On a trip to the States in '59 with 617 Sqdn. we were all coached to Innsworth for the day to be issued with a barathea? khaki No1 uniform. A storeman sized us up, chucked a jacket and trousers at us and then a group of ladies adjusted the length, tacking as required, in record time. Unfortunately we had to wear the normal airtex khaki shirt and black tie with them,which looked ghastly. Fortunately our USAF friends came to our rescue and lent us their smart poplin shirts, when we had to attend any formal reception.
As an aside, I saw two airmen on the tv the other day and I must say they looked very smart in their ( I assume) working dress. Certainly looked better than the old hairy job I wore!