PRODUCT
Buttoned_To_The_Top_Trench
The Buttoned_To_The_Top_Trench is a fully customisable and adjustable jacket.
This trench features raglan sleeves, a super cropped fit and an asymmetrical button closure. Oversized epaulettes on the sleeves allow the cuffs to be adjusted to your desired fit, and also includes a fully functional and removable belt. A high neck and hood provide protection from the elements while keeping you stylish and ready for wherever the day (or night) takes you.
The jacket is made from a polyester gabardine, making it wrinkle proof and water resistant.
- Briar wears XS/S
- Tiffany wears M/L
- Ella wears XL/XXL
Composition
100% POLYESTER
This garment is made from a gabardine polyester weave. As such the properties of the fabric reflect traditional trench coat materials. This composition allows the garment to be wrinkle proof and water resistant, with the everyday, every night and every circumstance in mind.
Care
REMOVE BELT BEFORE CLEANING
SPOT CLEAN WHERE POSSIBLE
COLD GENTLE MACHINE WASH ONLY
LOW HEAT IRON ONLY
Origin
MADE IN CHINA
DESIGNED AND SAMPLED IN MELBOURNE
The trench coat
While the origin of the design of the trench coat is unknown, it was the technological advancements of materials that enabled it to be what it is today. In 1823 Charles Macintosh a Scottish chemist developed rubberised cotton (hand sealed cotton with a special rubber glue), a first for waterproof clothing developments. However they lacked breathability and were known to melt in the sun. The 1850s saw John Emary further revolutionize waterproof garments, specialising in sport clothing for upper class gentlemen and Burberry releasing their first version of their staple trench coat.
The trench coat's adoption into military uniform during WWI was an unsurprising marriage between utility and sportswear. Burberry was already designing for the British military, successfully tailoring the image; war was hell but sporty and masculine. The jacket provided key functional features, storm flaps for ventilation, large pockets for maps and high collars that fit gas masks. While the jacket was never officially adopted into uniform, it became synonymous with high ranking officials who could afford and flaunt it.
Imagery of the trench coat became common war propaganda, used to encourage the enlistment of lower class gentlemen where a life of wealth and prosperity was promised. In an attempt to patriotically support their fellow soldiers the word trench became a commodity, the word printed on everything from jewellery to homewares. Upon their return the soldiers realised that their gentlemen status was nothing more than aspirational and temporary.