The trench coat wasn’t exactly invented for use during the war that gave it its name, a war spent mired in muddy, bloody trenches across Europe. But it was during the First World War that this ...

The classic double-breasted military-chic trench coat is said to have infiltrated civilian wardrobes following the war, when surplus stock was handed out by the government. Adopted by the well-to ...

A look into the process of making a classic garment entirely in the U. S.—from sheep farmers to local factories—revealed the ...

it was when the soldiers returned with the coat to wear on civvy street that the trench's popularity grew. Only officers were allowed to wear them, and echoes of military heritage are still there ...

it eventually became a symbol of military prestige. But let's not forget the beloved trench coat. I've always imagined it as the garment of detectives in old noir films, but it was originally ...