Archive - Combat Threads

Cover the World: How MultiCam Went Global & Came Home

My Webinar at the Goldstein Museum of Design

May 28

The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 5.3

Comic Con uniform policy, Willie & Joe, and IDF morale patches

May 3

April 2026

Over at GQ I Asked "Why Do 'Operators' Look Like That?"

And How Special Forces Guys Became Menswear Moodboard Staples

Apr 29

The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 4.12

Taliban sneakers, Four Freedoms, and Venezuela morale patches

Apr 12

Post Shah Schlock and Anti-Iran T-shirts

Today's pro-war crowd want to complete fantasies of the 1980s printed on T-shirts

Apr 8

The Fashion History of MultiCam

How MultiCam conquered SoHo before it took on the world's armies

Apr 1

March 2026

The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 3.29

Cover the earth in MultiCam, ICE at the Airport, & "The Jacket of Loneliness"

Mar 29

"Tactical Dads" & the Fascination with Pre-9/11 Operator Style

Delta Force, Y2K nostalgia, & what came before Operator Culture

Mar 25

February 2026

The British military, what makes you look competent, and it's pitfalls

Feb 23

The Combat Threads Weekly Round Up 2.17

Influencers, "Warfighters," Streetwear with Guns, and Puffins

Feb 17

Where does ICE and CBP's Gear Come From?

Crye Precision, DHS, The Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Tactical Gear Industry

Feb 13

Combat Threads Weekly Roundup

Team USA's uniforms, a new archival resource, and video content

Feb 7