From The Breton Jersey to The Telnyashka: A History of Military Striped Undershirts

Blue and white, white and red, orange and white and white and green; we’re taking a look at the history behind the numerous striped shirts used by nations and militaries all over the world.

Special thanks to Vlad Besedovskyy who helped with the Telnyashka portion of the video. To take a look at his Kickstarter campaign for his book click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:22 The Meanings and Stigma of Early Striped Clothing
2:49 The Stripes Evolve: Sailors to Revolutions
4:28 The Breton is Born
6:40 Fashion Adopts The Breton
7:49 Bretons and Russia
9:54 The Beginnings of The Telnyashka
11:40 World War II - The Shirt Spreads
13:29 Enter The Airborne
16:43 Other Branches - The Shirt Evolves
19:08 The Telnyashka Outside of The Armed Forces
20:40 International Wearers
21:15 Outro


Intro Music by Julian Crowhurst: https://www.juliancrowhurst.com