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It's not that you can't afford a down jacket, it's just that a military coat is more cost-effective.
This winter, military coats suddenly swept all over China. In the past, the old man next door loved to wear military coats, and young people wore trendy down jackets. But this year, military coats swept the campus and became a trendy item for young people. But how did the military coat come about? Why did it recapture the wallets of today's young people? What are the benefits of the military coat on the battlefield?
Today, Yilin will talk to you about the past and present life of the military coat.
This military coat was first invented by the British aristocracy, and it represented a status symbol of the nobility, and the common people could not afford to wear it. Because of the birth of the Industrial Revolution, the pace of life of the British aristocracy became faster and faster, and the traditional aristocratic dress was too cumbersome, which seriously affected the life of the British gentleman. So, these British aristocratic sons and brothers designed a coat called the "Frac" coat. Shaped with a double-breasted, gun-lapel lapel and over-the-knee hem, it's all about simplicity. Compared with traditional aristocratic clothing, it is very convenient, traveling, going to work, and dating, all of which make people very relaxed and polite.
Soon, the "Frac" jacket became popular in the upper echelons of England, and it was a fashionable clothing that swept Europe during the Victorian era. Who turned the "Flac" coat into a military coat? This is the famous British designer Burberry. Today, Burberry is a world-renowned luxury clothing brand. But in 1901, the designer, named "Burberry", designed army coats mainly for British officers. He removed all the redundant functions of the "Flac" coat to strengthen warmth and cold, and designed a military coat for British officers, called the "Burberry" military coat.
This kind of military coat is simple, fashionable, and extremely warm, and it swept across Europe at once and became the standard for officers in European countries. These European countries have adapted the "Burberry" military coat according to their own needs. Like the Nordic side, it is very cold, and in winter, there is ice ballast everywhere, and the wind blows to the neck, and it is cold. In some Nordic countries, these military coats are equipped with neck guards to wrap the necks.
In our northeast, military coats were particularly popular. It is shown in the movie "Outwitting Tiger Mountain", the bandit leader Zuo Zuo Shan Eagle is wearing a military coat, domineering and leaking. China's military coats were first introduced by the Beiyang warlord Yuan Shikai. At that time, Yuan Shikai received orders from Cixi to train the new army at the Tianjin station. This new army can no longer be the same as the previous Manchu Eight Banner Army, not only the training system must be changed, but also the clothing must be changed. The north was already cold, and Yuan Shikai introduced a simple and warm Western military coat to the Tianjin New Army.
But at that time, military coats were not yet popular. Except for Beiyang soldiers, ordinary people do not wear it. The military coat really became a popular winter coat in China when it began to resist US aggression and aid Korea. When the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea began, the Korean Peninsula was just in winter. However, the 9th Corps led by Song Shilun was deployed in the southeast coastal area for a long time, and it was originally used to recover Taiwan. After the start of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 9th Corps was urgently transferred north, and the war waited for no one, and many volunteer soldiers rushed to the Korean battlefield before they had time to change into winter clothes.
In the ice and snow of the Battle of Changjin Lake, the soldiers of three companies wore single clothes and froze to death on the position. This kind of tragic pain has made countless Chinese unbearable, and the promotion of military coats throughout the army has become a top priority. On the one hand, the Soviet Union urgently provided Chinese military coats. On the other hand, Shenyang, China, mobilized 100,000 women to devote themselves to the production of military uniforms, working overtime to produce 550,000 sets of cotton clothes, quilts, cotton hats, socks, gloves, etc., to solve the urgent need for winter clothes on the front line.
What the USSR aided was not quite the same as what was produced domestically. Soviet army coat warmth was warmth, but it was too heavy and unsuitable for the interspersed maneuvers of fighters. At that time, the Soviet military coat was mainly worn by senior cadres and people from the art troupe, while the front-line commanders and soldiers mainly wore cotton clothes and cotton pants produced in Shenyang, which were relatively flexible and light when keeping warm.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China's military coats became varied. There are both domestic, Soviet-style, American, and Japanese-style captured. After the battle, the volunteer soldiers were as triumphant as heroes. As a youth idol of that era, veterans naturally led the trend of the times. After they returned to their hometowns, this military coat was not only a personal commemoration, but also a collective honor, representing the glorious years of a generation of Chinese soldiers.
Whether it is in the capital Beijing or in remote villages, there are military coats. In those days, if you wore a military coat, you would definitely be the most beautiful boy in the village. At that time, materials were scarce, and many ordinary people could not afford to buy military coats. The military coat became a valuable gift. Today, when we go to give gifts during the New Year's holidays, we may give a valuable down jacket, but in the fifties and sixties of the last century, it was very decent to give a military coat.
Due to the low cost of military coats, after the production capacity was slowly increased, it gradually became a national clothing. From leading cadres to workers and peasants, they all like to wear it. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was fond of wearing a military coat and holding a large pipe.
Military coats have accompanied the youth of one or two generations in China. Today, we see that the old man next door puts on a military coat as soon as winter arrives. That's not just a military coat, it may also include the old man's lost youth. However, there are drawbacks to military coats. As a military coat, its style is highly uniform, traditional and monotonous.
After China's economy took off, a new generation of young people pursued trendy down jackets, which are not only light and warm, but also fashionable and avant-garde, with changeable styles, which are more in line with young people's pursuit of individual beauty. But now, the price of down jackets has risen to the sky. A Bosideng cold-proof down jacket costs as much as 7,000 yuan, and even if it is a regular model, it will be sold for one or two thousand yuan. The price of such down jackets far exceeds the purchasing power of ordinary people. Instead of spending thousands of dollars to buy a down jacket, it is better to buy a military coat, which is both warm and durable. A military coat will not break if worn for ten years.
For the older generation of Chinese, the military coat is not only a cold clothing, but also a mark of the times, a symbol of lost youth.