Reminds me of the unsightly uniforms the USAF enlisted men wore in the 50’s with their summer tunics like the “bush jacket”. Winter blues were often referred to as a Greyhound busdrivers’ uniform.
Anyone with pride in their uniform, after basic training, bought the long-sleeved gabardines. It was rumored that some general’s wife came up with the design for the post WWII uniform.
Typical government attitude to allow an outsider to design something to be used by others that they themselves have no intention of using. Reminds me of 0-Care.
On rare occasion, it actually work out well. Daphne du Maurier was the wife of Lieutenant General Frederick Browning during the developmental phases of the British Parachute Regiments. She is the one who selected the maroon beret for the nascent airborne units, and which are worn proudly and smartly by the British paras to this day. Moreover, they have been adopted as the headgear for airborne forces by many other nations, including the US.