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The OSUMB uniform is a complex uniform with many parts, the entire uniform consists of: Plume, Hat, Eagle Ohio, red beret with Diamond Ohio patch, short sleeve white dress shirt, black wool military tie, OSUMB blue jacket, cross belts, breast plate for belts, waist plates for belts, trousers with appropriate attaching (belt or suspenders), spats, gloves, and military dress shoes.

The current OSUMB uniform is very different from the earliest uniforms, but very similar to the longest style of uniform. The earliest band uniforms were military style and pieced together from US military uniforms. These uniforms were of the Prussian style with high collars and not too dissimilar in style to the modern US Marine dress uniform. The first hats worn by the band were of the Pershing style of military visor cap with military “peace” eagles as the hat emblem and “powder puff” plumes of red and gray dye. These plumes were called “powder puff” because of the feathers with which they were constructed, which were very fine, almost down-like feathers.

In 1988, Dr. Jon Woods commissioned the newest form of OSUMB uniform. The Fechheimer Bros. also constructed these uniforms for them. Everything visible was changed to some extent. These uniforms debuted for the homecoming game in 1989. The list of changes is as follows:

	Left shoulder patch of the OSUMB uniform.
	Right shoulder patch of the OSUMB uniform.

• Hat: The hat came from the Bayly Co. and resembles the US. military hat to an extent. The top of the hat is still blue, but the hat band became red with silver piping instead of the dark blue pattern material seen on US Air Force hat bands. The chin strap was created out of the same silver cloth material. The Eagle Ohio was cleaned up and created out of more metal to make the eagle more easily withstand the rigors of OSUMB maneuvers. For the first time the hat also came with a built in plume socket. Before this all plumes had to be attached directly behind the Eagle Ohio, which caused unnecessary wear and tear on the front fabric of the hat.

• Beret: The band uses military-style red berets. These berets are to be worn in a similar fashion as the US Army wears their berets. Instead of a US military black shield, there is a diamond shaped patch featuring a symbol of the OSU Marching Band; the Diamond Ohio.

• Jacket: The jackets were restyled to be less dress military and more rugged marching friendly, while still keeping the appearance of the military style. This included thicker material and extension slots behind the shoulders which allowed for greater movement in the uniform. The patches were enlarged slightly, but still contained the same things as the original ones from the 1950s. A diagonal red stripe with silver edging was placed on the outer ½ of the jacket sleeves. The épaulets on the uniform were now sewn down with fake buttons placed for image. The sewn épaulets were stronger than the button épaulets, and designed as such because the demands of the OSUMB marching style put stress on the épaulets and caused buttons to pop off quite often.

• Cross Belts: The original style were one piece construction and adjustable at the waist plates and by adjusting bars on the shoulder loops. The epaulets would unbutton and the pre-crossed belts slide right under the épaulet and then buttoned. The current épaulets are still one piece, but the shoulder loops button on the front where they connect to the waist belt section so that the shoulder loop could be passed through the sewn-down épaulet.

• Trousers: The trousers were marching band-style pants, which, when properly worn, button and zip up roughly around the mid section of the abdomen instead of the waist. The pants have either button or zipper expansion/contraction capabilities on the side seams for the waist area. The pants are able to be worn using three different means of support: belt, button suspenders, or tab suspenders.

• Spats: The spats are still of the vinyl type.

• Shoes: The shoes are recommended to be Bates patent leather shoes, as these are the same shoes used by all of the US military branches.

During the 1990s, the Fechheimer Bros. left the business of marching band uniforms and the Fruhauf Company took over. The Fruhauf uniforms were of slightly different styling, going back to button-down épaulets and removing the expansion panels behind the shoulders. From a distance there was no difference between the two styles, so the Fruhauf uniforms were purchased as-needed to replace retired Fechheimer uniforms.