#militaria

[introspect-la]

JUNYA WATANABE FW06 DECONSTRUCTED MILITARY JACKET

[us1849]

[daguerreotyping]

Detail from a cabinet card of two officers with their arms entwined, their swords well-hung, and their mustaches on perfectly waxed point, serving cunt (and also the Austro-Hungarian Army I guess) circa 1890

[tdp-official]

Shussar’s Army — large aircraft personnel uniforms and ranks.

In a world where nations create airships the size of naval vessels, military structures begin to blur the line between airforce and navy. In Dòrok, the airships themselves are classified with naval terminology, and so are the crews that operate them.

Designing these uniforms became a fascinating exercise in worldbuilding because it forced me to think beyond modern Western military structure. Dòrok is not America. It is not a global superpower, nor a nation built around military dominance. Its armed forces developed through a completely different cultural lens, with different priorities, traditions, and ideas of hierarchy.

That especially shaped the uniforms. While many real-world Central Asian and Eurasian militaries that Dòrok draws its inspiration from eventually adopted Western standards (I.e peaked caps, epaulets, standardized insignias) Dòrok retained its own visual identity. Rank is represented through sashes rather than epaulets, creating a system that feels both functional and culturally distinct.

Hats also play an important role in Dòrok’s culture, so different military roles are identified through unique headwear. The Gunner’s hat, for example, draws inspiration from the nation’s archers of old. Even in an era of futuristic weaponry and massive aerial warships, traces of older traditions still remain woven into the uniform itself.

[angels-of-prn]

[hvislysettaross777]

Collage I made from my Pinterest feed

[eisenvik]

Quick realism study for today :-)

[kply-industries]

TOW missile test