Rhode Island Blouse

[benjaminmcgee]

Hello,

I tried the search function and had no luck. Does anyone currently make a decent RI blouse? If not, is a pattern available? Are they made from sack coat flannel? Any help would be great.

Benjamin McGee

[GreencoatCross]

Benjamin,

The RI blouse I saw at Don Troiani's was made from fabric similar to blouse flannel. I didn't look at it long enough to take specific measurements but the garment appeared to be a simple overshirt. If you're looking for a repro Rhode Island blouse, contact me via email and I might be able to help you out.

[Co. B Rhode Island]

Don Smith from Trans Miss made one for one of our guys. In fact, I beleive he made the trousers also for him.



Ed Davenport

[55th VVI]

Don Smith of TMD has made the patterns to make the entire uniform. He can make the blouse, trowsers, kepi, and havelock.

[tomarch]

Just out of curiosity, is there any differences in construction between the R.I blouse and the Ky. blouse that Maj. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner wore?

[Moose]

From my understanding and if I am wrong, anyone please correct me, I thought that the R.I. blouse was more of an 'overshirt' type garment, while the Bukner blouse was in fact a coat. Here are some details about Simon Bolivar Buckner's blouse from the MOC uniform book:
Pleated fatigue coat
-single breasted
-6 button front
-brownish gray wool and cotton cloth
-no facings or piping
-brown cotton osnaburg lining in body
-white cotton sheeting in sleeves

Cheers,

[tomarch]

Thanks Moose for the info. I was just curious if there was a common "ancestor" to both garments...