Uniform skirt
A uniform skirt , also a tunic , is the jacket of a uniform . The term is mostly only used for historical uniforms. As a colored skirt , it became a synonym for the military uniform itself. The term red coats for British soldiers is also derived from it.
Uniform skirt in the narrower sense
The uniform skirt in the narrower sense is originally a baroque skirt, consisting of a top and sewn-on laps, which was worn over a shirt and waistcoat. From the early 18th century, the skirt tails were turned over on both sides like a tailcoat . Lap and cuffs , collars and borders (breastplate) were mostly in the color of the badge . In the Rococo it was cut ever narrower ( Justaucorps ), so that it was carried open at the front and the lap wandered backwards. Stand-up collars were introduced at the end of the 18th century. In the coalition wars , the discounts were extended to the front so that the skirt in the chest area could be completely closed again. There was talk then (because the vest was so unnecessary and particularly in Napoleonic France) from West Rock Kurtka (at Lancers ) or (if the discounts were dropped) from Kolett (Colette).
Tunic
The civilian fashion ( frock coat ) followed, in 1843 first in the Prussian army and later in all western armies the tunic replaced the collet or the vest. He had medium-length laps that were no longer turned up, so that he was the same length on the front and back. Over time, the tunic was given shorter laps, breast and side pockets and, instead of the stand-up collar, turned down or open collars. There were special forms for hussars and lancers, namely attila and ulanka .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Richard Knötel, Herbert Knötel and Herbert Sieg: Colored Handbook of Uniform Studies, Volume 1, Augsburg 1997 p. 10f
literature
- Richard Knötel, Herbert Knötel and Herbert Sieg: Colored Handbook of Uniform Studies. (2 volumes), Augsburg 1997
