The Association whites proudly display COLONELS on the chest, while the Icon edition uniforms say KENTUCKY.
The best contrast with black is white, so I created a white mess dress uniform. Kentucky Colonels Seal Logo Achiever Jacket. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history, but the team did not join the NBA in the 1976 ABA–NBA merger. The Governor of Kentucky made me an honourary Colonel and Aide-de-Camp, more properly known as a Kentucky Colonel, in 1995.
In 2007, a year before the 1931 uniform was re-discovered, I made my own Kentucky Colonel uniform based on a Civil War style.
The director told me to wear any colour except black. Merchandise: 855-214-8290 (toll-free) I used to have a cap insignia made from an HOKC metallic logo decal adhered to a thick cardboard base.
I made it from a black frock coat tuxedo from a shop that sold prom clothes to high school students. The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years. Colonel Lauten's uniform is very impressive, as is the "mess dress" worn by Colonel Mak. New Kentucky Colonels inevitably wonder if there exists a Kentucky Colonel uniform, and yes, several have existed over the centuries. $30.00.
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) has this picture of Colonel Charles Todd in uniform, circa 1820: Should I ever be honored as a Kentucky Colonel (lived in Kentucky almost all my life) perhaps I'll have a uniform made befitting the dignity of the occasion. The uniforms carry over the diagonal lines and subtle shading from the logo set on the side panels. Of course, I'm going to have to get a uniform like Stephen's made before the next time I'm nominated for an Aurora Award. When the HOKC re-issued the historic aide-de-camp badge (a red, white, and blue shield topped with a gold eagle) as a lapel pin, I used it as a cap badge and insignia on the uniform.
His magnificent creation is shown on his website: The Governor of Kentucky bestows the honor of a colonel's commission, by issuance of letters patent.
The Kentucky Colonels are brought together by the "Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels", a long-standing charitable organization. The Kentucky aide-de-camp shield pins are from the HOKC. My friend Stephen Lautens, another Kentucky Colonel in Canada, made a modern mess dress uniform based a description of one of the uniforms approved, but possibly never made, at a 1931 meeting of the Kentucky Colonels. I was made an Honorary Colonel and Aide de Camp of the Governor of Kentucky in 2006 - more properly known as a "Kentucky Colonel".
The breast star he's wearing is a creation of the Toronto chapter of the HOKC.The breast star he's wearing is a creation of the Toronto chapter of the HOKC.Thank you, Tim; that clears up a thing or two. With Col. George McNeillie III, another Kentucky Colonel, at a Knight Templar event in Toronto in 2011.Sleeve detail, showing the 5-stripe knot of a colonel and Aide de Camp shieldFor interested Colonels, I had the uniform made from scratch by the My thanks to Deb Webster at the Custom Uniform Company for letting me drive her nuts with the details, and for Colonel Glen Bastin, Ambassador of the HOKC for being so supportive of this project.
New Kentucky Colonels inevitably wonder if there exists a Kentucky Colonel uniform, and yes, several have existed over the centuries. Kentucky Colonels Shield Logo Achiever Jacket. It took a while to get it right, but it is now ready to show off:Here I am wearing my new Kentucky Colonel uniform. The shoulder rank insignia, Kentucky state seal buttons, and cap come from a Civil War re-enactors supply store. The Kentucky Colonels were one of the ABA's most exciting teams and they still evoke sentimental feelings from their loyal Louisville fans.
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A stiff bosom white shirt, wing collar, black bow tie, blue military dress cap, blue officers evening cape and black shoes completes this uniform.âThere is no supplier of this uniform, so a couple of years ago I undertook to have one made by a custom uniform company. Alas, their history is not well documented. The Statement Edition uniforms are kelly green with the Eagle-Shield on the chest containing the player number. Over the years, several colonels have appeared at the Kentucky Derby and other events wearing Civil War-inspired uniforms (costumes?). Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The gold stripe on the sleeves and pants came from fabric store in Toronto's garment district. As a science fiction writer, I'm sometimes asked to present science fiction awards.