After years of developing designs at Polartec, people began asking Miller for them. “So I had a run made to give to friends, which validated some concepts and inspired me,” he said.

That’s when I began my self-taught education in rain jackets, learning the very important distinction between water-resistant and waterproof. When the race day forecast came up with a solid ...

Altogether more eye-catching were the set of white jackets worn by the Indian line-up, who beat New Zealand by four wickets to write their names into cricket, and indeed fashion's, history books.