
British Desert 'Nightshade' DPM Field Shirt
We're back with another dyed piece of desert DPM, but this time we've taken it in a completely different direction — enter Nightshade DPM. Nightshade DPM is what we're dubbing our newest lineup of custom dyed desert DPM field shirts. The more we began to do our homework on the dark dyed originals we're cloning, the more mysterious they became... What's DPM? DPM, or Disruptive Pattern Material has seen use across countries in many theatres since the 1940s (mainly in those associated with the British Commonwealth). It was also infamously used by the Irish Republican Army during The Troubles. Desert DPM, which is what we started out with, was extensively used in the Gulf War, operations in Afghanistan, and is still used today in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Optimized for the completely arid landscapes of the Arabian gulf, it's sandy tones blended in well to sand, but not much else... The field shirt's mechanical design also has a long history with only minor changes being