Burberry - The Burberry trench coat is crafted from cotton gabardine - a tightly woven, weatherproof cloth, invented by Thomas Burberry in 1879. Protective against the most extreme weather, it was worn
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THOMAS BURBERRY (1835-1926) inventor of gabardine and founder of the Burberry clothing outfitters Stock Photo - Alamy
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