Tailored RAF shirts for a wedding
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Tailored RAF shirts for a wedding
Gentlemen,
I'm looking for a nicely tailored RAF blue shirt to wear with No 1 dress instead of the cheap and nasty issued one.
The army seem to go in for this sort of thing while we put up with uniform made by the very cheapest bidder...
Does anyone know a good tailor?
thanks,
C of G
I'm looking for a nicely tailored RAF blue shirt to wear with No 1 dress instead of the cheap and nasty issued one.
The army seem to go in for this sort of thing while we put up with uniform made by the very cheapest bidder...
Does anyone know a good tailor?
thanks,
C of G
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Better (a bit) than issue is/were the Double 2 shirts one used to be able to get from Snaiths at Cranditz - don't know if they still do them, but if so, they sell rom their website too.
Or of course, a number of Jermyn Street emporia would help, in exchange for ready money .....
Or of course, a number of Jermyn Street emporia would help, in exchange for ready money .....
In my day Van Heusen were all the rage. I once had a shirt from Geives and the sleeve fell off, I took it back to their Bath shop, expecting them to replace it, but they asked if I could return after lunch. When I returned, the tight bu..ers had had it sewn back on again!
I recall the old Viella aircrew shirts which were so long you could tie the tails together and dispense with shredies. Just the job if its a tails wedding!
I recall the old Viella aircrew shirts which were so long you could tie the tails together and dispense with shredies. Just the job if its a tails wedding!
Many years ago I purchased 2 short-sleeve RAF shirts from Toye, Kenning & Spencer. If I recall correctly, they had an ad in the RAF News (this was before the internet .....). The shirts were very much higher quality than the RAF issue - better fit, better fabric, easier to iron, and much more comfortable. The company still seems to exist (see Toye Kenning and Spencer | Masonic Regalia, Rotary, Medals, Uniform, Goldwork) but I can't see any shirts in their online shop. Maybe try contacting them and asking. Otherwise, as already suggested, contact the tailors/clothing stores at RAFC Cranwell and see if they know a source.
Try an internet search for something like 'RAF long-sleeved shirt, wedgewood blue'.
Edit - her is a link for E.C. Snaith & Son, who have been supplying RAF kit for decades: E.C.Snaith and Son Ltd - RAF Blue Long Sleeved Shirt - Uniforms & Clothing - RAF - Corps / Reg
Try an internet search for something like 'RAF long-sleeved shirt, wedgewood blue'.
Edit - her is a link for E.C. Snaith & Son, who have been supplying RAF kit for decades: E.C.Snaith and Son Ltd - RAF Blue Long Sleeved Shirt - Uniforms & Clothing - RAF - Corps / Reg
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Shack, one of the smart guys on our course, ex-ranker, had PLASTIC collars. They looked the real deal even down to the pattern. The give away was the sheen stayed on whereas it wore off on the starched collars.
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Should never have ditched the old 3 x shirts, 6 x collars + studs system
I managed to get away with a clip on tie for ages.
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Why not go to Jermyn Street and get a wedgwood blue shirt? You don't need rank slides under your jacket. I got one from Hildtich and Key for my big day and have worn it with No. 1s ever since.
I've done that in the past but it would still be useful to be able to get hold of a good quality shirt for normal office use. The Double Two are no better than the £3 stores shirts and I can't find a suitable alternate.
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Shack, one of the smart guys on our course, ex-ranker, had PLASTIC collars. They looked the real deal even down to the pattern. The give away was the sheen stayed on whereas it wore off on the starched collars.
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you just missed this on Ebay
Vintage RAF Blue St Michael Poplin Shirt & 3 Collars 15 | eBay
Vintage RAF Blue St Michael Poplin Shirt & 3 Collars 15 | eBay
I have to admit, publically and for the first time, that I wear plastic collars on my Marcella front Dress shirt with No 5 and No 8s (and wing collar in DJ). Don't crinkle up in the heat, donchaknow?