Visual+Social Camouflage | Why it's Important

[@maxinejohnson7577]

Got it. Conceal also means you conceal the fact that you're the "type" who would carry and use a gun. Great point!👍😎

[@bwofficial1776]

I work for a company that's no fan of firearms. I'll never say a word about guns to anyone there or have anything remotely tactical looking. The only compromise I make is a pocketknife clip on my pocket. I carry my phone in a belt pouch at 1:00 just in case I ever need to disguise a gun bulge.

[@mannyvilla-goz1979]

Her statement is spot on. I did 18 years as a Green Beret. How guys dressed on their off time always bothered me. They felt the need to dress SF casual just because they were carrying. We saw this constantly with coventional military personnel. Conceal carry includes how you dress. This helps you not become the target if something was to go down.

[@heatherva]

what is SF casual?

[@billie5956]

Love this format! Would love to see more styling videos along with a gun draw for each outfit. That was the coolest part. ;)

[@brandonk8241]

Thanks for the video! My wife and I have been watching your videos for a little while now and appreciate what you’re doing. And thanks for the style ideas. She really likes those.

[@edkutschke814]

You're so right. Dress normal and blend in. Save the Khakis, boots etc. for the range. Great video, love your channel.

[@TheSuitedShootist]

👏👏👏 Yes!!!! 100% Wonderfully articulated!

[@tessahbooth]

Thanks! I thought you might like this video topic :)

[@kristismith5162]

Another quality video with nuggets of wisdom and of course-style! Love your outfits! I spy a special engraving on that Enigma too. Love it! ❤️

[@BeyondIntention]

Heck yes, Tessah! Great job here! I feel like that outfit montage is the moment your channel has been building to all along, and I love it and I want more.

[@Grey-Honey-Badger]

I like how you use the beltless french tuck to erase the idea that you are carrying a firearm; I can never seem to get the tuck right. Though some of your untucked shirts do seem a bit short; normal when standing, but not long enough to conceal the firearm when reaching for something on a high shelf (eg. the big bag of chips on the top shelf...the big bag)

[@xxranda]

Wow! You did a great job of clothing choice for concealment. Bravo.

[@wendykoenig5201]

You are a classy, classy lady, Tessah. Kudos to you. 😊

[@bwofficial1776]

I'm a programmer. We're almost expected to dress a little dorky but I make sure not to wear anything remotely tactical. When I tuck my shirt in, I wear my phone in a belt pouch at 1:00 partly for easy access and comfort, partly to disguise and distract from a gun bulge if one should be there. It might draw attention but it itself is the explanation for a slightly off shape. I'm about twenty years too young to carry my phone like that but I don't care. I don't talk about guns to anyone outside of my house. Non gun people very rarely think about guns and rarely look for them. Why should I get them thinking about guns? If someone wants to learn about guns that's different but camouflage is not putting the idea there in the first place. I do have a pocketknife clip visible but pocketknives are a little easier to explain. No one has ever asked about my knife or the artisan flashlight clipped next to it. I use an old Vertx bag that doesn't look tactical. Be the person no one would ever expect to be packing heat.

[@704ab]

I am retired. My clothes are whatever has not worn out yet! I am eventually picking up a 2x level 4 backpack/chest rig for walking at night though. I am hoping last year's camo shorts are the right pattern and color to wear this year!

[@analogemma]

a chest rig.... for walking at night?

[@phenixhomestead7729]

You are always so sheik! I'm grateful for people like you helping folks to see that it is normal and possible to carry, and really no reasons not to.

[@jtec99]

Honestly all those outfits were so flattering!

[@jpabe9321]

Nobody ever suspects the dude in skinny jeans, PF Flyers, and a Mouse Rat shirt of packing. 😂

[@pyeitme508]

WOW!

[@brianhall23]

Good video. Even as a guy, I can say that the seasons dictate which gun I carry and how I carry it.

[@RidersRange]

Well done. 👍

[@rainy1216]

This is exactly what I've been looking for! I'm just as "tall" as you, and I have some of the same concerns that you discuss in other videos about fit, etc. But fashion is important to me, so this is so necessary. More of this! Also, where if your brown/tan duster from? I love it.

[@tessahbooth]

The duster is from Chicos! :)

[@rainy1216]

@@tessahbooth thank you! It's so funny because I always avoid that store because it's where all the rich old ladies shop, here. I guess I need to give it a chance 😂

[@tessahbooth]

@@rainy1216 I don’t go in there either haha. I thrift most of my clothes, and this was a thrift store find that just happened to be from chicos haha

[@johnh4957]

Again great content, ideas. You didn't even go into the obvious blatant t-shirt logos or car stickers-not saying getting the word out about pro-2a is bad. Due to you I've recently gotten involved in local range IDPA and skills classes, the steel racks and bowling pin shoots are great too.. nothing like actually running and gunning to find out deficiencies and improve safe handling, and everyone is super friendly and helpful to refine use(constructive ways to improve what they can see me doing from an observer viewpoint). They post the scores so I can track of my improvement objectively over time.

[@curtisstrong5253]

Thanks for making your videos "to the point." Every time I see an interesting title from someone I follow and the see the time is 30+ minutes... I pass. So, Thanks.

[@marioallen6380]

A survival mans sister here!!!

[@wildrootvnam1645]

Watching your Sig P365 with Red Dot videos as I just ordered one. Used to carry a Glock 22 for many years. Can you do something on Holsters for the Sig with the optic on it please?

[@tessahbooth]

Hey! I don't have any videos that relate specifically to holsters for the P365, but it's supported by all the holster brands that I talked about in the "budget" section of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXa1nKqEmtaZos0 Hope that helps!

