ankle (Brown), Gaiters Leather (Brown), Shirt Work...

A Brief History of British War Uniforms

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Have you recently searched about the history of ww1 British uniforms ? Well, it looks amazing to dress up in a British army uniform but do you know the about the history that comes with that dress? It could be related to the design, comfort or reliability. Do not worry you are not the only one who actually do not have any idea about ww1 and ww2 British uniforms. Well, can always start fresh from their history. However, it was not far from the end of the 20th century when the army began to focus on the army uniforms. In the beginning, they made efforts to match ww1 uniforms with the climate conditions. During this time they introduced khaki in the Cuban invasion. Double stitching of the uniform increased longevity and removable buttons made it easy and efficient to wash it. It was important to keep the colour of the army uniform deemed to blend with the background during the war. Resulting khaki become army’s staple colour along with olive drab. In 1902 a board mee...