 | | 2014-11-05 01:47
From blog My Blonde Gal
+9 from Greenwich: Pagoda umbrella
The word 'trench coat' penetrated in our vocabulary and our closets long time ago (exactly from 1901), but only few days ago I was curios enough to discover it's history. This 'ditch coat' was created by Thomas Burberry, the inventor of gabardine fabric, submitted a design for an Army officer's raincoat to the United Kingdom War Office. The trench coat became an optional item of dress in the British Army, and was obtained by private purchase by officers and Warrant Officers Class I who were under no obligation to own them. No other ranks were permitted to wear them. It was originally made of waterproof heavy-duty cotton gabardine drill, has a removable...
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