[@pepperlee893]

What holster are you using with the white tank underneath the white eyelet top?

[@hansolo8263]

i pocket carry, which no need to worry about printing at all

[@x.Foxtail.x]

Yeah bro your polo, Oakley's, and $80 5.11 pants don't give it away at all bro

[@ep6606]

Hi hi….are you interested in AR rifles/pistols or PDW’s at all? I’d love to see you do a video like that.

[@electroclassics]

can you do a video with a LARGE women?? cause is easy for you to dress and conceal ..but when you are big, is not that easy. Love your videos.

[@tessahbooth]

Hey there! Everyones body has natural peaks and valleys, and thus their own challenges. It's a common misconception that smaller frames have an easier time concealing, but believe it or not it can be a concealment benefit to have some curves to hide the gun in :) Creating content with other body types is too cost prohibited for me because it would require me to hire a model and rent a studio space. Armed and Styled is not profitable currently, so that may become a possibility if/when this channel starts generating more income. That said, I created a video over on PHLsters channel that includes allll different kinds of body shapes :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5uapWhri7Ooq68

[@its_clean]

@@tessahbooth So much this. As a relatively small and skinny dude who wears a lot of tailored clothing and suits, it's a lot harder for me to conceal basically anything than a bigger guy or girl. One of my buddies regularly conceals a G19 with a light and optic with no issues, while the absolute max I can carry is a 365. I love the comparison you made in another video about the relative size of different guns on your frame- likewise for me, my little PPK is relatively as large on my waist as a Commander 1911 on someone who's 6'2" with a 38" waist.

[@seekertwo1]

You know....I think I see a pattern in your choice of concealment rigs...... With the Enigma, do you have to go up in size with your pants waist to accommodate it as you would a standard IWB holster? If so, by how much over your non-carry size do you need?

[@seekertwo1]

Great video!

[@tessahbooth]

Personally, I've never had to size up my pants for any concealed carry set up, but I think this has a lot to do with the kind of pants you're wearing. If your pants are 100% cotton, and offer no stretch at all, then you'll have to size up. That said, the tegris itself is very low profile and shouldn't add enough material to the holster to warrant needing to size up your pants.

[@seekertwo1]

@@tessahbooth Thanks!

[@markalexander774]

If I am in an area or a position where someone intends to do me harm and I may need to defend myself, I wouldn't consider it a bad thing if a would be attacker thinks that I might have a gun. I would rather not be carrying a gun and have any would be attacker assume I was and not start an altercation at all, than have a gun and a would be attacker actually attacks me because he thinks I do not have a gun. Just because you have a gun does not mean that you are not vulnerable. You could just be walking down the street and someone comes up behind you and knocks in the back of the head and you wouldn't even know what happened, let alone have time to pull out your gun. I would rather that person think twice about running up on me in the first place. Or let's say that you are at a bank, and a bank robber comes in, if that bank robber sees a bunch of Navy Seal looking guys wearing tactical clothing, I bet he doesn't even try to rob the bank. Whereas if he sees a bunch of well dressed professional looking people wearing suits and business clothing, I bet he does. Now what is better, a would be bank robber not even attempting it due to fear of being taken down, or a would be bank robber actually attempting to rob a bank and a shootout occurs? Yeah, a bunch of armed people wearing business casual clothing can still take him down, but would it not have been better for him to have gotten scared off and rethink the whole robbing banks thing? All I am saying is that it is not bad to look like you are not someone to fuck with. You are not actually trying to get into an altercation with anyone. The house with the alarm company sign out front, a dog barking in the backyard, and big diesel pickup truck in the drive way is less likely to be broken into than a house with gnomes, flower pots, and a Nissan Leaf in the drive way, even if the home invader is going to deal with 00 buck to his face once he tries anything at either house.

[@garytucholl7699]

I don’t under the “tucking in just the front of your shirt…”? That looks kinda funny…

[@tessahbooth]

All the cool kids are doing it these days!

[@BBnSam1215]

I think it allows a visual “excuse” for a bulge in that area where the gun is. Makes it less obvious if it prints. 🤔

[@jonasschmitz506]

That’s amazing, I would never thought that you have a gun on you if I see you on those clothes.

[@IgnizAnima]

I never considered that my friend's Grunt Style T Shirts and Molon Labe tattoo is a dead givaway that he's packing heat. Hopefully my Naruto socks, Warhammer 40k T-Shirt, and denim shorts don't give the same impression.

[@Victor47930]

How about the hubby providing some non-tactical looks for the guys?

[@tessahbooth]

He helped out with that in this video :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3W6fqOnrb54bMk

[@traciaxtell4553]

Love the outfits. You can style for me anytime. Do have a question though. I can't get ride of the bulge in the pants. Any help would be awesome. I have a enigma standard.

[@tessahbooth]

This might be something I'll have to work on a video for, you're definitely not alone!

[@traciaxtell4553]

@@tessahbooth Thank you! That would be greatly appreciated.

[@BladeObssession]

Jelly rolls hide guns really well

[@cal5384]

when i see anyone wearing grunt style ...

[@buffalobmf]

Now when i see a woman wearing something only tucked in the front im going to assume gun😂

[@tessahbooth]

Front to "French" tucks are all the rage these days haha. Now you'll notice it everywhere!

[@buffalobmf]

@@tessahboothoh… I havent seen it before

[@stevenwilliamson8103]

additional level of concealment, act like a liberal.

[@BBnSam1215]

Yall making me choke over here. 😂😂😂