« on: December 16, 2018, 09:31:44 PM »
or people are beginning to see a glimmer of the light. More likely they are just really being tacti-cool.
Nemo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/fashion/warcore-fashion.htmlShop the Apocalypse
Safety-orange jumpsuits, face masks, tactical vests: So-called war-core clothing is hot during these anxious times.
By Max Berlinger, Dec. 15, 2018
A surfeit of dystopian apparel was evident on the men’s wear runways this year.
Junya Watanabe showed nylon anoraks, wool lumberjack jackets and firefighter coats adorned with the kind of bright reflective tape usually seen on school crossing guards.
Prada trotted out padded nylon vests that look like they could repel bullets and oversize rain suits that looked like they could protect against nuclear fallout.
And for his Calvin Klein Collection show in February, Raf Simons, the creative director, dressed the male models in safety-cone-orange jumpsuits, knee-high waders and knit balaclavas, all of which gave new meaning to the term “fashion emergency.”
If fashion is reflecting our anxious times, the most alarmist trend these days is the rise of military-inspired clothing and other utilitarian garb normally reserved for emergency responders, security guards and doomsday preppers.
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Indeed, war-core fashion may not be the most practical clothing to wear in an emergency. “This runs contrary to the prepper mind-set,” said Jim Rawles, the founder of SurvivalBlog, a popular website in the United States for doomsday preparedness.
“For a city dweller who is worried about getting run over by a cab, this all makes sense,” Mr. Rawles said. But “high visibility is basically drawing attention to yourself. And if there’s one thing preppers strive for, it’s low visibility.”
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