Driza-Bone

Driza -Bone is a clothing manufacturer in Australia. Driza -Bone is the short form of dry as a bone, which means as much as bone dry. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.

History

Since 1933 the name for the manufactured since 1898 garments will be used. A emigrated to Australia Scotsman named Le Roy made ​​jackets made ​​of canvas for the sailors on the great sailing ships. He made these clothes waterproof with linseed oil.

Assumptions sailors, the jobs on land, particularly in agriculture, these garments took. When it rains in Australia, then violently. So these jackets took on their success story and apply in addition to some other garments like hats and boots to the unique specimens of the Australian clothing industry. The design has changed over the decades only moderately towards riding clothes. Today, the company completed not only the famous riding coats, but a variety of other garments, which go under but in the mass of the products.

The combination of Driza -Bone coat with a Akubra hat is considered quint essential Australian, although rarely encountered in practice.