Originally designed as outerwear that could camouflage and be worn comfortably over military uniforms, trench coats are ... in because it was a common jacket for men to wear,” he said.

It originated from British military officers’ raincoats ... the trench coat icon in cinematic history. The trench coat caught ...

Today’s trench coats evolved from military greatcoats worn in the First World War – Charles Macintosh, Burberry and Aquascutum all lay claim to the coat’s invention and its water-proof ...