Combat Threads
Charles W McFarlaneMeditations on the Intersection of fashion and Military Uniforms
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The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 5.3
This is a Combat Threads roundup, a series of short thoughts on what I am reading, watching, etc. This week, the attack on Stars & Stripes, Eastern Europe’s new Comic Con rules, and a new probe into unofficial IDF patches.
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Over at GQ I Asked "Why Do 'Operators' Look Like That?"
After an unscheduled little spring break, Combat Threads is back. Part of the reason for the absence was that I was busy doing a bit of traveling and shooting. The other reason is I have been busy writing, including over at GQ, where I went...
The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 4.12
This is a Combat Threads roundup, a series of short thoughts on what I am reading, watching, etc. This week, the Taliban’s favorite sneakers, Combat patches for Iran, and FDR’s Four Freedoms.
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GQ: Why Do These ‘Taliban Sne...
Post Shah Schlock and Anti-Iran T-shirts
Today's pro-war crowd want to complete fantasies of the 1980s printed on T-shirts
Yesterday, it looked like President Trump was about to, in his words, “wipe out an entire civilization” of Iran. The already destructive and deeply unpopular...
The Fashion History of MultiCam
How MultiCam conquered SoHo before it took on the world's armies
Over the past few months, the story of the rise of MultiCam has been covered quite a bit, thanks in large part to Avery Trufelman and the Articles of Interest season and her...
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Combat Threads is by Charles McFarlane, a fashion historian and researcher focusing on military uniforms and popular fashion. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, GQ.com, and The Baffler.
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