Trenchcoat

The trench coat (german trench for trench, Trench; coat for coat) is a medium- long to long, usually double-row raincoat without a hood made ​​of gabardine or poplin with a belt. It was invented by Thomas Burberry and Aquascutum London at the end of the 19th century as a cloak for the British Army.

History

Thomas Burberry designed with the invention of the fabric gabardine in 1870 the foundation stone for the trench coat. The water-repellent properties of this substance made ​​the trench coat particularly weather resistant and therefore attractive for the military. In World War I he was carried by British and French soldiers, and so came from the trench to its name (german trench digging = ). Its interface is designed for optimum weather protection and good mobility. Also Aquascutum London is credited with the invention of the trench coat, but the exact circumstances are not clear.

Was made ​​known to the trench coat by movie stars like Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn. In Breakfast at Tiffany's, Horst Tappert in Derrick and Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo