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As long as there has been an army, there has been army surplus. Even during times of relative peace, it’s never easy to judge how much demand there is going to be for a certain item of wartime wear and its attendant accoutrements, but such is the nature of warfare and its characteristic lack of warning that smart governments have always kept a good stock of clothing and equipment for any environment during any season, within reasonable levels of expectation, of course.Military surplus stores have for decades been the outlet for this tough, warm, rugged clothing, to the point where now there’s a vintage clothing angle to the garments, and an army nerds who can spot a 1969 Canadian autumn drab coat from 100 yards away.Military jackets broadly fall into two categories: ceremonial coats and those to be worn on the battlefield or during everyday military life. Within those categories, coats and jackets can be subdivided into the different nations (who all have their own styles) and the various forces. British Army coats, for example, are generally green, brown, khaki or camouflaged; the Royal Navy opts for navy blue or black; and the Royal Air Force can sometimes be green but is usually a greyish blue. If we’re going full-on World War Two vintage, the airmen would have worn leather, fleece-lined bomber jackets in black or brown.Among the first adopters of surplus military clothing in civvy street were those who spent a lot of time out of doors, especially where they were likely to get dirty and wet. For anglers, farmers, builders, seamen and gardeners, a parka or a winter army jacket would have been an effective way to stay warm without splashing out on expensive clothing.But the garb was to enter the mainstream through the gateway of various subcultures. Bikers adopted the warm, padded airmen’s jackets as a practical and perhaps slightly menacing way of beating the wind chill (which was, after all, what they were designed for) and still looking the part. The Rocker’s mortal adversary, the Mod, is well known for his Italian designer clothing and sharp, neat silhouette, but when he or she took to the road, it was the parka, a military jacket from the Tundra, that they chose. Punk and New Wave followed suit, the German military surplus coat being a particular favourite along with the obligatory army boots. And by the 80s and onwards, it would not have been unusual to see people not linked with any cultural group wearing army surplus jackets. Think Rodney Trotter or Jez off Peep Show.Along the journey from quartermaster’s store to high street, military coats and jackets became manufactured by civilian clothes makers entirely for fashion purposes, which gave style-conscious wearers the chance to keep the military vibe whilst following changing trends. But the genuine military surplus coat never went away, and although they are probably returning to their civilian roots, namely being worn by outdoor types, the stores’ products remain to give adventurous fashionistas and wannabe rebels an outlet for their fatigue fantasies. "ugg sandals for women,"ugg store locator