RAF short sleeved shirts
Could try these:
https://uniformstores.co.uk/raf-mans...leeve-13-p.asp
https://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/r...s-1401735.html
Or Ebay has a few
https://uniformstores.co.uk/raf-mans...leeve-13-p.asp
https://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/r...s-1401735.html
Or Ebay has a few
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Originally Posted by Exrigger
The OP is looking for 100% Cotton.
The RAF shirts are really nasty and cheap (just shy of a fiver last time I bought one) - but they are about 80% polyester. There is one that is the same pattern as the RAF one and roughly the same shade by KustomKit - it’s about twice the price and about 70% cotton.
https://www.kustomkit.com/product/co...-short-sleeve/
Otherwise you would need to get a tailor to knock you some up. Here is a company in London that does 100% FAD cotton shirts for the Army - £54 off the peg or £75 made to measure:
Military Shirts
The only other way to get this done is to get enough of you together and put in a THREADS report via clothing stores compalining about the current shirts. Then it will go to the 6 monthly Clothing Committee to consider - you would need at least a Squadron’s worth of reports to make it viable for consideration.
https://www.kustomkit.com/product/co...-short-sleeve/
Otherwise you would need to get a tailor to knock you some up. Here is a company in London that does 100% FAD cotton shirts for the Army - £54 off the peg or £75 made to measure:
Military Shirts
The only other way to get this done is to get enough of you together and put in a THREADS report via clothing stores compalining about the current shirts. Then it will go to the 6 monthly Clothing Committee to consider - you would need at least a Squadron’s worth of reports to make it viable for consideration.
Probably because some links don't say what they are made of, and if you search for '100% cotton RAF short sleeved shirts', there does not seem to be any matches on the first two/three pages of links on my search engine, people are only trying to give options that might help the OP, never mind.
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Quite why anyone would wish to wear a short-sleeved shirt is beyond me. If you want comfort and a uniform so smart it has a PhD from Cambridge, you should have joined a decent regiment.
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The issue is indeed just how horrible the polyester issue shirts are. A long hot summer in a base with sub optimal air conditioning has made me consider investing in something a little more comfortable!
Originally Posted by JTIDS
The issue is indeed just how horrible the polyester issue shirts are. A long hot summer in a base with sub optimal air conditioning has made me consider investing in something a little more comfortable!
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Ah….when we had to wear an issue shirt with a separate collar with the studs.
Then along came a Van Heusen shirt….such an improvement, but of course with a long sleeve, which we rolled up in hot weather. (Always provided shirt sleeve order was authorised)
I can't remember ever being without the tie, but advancing years and the little grey cells falling victim to the G and T.
Then along came a Van Heusen shirt….such an improvement, but of course with a long sleeve, which we rolled up in hot weather. (Always provided shirt sleeve order was authorised)
I can't remember ever being without the tie, but advancing years and the little grey cells falling victim to the G and T.
staircase wrote:
Does anyone else remember the strange duck egg blue green shirt which preceded the Wedgewood blue colour in the very early '70s? I made the mistake of buying one - you couldn't wear it for more than a few hours before it started looking grubby.... One of my earliest stupid decisions!
Then along came a Van Heusen shirt….
In my last job i had to wear No 1s very regularly as i was in a 'representational role'. I quickly realised how poorly made and uncomfortable the issued shirts were/are so took to wearing suitable blue long sleeve cotton shirts by Trywtt or T M Lewin. The only slight giveaway were the double cuffs; I prefer to think of that as style.
Johnny Foreigner never noticed anyway.
Johnny Foreigner never noticed anyway.
Originally Posted by ian16th
The RAF used to be proud that it was the 1st service, where the other ranks wore a collar & tie.
