Fall in, troops! This autumn military
might is the name of the game, says Emma Elwick-Bates. You have your marching
orders…
Get shirty
Cadets report for duty in unregimented
surplus shirts (corcodilc braccs optional).
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A
beret with deep red lips
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Get
shirty
Cold war
Send in the troops in sumptuous quilting
and oversize parkas. Camouflage prints work now splashed over haute pieces.
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Cold
war
Well drilled
Heavy-duty khakis and olive command attention
and make for a distinguished urban uniform. Note: a soldicr’s quality is
measured by the shine of his boots.
![Description: Trooping The Colour: Brighten your khakis with a neck scarf](https://mom.girlstalkinsmack.com/image/082012/Style%20Corps_4.jpg)
Trooping
The Colour: Brighten your khakis with a neck scarf
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Well
drilled
Sea power
A Napoleonic cape, dandy naval coast and
matelot trousers (think cult Italian comic-strip hero Corto Maltese), the
navy’s well-travelled sea-salty swagger is back
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Sea
power
![Description: Sea power](https://mom.girlstalkinsmack.com/image/082012/Style%20Corps_7.jpg)
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Working
blues: Button up a silk shirt to the nape
Top brass
Utilitarian rigour deserves a little shine.
Metal buttons are the season’s Légion d’honneur. Wear with pride.
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Top
brass