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Having finally scored a nice pair of "pinks" on ebay, once I got them I began to wonder about fabrics, dye lots and color standardization. In my research, it seems that these officers pants take on a somewhat chameleon effect, sometimes looking quite pink, other times an almost taupe/gray. I...

I found 2 or 3 decent stunt doubles just at Kohl's. I bought the Dockers in Cordovan, and my particular pair had a brighter more russet color than shown here. Incorrect toe and eyelets, but decently close and plausible as an officer "personal purchase." They also had these:

War makes strange, giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth. ~Ernie Pyle

Hi, I have found your cozy corner of the world while searching about for pieces of a USAAC Officers uniform. There is a really unique atmosphere going on here that has drawn me in. A short bit of myself: I am an advertising/design type, who thinks he must be a reincarnated WW2 fighter...