Rn Uniform Views
In 1825, the white breeches were replaced by trousers for officers serving in the United Kingdom, although the practice of wearing white trousers with naval uniforms continued for officers serving overseas (e.g. in the West Indies and China) until 1939. Throughout the nineteenth century, there was great variation in uniform; officers paid for their own uniform, and often adapted it to fit civilian fashion of the time, as the Admiralty regulations governing uniform were not highly prescriptive.[1]
This is the formal uniform worn on ceremonial occasions. For officers it consists of a double-breasted, navy blue jacket; matching trousers; white shirt and black tie; peaked cap; and black leather shoes. It is divided into 1A (with medals and bearing arms), 1B (same as 1A, but without arms), and 1C (with medal ribbons). Female personnel may wear skirts except when carrying a sword or rifle.[6]
This is the formal uniform worn on ceremonial occasions. For ratings it is a traditional navy blue sailor suit. It is divided into 1A (with medals and bearing arms), 1B (same as 1A, but without arms), and 1C (with medal ribbons). Female personnel may wear skirts except when carrying a sword or rifle.[6]
A new exhibition at Philadelphiacrs"s Fabric Workshop and Museum, a"RN: The Past, Present and Future of the Nursesrrs" Uniform,r" offers a valuable historic overview, a glimpse of an ambitious project to design an "idealv" nursestrs" uniform, and intriguing projections of what nursesirs" uniforms might look like in the future. The exhibition, created by Mark Dion and J. Morgan Puett with the Museum and Pennars"s Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, is more than just uniforms. By relating the uniforms to nursesrrs" evolving professional and social roles, it reveals something about the profession
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