The colourful military uniforms of hussars from 1700 onwards were inspired by Hungarian fashions of the prevailing day. Usually this uniform was comprised of a short jacket known as a dolman, or later a medium-length “attila” jacket, both with heavy horizontal gold braid on the breast, and yellow braided or gold Austrian knots (sújtás) on the sleeves; a matching pelisse (a short-waisted overjacket often worn slung over one shoulder); colored trousers, sometimes with yellow braided or gold Austrian knots at the front; a busby (kucsma) (a high fur hat with a cloth bag hanging from one side; although some regiments wore the shako (csákó) of various styles); and high riding boots. European (but not British) hussars traditionally wore long moustaches (but no beards) and long hair, with two plaits hanging in front of the ears as well as a larger queue at the back. They often retained the queue, which used to be common to all soldiers, after other regiments had dispensed with it and adopted short hair. (source: wikipedia)

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The colourful military uniforms of hussars from 1700 onwards were inspired by Hungarian fashions of the prevailing day. Usually this uniform was comprised of a short jacket known as a dolman, or later a medium-length "attila" jacket, both with heavy horizontal gold braid on the breast, and yellow braided or gold Austrian knots (sújtás) ...