whats your opinion on military style field jackets on men? does it look low class?

[Kings Gambit]

Originally Posted by green papaya

does a military field jacket still look good for casual wear? or does it look kind of cheap or low class?

I dont see very many people wearing the old M65 field coats anymore, I have a Olive Green one that I seldom wear.

I never wear camoflage, just green or maybe a tan color

I think its definitely a regional thing, and it most certainly doesnt really belong in any "fashion" category. Its just plain jacket. The jacket itself isnt really "cheap or low class". That would depend on the other stuff the dude is wearing that would make it look that way, you know like camo or Cat deisel hat or something red necky.

I actually like this M65 jacket but again, its something that I would probably only wear sparingly:

https://www.armyuniverse.com/images/8644.jpg

[silibran]

Originally Posted by BATCAT

You don't have to buy "actual" surplus field jackets. You can buy this style at places ranging from H&M to the Gap to Nordstrom.

Also, it's pretty much a given that ALL the garments in fashion shoots are going to be pinned and styled as needed.

Military fashion- particularly outerwear- filtering into mainstream style is certainly nothing new. I mean, look at the popularity of the pea coat!

I think I alluded to military style field jackets. A lot of those in the images I saw looked like faux field jackets.

The OP wondered if wearing field jackets was "low class." I mentioned that these were pressed and styled to look great because a sloppy old field jacket, whether the real thing or not, is not going to look like the images I saw. And I couldn't tell if the OP was posting about real military field jackets, as in a old one he had from his days in the service, or if he was thinking about buying one.

[Whiskey River]

Originally Posted by green papaya

the age group also has an effect on how good a M65 or military field coat looks on a person, if the wearers are young college aged kids up to around 30, it looks fashionable

but if the wearer is an older guy like over 50 - 60's age, wearing a military field coat makes them look like an old veteran wearing his field jacket from his military service, like a Vietnam veteran.

I think it looks better on younger guys

He (hipster) under 30 also looks fake as hell wearing it.


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