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RAF short sleeved shirts
Anyone know where I could source some 100% cotton 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 |
Originally Posted by Exrigger
(Post 10214631)
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. |
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Which bit of '100% cotton' are those posting irrelevant links missing?
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Mine does not say
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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. |
Ahh but it would cost you a fortune chopping and changing every time you merged. |
Originally Posted by NutLoose
(Post 10215321)
Ahh but it would cost you a fortune chopping and changing every time you merged. |
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
(Post 10215501)
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! |
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. |
The merging just enhances the gene pool from which to interbreed. |
staircase wrote:
Then along came a Van Heusen shirt…. |
The last issue 100% cotton shirt I had was in 1975, made by Ladybird.
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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. |
The RAF used to be proud that it was the 1st service, where the other ranks wore a collar & tie.
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