{"id":83502,"date":"2022-07-29T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/?p=83502"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T13:12:44","slug":"luxus-magazine-a-short-history-of-luxury-the-trench-coat-from-the-trenches-via-hollywood-to-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-a-short-history-of-luxury-the-trench-coat-from-the-trenches-via-hollywood-to-today\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus+ Magazine] A short history of luxury : The trench coat, from the trenches via Hollywood to today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>For this new episode of your series A short history of luxury, Luxus+ takes a look at the history of the iconic and mythical rain coat par excellence, the trench coat. Worn by soldiers during the First World War before being exported to Hollywood, the trench coat is still a wardrobe staple in the 21st century.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The trench coat was originally a descendant of waterproof coats created by Scottish chemist and inventor <strong>Charles Macintosh<\/strong> and British inventor <strong>Thomas Hancock<\/strong> in the early <strong>1820s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quickly adopted during the <strong>First World War<\/strong>, it became a marker of social distinction. Indeed, the trench coat was generally worn by officers of the rank of officer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9453\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/004-Churchill-TrenchCoat-vogueint-25March19-GettyImages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"1112\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Burberry and the trench coat<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thomas Burberry<\/strong>, a Hampshire cloth merchant, founded his eponymous company in<strong> 1856<\/strong> and created a lighter fabric made of a very tight, waterproof weave called <strong>gabardine<\/strong>. The Burberry trench coat was born and has been the company&#8217;s signature piece since<strong> 1879<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/a-short-history-of-luxury-the-trench-coat-from-the-trenches-via-hollywood-to-today\/?lang=en\">here<\/a> to read the full article on Luxus Plus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Burberry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this new episode of your series A short history of luxury, Luxus+ takes a look at the history of the iconic and mythical rain coat par excellence, the trench coat. 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