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 ...

Take the classic trench coat, for example, which was first developed in the 1800s and came into use as practical military attire around World War I. It was designed to be worn in the trenches ...

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 ...

As with this example from Aquascutum, many adverts for trench coats played up links to military heritage But having been firmly rooted in military campaigns, the coat was soon to be taken in a ...

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 ...

Melania Trump, first lady of surprises, had another one Thursday when she donned a short trench coat with a startling ... white letters on the back of the military-green jacket, identified as ...