The 1978 BSA uniform redux

Today I'm looking at uniform but from across the Atlantic when tasked in 1978 with giving the Boy Scouts’ uniform its biggest overhaul in nearly 60 years, Oscar de la Renta designed its iconic olive-and-tan look.

There can be little denying a uniform makes a group stand out, it is one point of having one, but practicality in the field matters too so things such as easy to access pockets are a must as is being hard wearing.

It is interesting to note the historical resistance to short trousers as part of the uniform and how it was in 1947 that for cubs even a more "Western" influenced design with long trousers had become the norm.