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When you have to suit up thousands of men for training and battle, you have to be creative yet economical. Many modern aspects of clothing – mass production based on sizing, for instance – ultimately go back to this specific need. Yet, developments in design and construction – particularly keeping soldiers warm or cool enough for specific temperatures – didn’t disappear when the battles were over. The U.S. and Europe often saw troops bringing these garments with them – or preferring certain cuts – as they returned to civilian life.
