Dressing in a costume is foolhardy, but tapping into the social and cultural history of a garment like the trench-allowing it to transform you, just a little-is something else entirely. Then I slipped the Kensington over my shoulders and I understood. Don’t think you’re a trench coat guy? I didn’t either. Cut from soft-but-sturdy cotton gabardine, expertly fitted, and made in England, it’s a testament to why the OG maker of the style still owns it to this day. But there’s one-an investment, for sure, but far from the ultra-luxury prices you can find with a quick online search-that deserves the consideration of anyone who cares about timeless style, a good story, and just plain looking great. Nowadays, you can get a trench from all kinds of makers and at pretty much any price from dirt cheap to astoundingly expensive. Looking to understand just how iconic this style is? Bogart wore a Burberry trench in the promo photos for Casablanca. Double-breasted, built for the realities of war but still designed to cut a clean line, it quickly made the transition from military garb to civilian essential, adopted first by the British establishment and soon after fixed in the firmament of the Golden Age of Hollywood. And that was way back in World War I, when upper-crusty British officers turned to the already-venerable outdoor outfitter Burberry to protect them from the elements in a new creation.
The trench coat is so deeply embedded in the way we think about menswear that it’s almost strange to think of it having a (mostly) definable origin point. Looking to put your dollars in the right place? Here's how.
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