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ATTENTION!

The world of high fashion is always is a constant state of flux. While the upper echelons of the fashion world compete ceaselessly to out-perform their competitors by becoming even more experimental and blurring the lines between male and female styles, there is one “fashion style” that I feel will always have a cult following.
That is of course the world of army surplus garments!

Hehe I suppose you were expecting me to talk about jeans and t-shirts again lol.
No, I have always been a fan of the military. Not because of the violence, not because of the atrocities that they visit upon humanity for the sake of a few, but for the practicality and simplicity in all that they design.

While military clothing design has not changed much in the past 50 years aesthetically, there are still areas that continue to change at a rate that would put any high fashion label to shame.
In regards to the military it’s all about simplicity, comfort and durability. Obviously the average military uniform is rather bland, thats the purpose, which army runs around with bright feathers and big shiny brass buttons anymore? One that wants to get shot, thats who!
Think about the new materials that come out almost daily to keep soldiers cool and offer better, lighter protection. The world of military fashion, or rather design, is evolving at a break-neck pace!

Military army surplus stores are just about everywhere online. While it seems that less and less army surplus stores can manage to stay open in the retail sector, it seems that they are all making the move to internet stores, which are much more cost effective. Of course the “military look” itself is not extremely prolific among most citizens, but there are few people who don’t have at least one piece of military apparel or something styled along the lines of military gear. This year’s winter season will see the comeback of World War 2 officer uniforms as well as fur lined aviator boots…which I think are pretty damn cool. Even the single and double breasted military coats are coming back into fashion at the moment. I’m just waiting for all the up market labels to start churning out military attire in the next few months. It’s happened before many times and will continue to happen in the future. Consider the NATO jacket phase that we went through back in 2004. I love my NATO jacket and still wear it when the cold grasp of winter is at it firmest.

Online there is an abundance of military surplus stores. You can get anything from helmets to canvas tents.
Heck you can even find military can openers and berets!
Here is a link to a site called Army Surplus Stores SA. This is a good starter to see what kinds of things are available.
However you may want to check out CamoCorp for a great range of military clothing.

Do you know of any cool army surplus stores, please send me the link so I can do a posting.

Duncs.