Today is the last installment of my “Camouflaged to Stand out Series,” based on my essay presented at the Sartorial Society. Next week there will be something new! But for now, the story of MultiCam. As mentioned, MultiCam was already being used by US Special Operations Forces, who were allowed to acquire their own uniforms and equipment with private budgets. These “elite” units worked closely with other nations’ special forces units, which also began to adopt the pattern. The “special forces operator” or just “operator” has been one of the defining and influential styles of the Global War on Terror. Bearded operators seen as elite and captured in Hollywood films of the era became the military tastemakers. As an observer writing in
Vol. 01 No. 08
Vol. 01 No. 08
Vol. 01 No. 08
Today is the last installment of my “Camouflaged to Stand out Series,” based on my essay presented at the Sartorial Society. Next week there will be something new! But for now, the story of MultiCam. As mentioned, MultiCam was already being used by US Special Operations Forces, who were allowed to acquire their own uniforms and equipment with private budgets. These “elite” units worked closely with other nations’ special forces units, which also began to adopt the pattern. The “special forces operator” or just “operator” has been one of the defining and influential styles of the Global War on Terror. Bearded operators seen as elite and captured in Hollywood films of the era became the military tastemakers. As an observer writing in