Hi Mate,
I always remember them back in the 1970's as Pte. A.Kelly,3rd Bn when as an Air Despatcher we both wore the Dennison smock.
The Para's were always pretty well turned out even in working gear with extra darts in their smocks to take in the excess material giving them a better fit and sewn in creases in their OJ trousers. We copied this tailoring too as we wore the same.
They were also a lot leaner then possibly due to the extra tailoring but I think people as a whole were a lot thinner even when a teenager when you compare with today.
The Muppets are the ones in the Liverpool Military Show Link.
Regards
Chris
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