The Boys in Brown go 2-tone khaki – Thailand’s new police uniform on trial

Elastic waistband and fitted baseball caps – the new height of Thai constabulary haute couture to grace the streets of Thailand. Some law-enforcement super models are currently strutting the streets parading some of the ‘nouveau’ police uniforms.

The boys in brown are morphing into the boys in 2-tone khaki with black accessories and utility accents. The move is towards greater comfort and utility… a move from the previous tight-fitting cotton-based uniform to lighter fabrics that breath.

10 officers from 3 police stations – Chakkrawat, Bang Yi Khan and Bukhalo district stations – have been modelling the new look for the past week to see if the changes make their law enforcement more comfortable and agile. And, more importantly, if the elastic waistband will stop their pants from falling down.

In the past the BIB (Boys In Brown) were famous for wearing uniforms, in a…