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Navy war of 1812 uniforms3/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Uniform, first introduced by the Admiralty in 1748, was regulated dress, but it was supplied at the officer’s expense and not issued by the Navy. Here, she examines some of the pieces that are featured in the publication from the National Maritime Museum’s extensive naval uniform collection. In a revised and updated edition of her book Dressed to Kill, Dr Amy Miller – author, lecturer and former curator at Royal Museums Greenwich – explores the concepts of identity, fashion and masculinity through uniform, and considers the regulation of dress as a reflection of developments in wider society. But standard dress for the Navy was in fact introduced comparatively recently, in the mid-1700s, and initially only as a way of distinguishing rank for officers. Today uniform is a recognisable element of service life – it is widely standardised and its wearers instantly identifiable. ![]() author and lecturer Dr Amy Miller explains how the history of Royal Navy clothing isn't as 'uniform' as it first appears. Officers, gentlemen, and dedicated followers of fashion. Dressed to kill: fashion and the Royal Navy ![]()
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